Final Report B738 (SE-RPE), en-route near Cuneo NW Italy, 25 July 2021

Final Report B738 (SE-RPE), en-route near Cuneo NW Italy, 25 July 2021

Publication info
Author
BEA France
Category
Accident Reports Weather Loss of Control Human Factors
Date of publication
17/10/2022

On 25 July 2021, a Boeing 737-800 which had previously been manoeuvring visually around storm cells over the Alps during the initial descent into Nice turned back on track believing the avoidance action was complete but was then unable to avoid penetrating a further cell during which severe turbulence caused a serious injury to one of the cabin crew and a lesser injury to another. Multiple aircraft in the area had been simultaneously requesting track deviations at the time with ATC displays not showing weather returns. In the absence of plans to introduce this, a corresponding safety recommendation was made.  

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