Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 26 March 2022
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-346ER
Owner/operator: Japan Airlines
Registration Number: JA603J
Location: 90 km E of Nagoya –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 70
Component Affected: The aircraft’s aft galley.The aircraft’s aft galley.
Investigating Agency: JTSBJTSB
Category: Accident
Japan Airlines flight JL669 experienced turbulence en route, resulting in a seriously injured flight attendant. The incident was attributed to the aircraft being shaken by difficult-to-predict turbulence, leading to a potential fall from the aft galley.Japan Airlines flight JL669 experienced turbulence en route, resulting in a seriously injured flight attendant. The incident was attributed to the aircraft being shaken by difficult-to-predict turbulence, leading to a potential fall from the aft galley.
Description
Japan Airlines flight JL669, a Boeing 767-346ER, encountered turbulence en route. One flight attendant was seriously injured (sacral fracture). PROBABLE CAUSES The JTSB concludes that the probable cause of this accident was that the aircraft was shaken as it encountered turbulence that was difficult to predict, therefore the flight attendant working in the aft galley probably lifted into the air, lost her balance and fell, resulting in injuries.
Source of Information
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2314, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ja603j#2b45f745https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2314, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ja603j#2b45f745Primary Cause
Turbulence caused by difficult-to-predict conditions during turbulence.Turbulence caused by difficult-to-predict conditions during turbulence.Share on:
