US Airways A332 near Philadelphia on May 4th 2014, severe turbulence injures 6

Last Update: May 5, 2014 / 21:26:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2014

Classification
Accident

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-735

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N287AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

Airport
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia

Airport ICAO Code
KPHL

A US Airways Airbus A330-200, registration N287AY performing flight US-735 from Philadelphia,PA to Orlando,FL (USA) with 265 passengers and 10 crew, was climbing through about 16,000 feet out of Philadelphia with the fasten seat belt signs illuminated when the aircraft encountered brief severe turbulence for about 5 seconds causing injuries to four passengers and 2 flight attendants. The aircraft stopped the climb at 17,000 feet and returned to Philadelphia for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure. The injured were taken to local hospitals.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration N276AY reached Orlando with a delay of 4:45 hours.



Metars:
KPHL 042254Z 28019G25KT 10SM FEW042 SCT120 BKN200 17/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 29031/2208 SLP080 T01721017
KPHL 042154Z 31022G29KT 10SM SCT042 BKN120 BKN200 17/00 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 31037/2140 SLP077 T01720000
KPHL 042054Z 31018G27KT 10SM SCT042 BKN120 BKN200 18/01 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 31034/2044 SLP075 60000 T01780011 56009
KPHL 041954Z 31019G30KT 10SM SCT042 BKN085 BKN110 18/03 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 32030/1954 RAE35 SLP076 P0000 T01780028
KPHL 041854Z 31016G22KT 10SM -RA FEW042 BKN075 BKN110 15/02 A2977 RMK AO2 RAB45 SLP081 P0000 T01500022
KPHL 041754Z 31009KT 10SM FEW060 OVC075 14/02 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB35E44 SLP084 VCSH E P0000 60000 T01440022 10178 20128 58007
KPHL 041654Z 30009G17KT 10SM FEW060 OVC075 14/02 A2979 RMK AO2 RAE40 SLP088 P0000 T01440017
KPHL 041554Z 30013KT 10SM -RA FEW060 OVC070 16/02 A2980 RMK AO2 RAB33 SLP090 P0000 T01610022
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2014

Classification
Accident

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-735

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N287AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

Airport
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia

Airport ICAO Code
KPHL

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