ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166048
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| Date: | Sunday 4 May 2014 |
| Time: | 15:59 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N287AY |
| MSN: | 1417 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 275 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Near Philadelphia, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | PHL |
| MCO | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
US Airways flight 735 took off from PHL around 4:00PM on Sunday May 4th bound for MCO. As the A330 climbed through 17,000 feet, severe turbulence was encountered, causing injuries to five passengers and one cabin attendant. During the incident one of the passengers hit the ceiling so hard it cracked. The flight made an emergency return to PHL where several of the injured passengers were taken to area hospitals.
Sources:
https://news.airwise.com/story/view/1399287385.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE735/history/20140504/1950Z/KPHL/KPHL
http://time.com/87605/turbulence-injures-6-and-reroutes-plane
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/05/travel/us-airways-turbulence
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Flight-Returns-to-Philly-Due-to-Turbulence-Several-Hurt-257890721.html_
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-hurt-as-severe-turbulence-rocks-us-airways-flight-out-of-philadelphia/
http://www.boston.com/travel/2014/05/05/severe-turbulence-injures-six-orlando-bound-airways-passengers/VpSLViqaUhMoLwCY6s7dmK/story.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/us-airways-flight-hits-turbulence_n_5265619.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2014 17:44 | ruthyruth | Added |
| 07-May-2014 17:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
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