What happened
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On April 29, 2014, at approximately 1939 UTC, usairways flight 815, a Boeing B-757, encountered severe clear air turbulence in the vicinity of flat rock VOR (fak). The aircraft was descending from FL370 to FL360 enroute to philadelphia international airport (phl) from cancun, Mexico (cun).
Two cabin crew and two passengers were treated for minor injuries.
The captain had illuminated the seat belt sign and notified the passengers and cabin crew of potential turbulence during the descent approximately fifteen minutes before turbulence was encountered.
Paramedics met the aircraft at the gate to evaluate injured passengers and cabin crewmembers.
According to the philadelphia-based chief pilot, four cabin crewmembers were sent to the hospital for evaluation. Two were treated for minor injuries and released.
One passenger was treated at the terminal for a head laceration and one passenger was transported to the hospital for treatment and released.
The aircraft was not damaged, and was placed back into revenue service on April 30, 2014.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 29, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1939 UTC, USAIRWAYS FLIGHT 815, A BOEING B-757, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF FLAT ROCK VOR (FAK). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FROM FL370 TO FL360 ENROUTE TO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL) FROM CANCUN, MEXICO (CUN).
TWO CABIN CREW AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES.
THE CAPTAIN HAD ILLUMINATED THE SEAT BELT SIGN AND NOTIFIED THE PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREW OF POTENTIAL TURBULENCE DURING THE DESCENT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED.
PARAMEDICS MET THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE TO EVALUATE INJURED PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREWMEMBERS.
ACCORDING TO THE PHILADELPHIA-BASED CHIEF PILOT, FOUR CABIN CREWMEMBERS WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. TWO WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED.
ONE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AT THE TERMINAL FOR A HEAD LACERATION AND ONE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND RELEASED.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND WAS PLACED BACK INTO REVENUE SERVICE ON APRIL 30, 2014.
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