UTAir B735 at Surgut on Dec 10th 2018, turbulence injures two cabin crew

Last Update: December 12, 2018 / 19:07:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-295

Destination
Surgut, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BJO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

A UTAir Boeing 737-500, registration VQ-BJO performing flight UT-295 from Moscow Vnukovo to Surgut (Russia), was descending towards Surgut when the aircraft entered a zone of turbulence causing injuries to two flight attendants. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Surgut at 16:01L (11:01Z). The two injured flight attendants were taken to a hospital.

The occurrence aircraft departed for its return flight UT-296 on schedule after about 2:15 hours on the ground.

Ural's Investigation Department of Transport reported the Boeing 737-500 on the flight from Moscow to Surgut entered a zone of turbulence during the descent causing injuries to two cabin crew.

The later flight UT-245, a Boeing 737-500 registration VP-BVL, had been unable to depart for the return flight UT-246 and remained on the ground for about three hours then returned to service.

On Dec 12th 2018 Rosaviatsia reported the aircraft involved was VQ-BJO doing flight UT-295. The flight attendants were about to return to their seats after doing the landing checks (seat belts closed etc.) when the aircraft entered a zone of turbulence causing injuries to two flight attendants suffering from various traumas. According to the FDR the maximum vertical acceleration was +1.88G within operational limits.

Metars:
USRR 101300Z 21002MPS 9999 -SN SCT007 OVC015 M11/M11 Q1026 R25/450245 NOSIG RMK OBST OBSC QFE764=
USRR 101230Z 20002MPS 9000 -SN SCT008 OVC015 M11/M11 Q1026 R25/450245 NOSIG RMK OBST OBSC QFE764=
COR USRR 101200Z 20002MPS 9000 -SN SCT010 OVC017 M11/M12 Q1026 R25/450245 NOSIG RMK QFE764=
USRR 101130Z 21003MPS 9999 OVC015 M11/M12 Q1026 R25/450245 NOSIG RMK QFE764=
USRR 101100Z 20002MPS 9999 OVC020 M11/M12 Q1026 R25/450245 NOSIG RMK QFE764=
USRR 101030Z 22002MPS 9999 SCT010 OVC023 M11/M12 Q1026 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK QFE764=
USRR 101000Z 21002MPS 9999 SCT011 OVC023 M11/M12 Q1026 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK QFE764=
USRR 100930Z 22003MPS 9999 SCT009 OVC020 M11/M12 Q1025 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK OBST OBSC QFE764=
USRR 100900Z 23003MPS 9999 -SN SCT008 OVC017 M11/M12 Q1025 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK OBST OBSC QFE764=
USRR 100830Z 22002MPS 9999 -SN OVC007 M11/M12 Q1025 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK OBST OBSC QFE764=
USRR 100800Z 23003MPS 5000 -SN BR OVC008 M11/M12 Q1025 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK OBST OBSC QFE763=
USRR 100730Z 21003MPS 7000 -SN OVC011 M11/M13 Q1025 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK QFE764=
USRR 100700Z 23003MPS 9999 OVC011 M11/M13 Q1025 R25/32//50 NOSIG RMK QFE764=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-295

Destination
Surgut, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BJO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

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