What happened
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(-23) Aircrew reported to ATC moderate to severe turbulence and experienced momentary loss of control for 20 seconds in-flight between 13,000 & 11,000 feet at 300 knots over lancaster pa. Aircraft log book did not indicate an in-flight discrepancy/occurrence had happened. Aircarrier was reluctant to have aircrew enter the in-flight severe turbulence event into log book. Entry was made into the logbook after a suggestion by the FAA asis on site. A6WA phl maintenance was then allowed to troubleshoot the aircraft, download the dfdr & inspected the aircraft for damage. Read out of the dfdr indicated that the turbulence was within tolerance and no extreme turbulence airframe inspection was required as per amm 05-51-03.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCREW REPORTED TO ATC MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AND EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL FOR 20 SECONDS IN-FLIGHT BETWEEN 13,000 & 11,000 FEET AT 300 KNOTS OVER LANCASTER PA. AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK DID NOT INDICATE AN IN-FLIGHT DISCREPANCY/OCCURRENCE HAD HAPPENED. AIRCARRIER WAS RELUCTANT TO HAVE AIRCREW ENTER THE IN-FLIGHT SEVERE TURBULENCE EVENT INTO LOG BOOK. ENTRY WAS MADE INTO THE LOGBOOK AFTER A SUGGESTION BY THE FAA ASIS ON SITE. A6WA PHL MAINTENANCE WAS THEN ALLOWED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE AIRCRAFT, DOWNLOAD THE DFDR & INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. READ OUT OF THE DFDR INDICATED THAT THE TURBULENCE WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE AND NO EXTREME TURBULENCE AIRFRAME INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED AS PER AMM 05-51-03.
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