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| Title: | Turbulence, Boeing 747-436, G-CIVP |
| Micro summary: | This Boeing 747-436 was in cruise when it experienced severe turbulence, injuring several people. |
| Event Time: | 1999-04-13 at 1200 UTC |
| File Name: | 1999-04-13-UK.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
| Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
| Report number: | EW/A99/4/3 |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Site of event: | Cruise |
| Departure: | Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Destination: | Singapore Changi International Airport, Changi, Singapore |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 747-436 |
| Flight Phase: | Cruise |
| Registration(s): | G-CIVP |
| Operator(s): | British Airways |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 252 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 27 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 0 |
| Other Injuries: | 225 |
| Executive Summary: | The incident occurred on a scheduled flight from Brisbane, Australia to Singapore. The aircraft was in level flight at FL390, in the vicinity of airway intersection SABIL, when severe turbulence was experienced. In the passenger cabin a meal service was being carried out. Turbulence was not anticipated and the seat belt signs were off. The turbulence was of short duration, lasting for 15 seconds, but there were a number of injuries. The aircraft commander decided to continue the flight to Singapore and made a request for medical services to meet the aircraft on arrival. The aircraft landed at Singapore 44 minutes later. An engineering inspection was carried out after landing and revealed no damage to the aircraft. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Turbulence |
| Consequence - Flight Attendant Fatality - Injury |
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