Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 December 2019
Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-232 (WL)
Owner/operator: Tigerair Taiwan
Registration Number: B-50001
Location: 100 km NNE of Miyazaki Airport –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 170
Component Affected: Aircraft cabin and its systems, specifically the cabin layout and movement of crew members.Aircraft cabin and its systems, specifically the cabin layout and movement of crew members.
Investigating Agency: JTSBJTSB
Category: Accident
Tigerair Taiwan flight 237 experienced turbulence during the flight, resulting in a serious injury to a cabin crew member and minor injuries to two passenger and two cabin crew members. The turbulence was caused by the aircraft being shaken by wind shear near the jet stream.Tigerair Taiwan flight 237 experienced turbulence during the flight, resulting in a serious injury to a cabin crew member and minor injuries to two passenger and two cabin crew members. The turbulence was caused by the aircraft being shaken by wind shear near the jet stream.
Description
Tigerair Taiwan flight 237, a Airbus A320-232, encountered turbulence during the flight. A cabin crew member were seriously injured and a passenger and two cabin crew members sustained minor injuries. PROBABLE CAUSES The JTSB concludes that the aircraft fiercely shook by encountering the wind shear near the jet stream, which caused the cabin crew member who was moving on the aisle in the passenger cabin to fall and sustain serious injury.
Primary Cause
Turbulence caused by wind shear near the jet stream.Turbulence caused by wind shear near the jet stream.Share on:
