Boeing 737 near Chicago, IL — 2018-12-03
- Date
- 2018-12-03
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Airport
- KORF
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N868NN
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
an object which fell from an overhead bin struck a flight attendant resulting in a serious injury.
NTSB narrative
On December 3, 2018, about 10:35 central standard time, American Airlines flight 114, a Boeing 737-800, N868NN, was taxiing from the gate at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, when a flight attendant was injured when an object fell onto from an overhead bin. The remaining passengers and crew were not injured, and the airplane was not damaged. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from ORD, to LaGuardia Airport (LGA), East Elmhurst, New York. According to the operator, while taxiing for takeoff, a flight attendant opened an overhead bin, and a laptop fell out, striking her in the eye and forcing her left eye out of the socket. The flight returned to the gate and the flight attendant was transported to a hospital.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- 2 docket documents
Docket documents2
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