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DCA13CA091

2013-05-09 · Dallas, Texas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DFW

Current FAA registration · N327NW

Make / Model
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-211
Year of manufacture
1992 · 21 years old at event
Engine
CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES (2200 hp)
Seats / Engines
182 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19920413
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A38992

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The flight attendant's inadvertent trip over the jumpseat that had not retracted automatically.

Factual narrative

On May 9, 2013, about 1446 central daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 2071, an Airbus 320-200, registration N327NW, had a flight attendant who fell and suffered a serious injury. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Detroit, Michigan, to Dallas, Texas.According to flight attendant (FA) statements, the 1L FA did not notice that the jumpseat had not stowed automatically and she tripped and fell when she reached over the seat to disarm the main door after arrival at the gate. A follow-on medical examination revealed that the FA had received serious injuries from the fall. On May 9, 2013, about 1446 central daylight time, Delta Air Lines flight 2071, an Airbus 320-200, registration N327NW, had a flight attendant who fell and suffered a serious injury. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Detroit, Michigan, to Dallas, Texas.According to flight attendant (FA) statements, the 1L FA did not notice that the jumpseat had not stowed automatically and she tripped and fell when she reached over the seat to disarm the main door after arrival at the gate. A follow-on medical examination revealed that the FA had received serious injuries from the fall. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Cabin crew

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2013_DCA13CA091.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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