- Date
- March 29, 1987, 23:00 local (Mar 30, 1987, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 246 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N230EAAirbus Industrie A300B4-203
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870329010469A
- Case key
- 13637
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Analysis
While cruising at ngt in clr air (well abv clds), eastern ai lines flt 477 was in light chop at FL 310 with the seat belt sign on. The captain stated that when the turbulence increased to a moderate cond, he made an announcement for the flt attendants (f/a's) to stop serving & take their seats. The f/a's were stowing equipment, when the acft enctrd turbulence. One f/a was injured & subsequently hospitalized in excess of 10 days.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N230EA
- Reported as
- Airbus Industrie A300B4-203
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 216
- Airframe hours
- 9,875
- Engine
- GE CF6-50C2, 52,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Air Lines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 8, 1986
- Departed
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,291 total · 1,234 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 230° at 75 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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