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| Date: | Friday 16 July 1982 |
| Time: | 12:02 LT |
| Type: |  Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N1815U |
| MSN: | 46614/45 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 28360 hours |
| Engine model: | GE CF6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 168 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morton, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston, MA (KBOS) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE FLYING IN GOOD WX OVER CENTRAL WYOMING, THE CAPTAIN NOTED A GENTLE WAVE MOTION THAT CAUSED THE AUTOTHROTTLES TO REACT. THEREFORE, HE DISENGAGED THE AUTOTHROTTLES AND AUTOPILOT. THE ACFT HAD LOST 250 FT DRG THE WAVE MOTION, SO THE CAPTAIN TURNED ON THE SEAT BELT SIGN & BEGAN A CLIMB BACK TO 39,000 FT. ABOUT 30 SEC LATER (APRX 4 MIN AFT THE INITIAL WAVE ACTION), THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A SHARP JOLT. THE VERT "G" FORCES WENT FROM MINUS .6 TO POSITIVE 1.6 G IN APRX 1.25 SEC. THE AIR WAS SMOOTH AFTER THE JOLT & NO AFCT SYS WAS AFFECTED. A DOCTOR TREATED THE INJURED WHILE THE FLT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. A WX SUMMARY INDICATED THAT THE ACFT HAD ENCOUNTERED A MOUNTAIN WAVE AND/OR TURBULENCE WINDSHEAR NEAR THE TROPOPAUSE. INDICATIONS NORMALLY USED TO FORECAST WAVES WERE NOT PRESENT UNTIL THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX82AA259
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 05:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 17:18 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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