Final Report B773 (JA8944) en route near Kurihara Japan, 24 June 2018

Final Report B773 (JA8944) en route near Kurihara Japan, 24 June 2018

Publication info
Author
JTSB (Japan)
Category
Loss of Control Weather
Date of publication
26/09/2019

On 24 June 2018, a Boeing 777-300 was briefly subjected to unexpected and severe Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) whilst level at FL300 which resulted in a serious injury to one of the cabin crew as they cleared up after in-flight service. The Investigation concluded that the turbulence had occurred because of the proximity of the aircraft to a strong jet stream and that the forecast available at pre-flight briefing had underestimated the strength of the associated vertical wind shear.

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