Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 11 August 2004
Aircraft Type: Airbus A330-323
Owner/operator: Korean Airlines
Registration Number: HL7720
Location: Gwangju –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Cabin ceiling panels and PSU panelsCabin ceiling panels and PSU panels
Category: Accident
A flight experienced severe turbulence due to the presence of CB clouds with wind blowing from the west, prompting a deviation of approximately 10 miles east to avoid these clouds. Subsequent encounters with more developed CB clouds led to a flight between previously identified clouds, resulting in significant turbulence. This resulted in damage to 6 cabin ceiling panels and 1 PSU panels, with minor injuries to 6 cabin crew and 14 passengers, and serious injury to 1 passenger.A flight experienced severe turbulence due to the presence of CB clouds with wind blowing from the west, prompting a deviation of approximately 10 miles east to avoid these clouds. Subsequent encounters with more developed CB clouds led to a flight between previously identified clouds, resulting in significant turbulence. This resulted in damage to 6 cabin ceiling panels and 1 PSU panels, with minor injuries to 6 cabin crew and 14 passengers, and serious injury to 1 passenger.
Description
App. 20 min after t/o, en route to the destination, there were CB clouds with wind blowing from the west, and fasten seat belt sign was switched on, getting permission from ATC to deviate app.10 miles to the east, in order to avoid the clouds. As there were another more developed CB clouds in the east, the pilots decided to fly between the previously noticed CB clouds, and the flight experienced severe turbulence. As a result, 6 cabin ceiling panels and 1 PSU panels were damaged, with minor injuries to 6 cabin crew and 14 passengers, serious injury to 1 passenger.
Primary Cause
Presence of CB clouds with wind blowing from the west, prompting a deviation to avoid them.Presence of CB clouds with wind blowing from the west, prompting a deviation to avoid them.Share on:
