01/06/2000

*** FAA: Alaska Airlines 737 hits turbulence - Injuries


A. Type: I Mid Air: N Missing: N Entry date: 6/12/00 From: WESTERN PACIFIC REGION OPERATIONS CENTER B. Reg. No.: ASA236 M/M: B737 Desc: MODEL 737 Activity: Business Phase: Descent GA-A/C: Air Carrier ALASKA AIRLINES ACFT WAS ON DESCENT TO LAX ARPT NEAR OXNARD, CA, WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE, 3 MINOR AND 1 UNKNOWN INJURY WERE REPORTED, THERE WAS NO ACFT DAMAGE, THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT IN LOS ANGELES, CA. C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 3 Unk: Y # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk: Y # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: D. Location. City: LOS ANGELES State: CA Country: US E. Event Date: 6/11/00 Time: 16:16 F. Invest Coverage. IIC: Reg/DO: WP23 DO City: LOS ANGELES DO State: CA Others: G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: SEATTLE, WA Dep Date: 6/11/00 Time: Dest: LOS ANGELES, CA Last Radio Cont: UNKN Flt Plan: IFR


http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/D_0612_N.TXT