Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 9 May 2013
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-211
Owner/operator: Delta Air Lines
Registration Number: N327NW
Location: Dallas, Texas – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 120
Component Affected: Aircraft Jump SeatAircraft Jump Seat
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
On May 9, 2013, a Delta Air Lines flight 2071 experienced a near-miss incident involving a flight attendant. The flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 121, was scheduled from Detroit to Dallas. The flight attendant tripped and fell while reaching over the seat to disarm the main door after arrival at the gate. Subsequent medical examination revealed serious injuries.On May 9, 2013, a Delta Air Lines flight 2071 experienced a near-miss incident involving a flight attendant. The flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 121, was scheduled from Detroit to Dallas. The flight attendant tripped and fell while reaching over the seat to disarm the main door after arrival at the gate. Subsequent medical examination revealed serious injuries.

Description

On May 9, 2013, about 1446 central daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 2071, an Airbus 320-200, registration N327NW, had a flight attendant who fell and suffered a serious injury. Theÿflight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Detroit, Michigan, to Dallas, Texas.According to flight attendant (FA) statements, the 1L FA did not notice that the jumpseat had not stowed automatically and she tripped and fell when she reached over the seat to disarm the main door after arrival at the gate. A follow-on medical examination revealed that the FA had received serious injuries from the fall. Probable Cause: The flight attendant’s inadvertent trip over the jumpseat that had not retracted automatically.

Primary Cause

Inadvertent trip over a retracted jump seat.Inadvertent trip over a retracted jump seat.

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