# NTSB DCA14CA157: Boeing 767 322, N666UA, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 18, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 18, 2014, 13:21 local (13:21 UTC) - Place: Reykjavik, Iceland - Coordinates: 58, -30 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.0000&lon=-30.0000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 220 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - Parties: Federal Aviation Adminsistration - NTSB case key (mKey): 89983 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA14CA157 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89983/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89983 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA157 ## Probable cause The capabilities of the beverage cart were exceeded which resulted in the cart toppling over and fracturing the flight attendant's foot. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Equipment/furnishings: passenger compartment equip](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022520): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing 767-322, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022520/cases.md?model=1385200), [All aircraft, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 767-322, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md?model=1385200), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to flight attendant statements, a beverage cart toppled over as the flight attendant was maneuvering the fully loaded "lightweight" cart in the galley while the airplane was in cruise flight in smooth air. There were no reported malfunctions with the beverage cart. The flight continued to its intended destination and landed without further incident. The flight attendant was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with a broken left foot. ## Factual narrative According to flight attendant statements, a beverage cart toppled over as the flight attendant was maneuvering the fully loaded "lightweight" cart in the galley while the airplane was in cruise flight in smooth air. There were no reported malfunctions with the beverage cart. The flight continued to its intended destination and landed without further incident. The flight attendant was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with a broken left foot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N666UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666UA), registered now, S/N 29238, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING 767 322 (322) - Registry model: [Boeing 767-322](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (registry code 1385200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 29238 - Year built: 1998 - Airframe hours: 57128 - Engines: P&W PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan; P&W PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan - Damage: No damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: United Airlines Inc - Registered owner: United Airlines Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, July 13, 2014 - Departed: EGLL, London - Destination: IAH, HOUSTON, TX - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 2, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 22,000 total, 6,200 in this make and model, 22,000 as pilot in command - Co-pilot; age 46; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 2, 2013; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 348° at 37 knots - Turbulence: Unknown ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 2, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89983. 1.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431360&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Flight Attendant's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 94 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431361&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Flight%20Attendant%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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