Boeing 787-9 N826AN

Summary

On 11 June 2018 at about 12:15 local time, a Boeing 787-9 registered N826AN, operated by American Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Harbin, China. 292 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 June 2018 at 12:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Harbin, China

Coordinates

45.3750, 126.1511

Aircraft

Boeing 787-9

Registration

N826AN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Angeles → Beijing

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA18CA219

1 person was seriously injured.

the accidental tipping over of a beverage service cart, when there was no turbulence, which caused pots of hot water to burn two flight attendants.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 10, 2018, at about 1215 local time, American Airlines 181, N826AN, B787-9, was enroute to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) Beijing, China, when two flight attendants were burned as a result of a beverage cart tray being overturned with three pots of hot liquids on it.  At the time of the event, the airplane was in smooth air with no turbulence.  Of the 292 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant received minor injuries and one flight attendant received serious injuries.  The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California to PEK.  The crew reported that the two injured flight attendants were in the aft galley setting up the beverage cart when the cart overturned. The injured flight attendants were treated by a passenger physician.  Paramedics met the airplane at the gate and one flight attendant was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with 2nd degree burns and released.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.