AIR A15F0165 Severe Turbulence Encounter B773 east bortheast of Anchorage USA, 30 Dec 2015
AIR A15F0165 Severe Turbulence Encounter B773 east bortheast of Anchorage USA, 30 Dec 2015
On 30 December 2015, a Boeing 777-300 making an eastbound Pacific crossing en-route to Toronto encountered forecast moderate to severe clear air turbulence associated with a jet stream over mountainous terrain. Some passengers remained unsecured and were injured, one seriously and the flight diverted to Calgary. The Investigation found that crew action had mitigated the injury risk but that more could have been achieved. It was also found that the pilots had not been in possession of all relevant information and that failure of part of the air conditioning system during the turbulence was due to an improperly installed clamp.






