Batik B739 near Surabaya on Jan 2nd 2018, turbulence injures 4
Last Update: January 2, 2018 / 15:21:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Batik Air
Flight number
ID-6575
Departure
Surabaya, Indonesia
Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-LBJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The airline reported the aircraft encountered unexepcted clear air turbulence while climbing through FL230 (about 39nm northwest of Surabaya), one passenger received minor injuries, another passenger suffered a shock, two cabin crew received minor injuries, too. All of them were taken to a hospital and are still in treatment.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 7.5 hours after landing in Jakarta.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Batik Air
Flight number
ID-6575
Departure
Surabaya, Indonesia
Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-LBJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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