- Date
- May 28, 2019, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N507JTAirbus A320
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Cabin safety event
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Case key
- 99521
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
A buildup of pressure in the coffee filter package resulting in the release of hot coffee and grounds when the pot locking lever was raised.
Findings · 1
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 May 28, 2019, about 1800 UTC, JetBlue Airways flight 174, an Airbus A320-232, N507JT, a flight attendant sustained serious injuries when a hot coffee pack ruptured when he was preparing the beverage service. There were no injuries to the other passengers and crew or passengers onboard. The airplane was not damaged. The regularly scheduled passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the flight attendant, he had completed the announcements after takeoff, and began to prepare the coffee for beverage service. When the brewing process was completed in both brewers, the flight attendant lifted the right brewer handle, and the coffee pot was removed with no issue. When the flight attendant lifted the handle for the left coffee brewer, the coffee bag burst, covering him in hot coffee and grounds. The flight attendant was treated by EMS upon landing at KFLL and diagnosed with second degree burns on both hands
Aircraft
- Registration
- N507JT
- Reported as
- Airbus A320 (232)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1240
- Built
- 2000
- Airframe hours
- 68,094
- Engines
- IAE V2527-A5, 27,000 lbs thrust, turbo fanIAE V2527-A5, 27,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Jetblue Airways Corp
- Registered owner
- Jetblue Airways Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 27, 2019
- Departed
- PUJ · Punta Cana, AO
- Destination
- Fort Lauderdae, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Equipment
- Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device
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
- 47
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 36
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 5-point
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 28, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 2.2 MB in all.