American A321 near New York on Jun 12th 2016, turbulence injures flight attendant

Last Update: May 27, 2017 / 16:38:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2016

Classification
Report

Cause
Turbulence injures flight attendant

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-117

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N104NN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N104NN performing flight AA-117 from New York JFK,NY to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 110 people on board, was climbing through 17,000 feet out of New York when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing injuries to a flight attendant. The flight attendant continued duties, the flight continued to Los Angeles for a safe landing.

On May 27th 2017 the NTSB released their final report concluding the probable cause of the accident was:

an encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a flight attendant injury.

The NTSB wrote:

The captain stated that after takeoff the he advised the cabin crew to remain in their jumpseats due to possible turbulence. A few minutes later, he announced it was safe to move about the cabin. The captain further stated that seat belt sign was still illuminated at the time of the event, and there were no visible indications of any convective activity in the area. The Captain said that he did not think of this event further, until he was later contacted by a flight attendant who stated that she had been thrown sideways during the turbulence event, and had been injured as a result.

The Flight Attendant stated that she did not think much of the incident or injury and she flew for another four days. She then went to her doctor since her ankle was not getting any better and was diagnosed with a fractured foot.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2016

Classification
Report

Cause
Turbulence injures flight attendant

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-117

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N104NN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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