Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 19 December 2009
Aircraft Type: Airbus A330-243
Owner/operator: Emirates
Registration Number: A6-EAK
Location: over Mozambique – ÿ Mozambique
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Passenger Service Units (PSUs) deployed on 5 ceiling panels and 2 armrests during turbulence.Passenger Service Units (PSUs) deployed on 5 ceiling panels and 2 armrests during turbulence.
Category: Accident
An Emirates Airbus A330-200 experienced severe turbulence approximately two hours before landing in Durban, resulting in minor injuries to passengers and cabin crew. The seatbelt sign was activated prior to the turbulence. Medical services were dispatched and met the aircraft upon arrival, with four passengers and five cabin crew requiring further assessment and treatment at a hospital.An Emirates Airbus A330-200 experienced severe turbulence approximately two hours before landing in Durban, resulting in minor injuries to passengers and cabin crew. The seatbelt sign was activated prior to the turbulence. Medical services were dispatched and met the aircraft upon arrival, with four passengers and five cabin crew requiring further assessment and treatment at a hospital.

Description

Emirates Airlines flight EK775, an Airbus A330-200 encountered severe turbulence about 2 hours prior to estimated landing in Durban. Prior to the encounter, the seatbelt signs had been switched on. However there were a number of minor injuries to passengers and cabin crew. The flight continued to the destination and medical services met the aircraft on arrival. 4 passengers and 5 cabin crew requested further medical assessment and were treated at a hospital and released. An engineering inspection found minor cabin damage to 5 ceiling panels and 2 armrests with deployment of passenger service units at 8 seats. The hospital reported, three people received spinal injuries, one received a broken hand, the other 4 received minor injuries.

Primary Cause

Severe turbulence caused by atmospheric conditions.Severe turbulence caused by atmospheric conditions.

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