美联航 Honolulu 飞 Los Angeles 航班下降时遇严重颠簸：4 名乘务员受伤，1 人送院
10月21日，美联航1157航班由夏威夷州 Honolulu 的 Daniel K. Inouye International Airport 飞往加州 Los Angeles International Airport（LAX），在向 LAX 下降途中遭遇严重颠簸，4名乘务员受伤；飞机当晚安全降落，晚点约20分钟。执飞该航班的是一架波音777-200，机上共有190名乘客和10名机组人员。
美联航向媒体确认，4名乘务员落地后由医护人员检查，其中1人被送往医院进一步治疗；至少两名乘务员颈部和背部受伤。美联航称，没有乘客受伤。据《纽约邮报》查阅的飞行数据，该机在飞行末段一分钟内下降最高达3,675英尺。机长在与空中交通管制的通话中表示，颠簸只持续了数秒，感觉像是尾流湍流。
来自 San Diego 的乘客 Marly Wadlington 对 ABC7 说：“我正在看电影，突然飞机就往下掉，感觉掉了很远。然后开始剧烈晃动，大家都在喊，我们都吓坏了。”另一名乘客 Coral Pena 说，事发时她听到一声巨响；来自亚利桑那州 Lake Havasu 的乘客 Tami Dandoy 说，颠簸时乘客的身体都离开了座椅。还有乘客称，看到一名乘务员头部和腿部出血。
美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）表示将调查这一事件；颠簸的确切成因尚待官方确认。
United Flight From Honolulu to Los Angeles Hits Severe Turbulence on Descent: Four Flight Attendants Injured, One Hospitalized
United Airlines Flight 1157 from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) encountered severe turbulence during its descent on Oct. 21, injuring four flight attendants. The Boeing 777-200, carrying 190 passengers and 10 crew members, landed safely at LAX about 20 minutes behind schedule.
United confirmed that four flight attendants were seen by medical personnel after landing, including one who was transported to a hospital for further treatment; at least two of the attendants suffered neck and back injuries. The airline said no passengers were injured. Flight data reviewed by the New York Post showed the aircraft descending as much as 3,675 feet in one minute during the final portion of the flight. In a radio call to air traffic control, a pilot said the turbulence lasted only a couple of seconds and felt like wake turbulence.
“I was watching a movie and all of a sudden we just dropped,” San Diego resident Marly Wadlington told ABC7. “And it felt like we dropped pretty far. It started shaking, everyone was yelling. We were all super scared.” Another passenger, Coral Pena, said she heard a loud bang, while Tami Dandoy of Lake Havasu, Arizona, said passengers were lifted off their seats; one passenger reported seeing a flight attendant with blood on her head and leg.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the incident; the exact cause of the turbulence has not been officially determined.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：美联航波音777-200客机在 Honolulu 国际机场（资料图）。摄影：Redolta，CC0（Wikimedia Commons）。Photo: a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 at Honolulu International Airport (file photo). Photo by Redolta, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons).
