- Date
- September 18, 1987, 19:13 local (23:13 UTC)
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 6 minor, 74 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N318AUBoeing 737
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870918067329I
- Case key
- 30517
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Analysis
The acft was in a holding pattern at 11,000' in an area of thunderstorms & turbulence. Although the seat belt sign was on, two passengers (pax) went to the aft lavatory. As one of the pax was waiting & the other was exiting the lavatory, the acft encountered turbulence. The flt attendants (f/a's) told the pax to be seated; however, there was not enough time & the pax was thrown against the extended leg of a f/a, who was bracing herself in a f/a seat. The f/a suffered a broken leg. Another f/a & 5 pax received minor injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N318AU
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22886
- Airframe hours
- 12,493
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15A, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Usair
- Registered owner
- Usair
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MSY · New Orleans, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,210 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 169 in the last 90 days · 61 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHL, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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