Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 January 2012
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500 ?
Owner/operator: TRIP Linhas Areas
Registration Number: PR-TKB
Location: near Guarulhos, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Lavatory area and the aircraft’s lavatory.Lavatory area and the aircraft’s lavatory.
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A ATR 42-500 aircraft was passing FL110 (descending) into SBGR, receiving a Traffic Advisory Message and Resolution Advisory message. A passenger, standing near the lavatory, fell on the floor and sustained injuries. The aircraft landed, and the passenger was treated at the INFRAERO medical unit and subsequently transferred to the Hospital of Guarulhos for fractures in her foot and ankle.A ATR 42-500 aircraft was passing FL110 (descending) into SBGR, receiving a Traffic Advisory Message and Resolution Advisory message. A passenger, standing near the lavatory, fell on the floor and sustained injuries. The aircraft landed, and the passenger was treated at the INFRAERO medical unit and subsequently transferred to the Hospital of Guarulhos for fractures in her foot and ankle.
Description
TRIP Linhas Areas flight TIB5333, an ATR 42-500, was passing FL110 (descending) while performing the RONUT1 STAR procedure into SBGR, its TCAS equipment delivered a Traffic Advisory message followed by a Resolution Advisory message. The crew made the prescribed maneuvers for preventing an air traffic conflict. During the maneuver, a female passenger, who was standing near the lavatory, fell on the floor and ended up being injured. After the aircraft landed, the passenger was taken to the INFRAERO medical unit in SBGR and later transported to the Hospital of Guarulhos, where she was diagnosed to have suffered fractures in her right foot and ankle.
Primary Cause
Maneuvering during a traffic advisory procedure.Maneuvering during a traffic advisory procedure.Share on:
