American A333 near Gander on Jun 29th 2018, turbulence injures flight attendant

Last Update: July 10, 2018 / 22:10:08 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence injures flight attendant

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-718

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Aircraft Registration
N278AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An American Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N278AY performing flight AA-718 from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute at FL360 about 140nm east of Gander,NL (Canada) at about 01:33Z (Jun 30th) when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing injuries to a flight attendant. The crew decided to turn around and divert to Gander declaring a medical emergency. The aircraft landed safely in Gander about 40 minutes after the decision to divert.

The FAA reported the flight attendant sustained a serious injury when the aircraft experienced severe turbulence in Canadian Airspace.

On Jul 10th 2018 the Canadian TSB reported the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence causing a serious injury to one flight attendant and minor injuries to another flight attendant and two passengers. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Gander. One flight attendant and one passenger were transported to a hospital.
Aircraft Registration Data
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United States
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence injures flight attendant

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-718

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy

Aircraft Registration
N278AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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