Accident Airbus A340-313 EC-GLE, Tuesday 7 February 2012

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Date:	Tuesday 7 February 2012
Time:	20:56 UTC
Type:	Airbus A340-313
Owner/operator:	Iberia
Registration:	EC-GLE
MSN:	146
Year of manufacture:	1996
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-5C4
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 224
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD)
Destination airport:	Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL)
Investigating agency:	CENIPA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Iberia flight IB6025, a Airbus A340-313, encountered severe turbulence at FL 280, causing minor injuries to seven passengers and a serious injury, characterized as a fracture of the collarbone, to one of the flight attendants.
The aircraft landed normally at SBGL at 21:21 UTC.

Accident investigation: