What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on "surfin" star to pbi - flight 247 hit turbulence at 9000 ft. f/a patricia dean in aft galley was injured with head wound. No other personnel were affected. Captain stated that seat belt sign was on at FL200. (First flight attendant robin jeffrey stated seat belt sign was on 5 minutes prior to incident.) Captain received a "severe turbulence" report near his location, 5 minutes prior. Shortly thereafter the a/c hit the turbulence for 20-30 seconds. The description by the captain of "line of clouds just off shore, were in VMC intermittently during the event" sounds like the tops of cumulus clouds with convective activity. This occurrence could have been avoided if: captain had flight attendants secure galley and take seats prior to descending to lower altitudes where cumulus clouds were. (He reported seeing tops below 10,000 ft), or if, ATC advised captain of severe turbulence well in advance in order to seat flight attendants.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON "SURFIN" STAR TO PBI - FLIGHT 247 HIT TURBULENCE AT 9000 FT. F/A PATRICIA DEAN IN AFT GALLEY WAS INJURED WITH HEAD WOUND. NO OTHER PERSONNEL WERE AFFECTED. CAPTAIN STATED THAT SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON AT FL200. (FIRST FLIGHT ATTENDANT ROBIN JEFFREY STATED SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO INCIDENT.) CAPTAIN RECEIVED A "SEVERE TURBULENCE" REPORT NEAR HIS LOCATION, 5 MINUTES PRIOR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE A/C HIT THE TURBULENCE FOR 20-30 SECONDS. THE DESCRIPTION BY THE CAPTAIN OF "LINE OF CLOUDS JUST OFF SHORE, WERE IN VMC INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE EVENT" SOUNDS LIKE THE TOPS OF CUMULUS CLOUDS WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF: CAPTAIN HAD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SECURE GALLEY AND TAKE SEATS PRIOR TO DESCENDING TO LOWER ALTITUDES WHERE CUMULUS CLOUDS WERE. (HE REPORTED SEEING TOPS BELOW 10,000 FT), OR IF, ATC ADVISED CAPTAIN OF SEVERE TURBULENCE WELL IN ADVANCE IN ORDER TO SEAT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.
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