Southwest B737 near Laverne on Mar 20th 2012, moderate turbulence injures flight attendant
Last Update: October 30, 2013 / 17:25:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 20, 2012
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-162
Departure
Tampa, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N247WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The NTSB reported on Apr 6th 2012 that the flight attendant working in the aft galley tried to get seated and get strapped into her jumpseat but was injured. She was able to continue duties though reporting serious backpain upon arrival in Phoenix, she was not transported to a hospital. On Mar 22nd the flight attendant reported a rib fracture had been diagnosed. The occurrence has been rated an accident, an investigation is pending.
The FAA first mentioned the accident in their preliminary reports on Apr 18th 2012 stating the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence causing serious injuries to a flight attendant.
On Oct 30th 2013 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:
The airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
The NTSB reported that within one second the vertical acceleration varied between 0.255G to 1.7G. Around that time the FMC's computed wind vector changed from 140 knots from 160 degrees true to 30 knots from 340 degrees true lasting for a period of about 12 minutes.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 20, 2012
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-162
Departure
Tampa, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N247WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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