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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 2013 |
| Time: | 13:46 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N327NW |
| MSN: | 297 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 45534 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 120 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dallas, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 9, 2013, about 1446 central daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 2071, an Airbus 320-200, registration N327NW, had a flight attendant who fell and suffered a serious injury. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Detroit, Michigan, to Dallas, Texas.According to flight attendant (FA) statements, the 1L FA did not notice that the jumpseat had not stowed automatically and she tripped and fell when she reached over the seat to disarm the main door after arrival at the gate. A follow-on medical examination revealed that the FA had received serious injuries from the fall.
Probable Cause: The flight attendant's inadvertent trip over the jumpseat that had not retracted automatically.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA13CA091
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2023 16:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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