Hong Kong A332 near Hong Kong on Jun 18th 2019, turbulence injures cabin crew
Last Update: August 19, 2019 / 16:11:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Hong Kong Airlines
Flight number
HX-305
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-LHA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Hong Kong's AAIA rated the occurrence an accident and opened an investigation.
On Aug 19th 2019 the AAIA released their preliminary report reporting the flight attendant received a fracture of his/her right foot. The captain had avised cabin crew to prepare the cabin early for the arrival in Hong Kong due to bad weather at Hong Kong. The fasten seat belt signs were illuminated. When cabin crew performed their pre-landing checks, the aircraft encountered turbulence, the captain made an announcement "Cabin crew, take your seats", however, one of the flight attendants had already received the injury. After landing the flight attendant was taken to a hospital.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 18, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Hong Kong Airlines
Flight number
HX-305
Departure
Beijing, China
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-LHA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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