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| Date: | Saturday 1 July 2017 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N29968 |
| MSN: | 60141/516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 261 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 64 km SW of Fukushima Airport (FKS/RJSF) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
United Airlines flight UA875, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, was involved in turbulence accident at 15600 feet southwest of Fukushima Airport.
One cabin attendant received a serious injury.
PROBABLE CAUSES
In this accident, it is highly probable that because the Aircraft jolted while descending in cloud area near a stationary front, a flight attendant who was working in the aft galley lost her balance and suffered a serious injury.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2189
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2017 06:24 | isamuel | Added |
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