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| Date: | Monday 28 September 1987 |
| Time: | 15:43 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N317EA |
| MSN: | 193A-1038 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 35499 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211/228 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bermuda, AO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Juan, PR (SJU) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT FL310 EN ROUTE BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND NEW YORK WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. SEVERAL PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE THROWN ABOUT THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED A BROKEN WRIST. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BERMUDA WHERE THE INJURED PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. THE FLIGHT CREW SAID THEY WERE OPERATING IN CIRRO-STRATUS CLOUDS AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE AND NO ECHOES WERE BEING SHOWN ON THE AIRBORNE RADAR. THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE AND THE CAPTAIN SAID IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE WAS TO KEEP THE SIGN ON AT ALL TIMES.
Probable Cause: ENCOUNTER WITH UNDETECTABLE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87FA264
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2024 13:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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