Air Canada B773 near Beijing on Jul 10th 2012, turbulence injures 3 flight attendants
Last Update: September 19, 2012 / 12:21:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 10, 2012
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-31
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FIVM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The occurrence became known only now through the Canadian TSB reporting that the cabin crew had been advised to prepare for turbulence and the fasten seat belt sign had been activated prior to the turbulence encounter. Three cabin crew were still securing equipment in the mid galley when the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence.
Metars:
ZBAA 100900Z 17006MPS 9999 SCT040 31/25 Q0993 NOSIG=
ZBAA 100830Z 17006MPS 9999 SCT040 31/25 Q0992 NOSIG=
ZBAA 100800Z 18006MPS 150V210 CAVOK 32/25 Q0992 TEMPO TL0930 35006G14MPS TSRA=
ZBAA 100730Z 16005MPS CAVOK 32/25 Q0992 BECMG TL0900 35006G14MPS TSRA=
ZBAA 100700Z 16003MPS CAVOK 32/25 Q0993 BECMG TL0850 35008G14MPS TSRA=
ZBAA 100630Z 18003MPS 130V240 CAVOK 32/24 Q0994 BECMG TL0820 35008G14MPS TSRA=
ZBAA 100600Z 16004MPS 130V220 CAVOK 32/25 Q0994 NOSIG=
ZBAA 100530Z VRB03MPS CAVOK 32/24 Q0994 NOSIG=
ZBAA 100500Z 15003MPS CAVOK 31/25 Q0995 NOSIG=
ZBAA 100430Z 17002MPS 120V210 CAVOK 31/25 Q0995 NOSIG=
ZBAA 100400Z VRB01MPS CAVOK 32/25 Q0996 NOSIG=
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 10, 2012
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-31
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
C-FIVM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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