Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 21 September 2014
Aircraft Type: Airbus A319-111
Owner/operator: easyJet
Registration Number: G-EZIX
Location: Madrid FIR – ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 159
Component Affected: The light attendants’ lower body during the descent and landing phases of the flight.The light attendants’ lower body during the descent and landing phases of the flight.
Investigating Agency: CIAIACCIAIAC
Category: Accident
An Airbus A319-111 aircraft, registration G-EZIX, operated by EasyJet Airlines, experienced turbulence during its flight, resulting in the injury of one light attendant (FA). The aircraft continued and landed without further incident.An Airbus A319-111 aircraft, registration G-EZIX, operated by EasyJet Airlines, experienced turbulence during its flight, resulting in the injury of one light attendant (FA). The aircraft continued and landed without further incident.

Description

An Airbus A319-111 aircraft, registration G-EZIX and operated by EasyJet Airlines, encountered turbulence during the flight that seriously injured one light attendant (FA). The flight continued and landed without further incident. During the descent before landing, and after passing through FL150, it crossed a layer of cumulus clouds some 2,000 ft thick that caused the aircraft to fall and shake sharply. As a result, the four light attendants, who were securing the passenger cabin, fell to the loor, receiving bruises in the process. One of the light attendants broke the scaphoid bone in her wrist while remained in the rear galley of the passenger cabin. The report identifies the cause of the accident as encountering strong turbulence that was not detected by the light crew

Primary Cause

Strong turbulence encountered during descent and crossing a layer of cumulus clouds at a height of 2,000 feet, causing the aircraft to fall and shake.Strong turbulence encountered during descent and crossing a layer of cumulus clouds at a height of 2,000 feet, causing the aircraft to fall and shake.

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