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| Title: | Turbulence injuries, Boeing 777-236, G-VIIP, May 14, 2006 |
| Micro summary: | This Boeing 777 encountered turbulence, injuring passengers and crew. |
| Event Time: | 2006-05-14 at 0048 UTC |
| File Name: | 2006-05-14-UK.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
| Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
| Report number: | EW/G2006/05/07 |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Site of event: | 400 nm east of New York |
| Departure: | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Destination: | London Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 777-236 |
| Flight Phase: | Cruise |
| Registration(s): | G-VIIP |
| Operator(s): | British Airways |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 270 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 3 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 267 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | Whilst in the cruise at FL370, the aircraft encountered a short period of unforecast, severe turbulence. A number of occupants were thrown into the air and injured. An on-board doctor, assisted by medical advice from ground based specialists, diagnosed the injuries as minor and the flight continued to London (Gatwick) Airport. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Turbulence |
| Consequence - Flight Attendant Fatality - Injury |
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