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| Date: | Monday 28 March 2005 |
| Time: | 18:03 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-203 |
| Owner/operator: | Eva Airways |
| Registration: | B-16306 |
| MSN: | 587 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 267 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | passing MJE VOR near Japan -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) |
| Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT/RJAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | TTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
EVA Airways flight BR2196, an Airbus A330-203, carrying 251 passengers and 16 crewmembers from Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport, Taipei, ROC to Narita International, Tokyo, Japan. The aircraft encountered with turbulence during descent at an altitude of 34,500 FT. The cabin ceiling of this airplane was damaged; also 46 people and 10 crewmembers were injured, included one with a broken neck.
Findings related to the probable causes
1. The severe Clear Air Turbulence the aircraft encountered at the occurrence location, causing the aircraft rapidly swayed, part of the cabin crew and passengers were injured due to the impacts to objects inside the cabin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TTSB
https://www.ttsb.gov.tw/media/3118/br2196_summary.pdf
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2024 11:24 | ASN | Added |
| 26-Sep-2024 07:04 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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