What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During descent into philadelphia international airport, the flight encountered moderate turbulence while descending through clouds between 10,000-12,000 feet. The seat belt sign was on, and the captain had made an announcement over the public address system to the passengers to make make sure to check seat belts. After encounter, the cabin crew called the flight deck via the interphone system to advise that there had been some injuries to flight attendants, and one was laying on the floor. The flight crew advised philadelphia approach that they would like medical personnel to meet the aircraft at the gate. Paramedics met the aircraft upon arrival at the gate, and transported five (5) flight attendants to the hospital. One flight attendant had sustained two (2) fractures to her ankle.
As the FAA filed it
DURING DESCENT INTO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH CLOUDS BETWEEN 10,000-12,000 FEET. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON, AND THE CAPTAIN HAD MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OVER THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM TO THE PASSENGERS TO MAKE MAKE SURE TO CHECK SEAT BELTS.AFTER ENCOUNTER, THE CABIN CREW CALLED THE FLIGHT DECK VIA THE INTERPHONE SYSTEM TO ADVISE THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME INJURIES TO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND ONE WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR.THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED PHILADELPHIA APPROACH THAT THEY WOULD LIKE MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE.PARAMEDICS MET THE AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, AND TRANSPORTED FIVE (5) FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO THE HOSPITAL. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD SUSTAINED TWO (2) FRACTURES TO HER ANKLE.
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