United B789 near Tokyo on Nov 28th 2017, two turbulence encounters cause injuries
Last Update: November 28, 2017 / 15:32:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 28, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N27958
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A passenger reported the crew indicated the first clear air turbulence encounter (90 minutes into the flight the aircraft was at FL350 near position N11 E112) probably was due to the weather. The crew later indicated the second encounter probably was wake turbulence and occurred at waypoint ABVAR (coordinates N19.4133 E120.6283) at crossing airways where an Asiana Boeing 747-400 flight AAR702 (editorial note: registration HL7428 performing flight OZ-702 from Manila (Philippines) to Seoul (South Korea)) tracked the crossing airway at FL370 passing the crossing point about 2 minutes prior to their aircraft. The passenger reported that second sudden turbulence took everybody at surprise. Following both turbulence encounters the aircraft continued to San Francisco, but about 90 minutes after the second encounter the crew announced they were diverting to Tokyo due to severity of one injury to have medical services take care of the injured.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Tokyo for about 2 hours, then continued and is estimated to reach San Francisco with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 28, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N27958
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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