Southwest B737 near Buffalo on Apr 21st 2016, turbulence injures two flight attendants
Last Update: April 22, 2016 / 15:30:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 21, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-2386
Departure
Chicago Midway, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N552WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The FAA reported the severity of injuries to both cabin crew (in the textual narrative reported as flight crew) is not yet known.
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N785SW reached Boston with a delay of 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Buffalo for about 12 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 21, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-2386
Departure
Chicago Midway, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N552WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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