Xiamen B738 at Zhengzou on Nov 10th 2017, flight attendant fell off aircraft

Last Update: November 12, 2017 / 17:28:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 10, 2017

Classification
Accident

Flight number
MF-8253

Departure
Fuzhou, China

Destination
Zhengzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5435

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-5435 performing flight MF-8253 from Fuzhou to Zhengzhou (China), had completed an uneventful flight and was parked at the gate, the catering truck had docked at the aft left door while the aircraft prepared for the next sector to Lanzhou. A flight attendant had walked across the platform to the catering truck and was returning into the aircraft, when she obviously tripped, fell off the platform initially holding on the aircraft door frame with her hands and hanging down before she fell onto the apron about 2.7 meters below the door. The flight attendant was unconscious, was taken to a hospital and was diagnosed with serious injuries (fracture of a thoracic vertebra).

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2:15 hours, then continued the flight to Lanzhou.

A similiar accident had occurred about 3 weeks earlier, see Accident: China Eastern B738 at Shenzhen on Oct 23rd 2017, flight attendant fell out of aircraft.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 10, 2017

Classification
Accident

Flight number
MF-8253

Departure
Fuzhou, China

Destination
Zhengzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5435

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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