- Date
- June 28, 2015, 23:20 local (Jun 29, 2015, 03:20 UTC)
- Place
- Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 155 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N335NWAirbus Industrie A320 212
- Defining event
- Enroute-descent: Cabin safety event
- Weather
- Night
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 2016
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Case key
- 91577
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
an inadvertent fall by the passenger while exiting the lavatory when the seat belt light was illuminated.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
On June 28, 2015, at 2320 eastern daylight time, a passenger fell when exiting the aft lavatory on Delta Airlines flight 2219, an Airbus A320, N335NW, while the airplane was in descent to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts. According to flight crew statements, the seatbelt sign was illuminated and a public address announcement had been made to remain seated prior beginning the initial descent. About 5 minutes into the descent, the autopilot was disconnected to manage the descent profile, which resulted in a "bump" in the flight path. According to flight attendant statements, about this time, a passenger fell while exiting the rear lavatory injuring her ankle. Doctors onboard assisted in applying ice and providing pain medication and the flight crew declared an emergency with air traffic control. Emergency medical personnel met the airplane at the gate and transported the passenger to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a fractured right ankle and lower right leg. Subsequent communication from the passenger to Delta stated that she had slipped on an area of water on the floor near the lavatory door. The aircraft was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a scheduled flight from Orlando International Airport, Florida.
Factual narrative
On June 28, 2015, at 2320 eastern daylight time, a passenger fell when exiting the aft lavatory on Delta Airlines flight 2219, an Airbus A320, N335NW, while the airplane was in descent to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts. According to flight crew statements, the seatbelt sign was illuminated and a public address announcement had been made to remain seated prior beginning the initial descent. About 5 minutes into the descent, the autopilot was disconnected to manage the descent profile, which resulted in a "bump" in the flight path. According to flight attendant statements, about this time, a passenger fell while exiting the rear lavatory injuring her ankle. Doctors onboard assisted in applying ice and providing pain medication and the flight crew declared an emergency with air traffic control. Emergency medical personnel met the airplane at the gate and transported the passenger to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a fractured right ankle and lower right leg. Subsequent communication from the passenger to Delta stated that she had slipped on an area of water on the floor near the lavatory door. The aircraft was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 as a scheduled flight from Orlando International Airport, Florida.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N335NW
- Reported as
- Airbus Industrie A320 212 (212)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340
- Built
- 1992
- Airframe hours
- 66,298
- Engines
- CFM Intl. CFM56 SERIES, turbo fanCFM Intl. CFM56 SERIES, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- May 16, 2015
- Departed
- KMCO · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- KBOS · Boston, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BOS · Boston
- Equipment
- Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Last flight review
- November 19, 2014
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 9,611 total · 290 in this make and model · 113 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 43
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Last flight review
- April 14, 2015
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 488 total · 488 in this make and model · 159 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Night
- Wind
- 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.78 inHg
- Observed at
- KBOS
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 8, 2016, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 591 KB in all.
Other investigations on N335NW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.