The lack of communication with ATC about the incident is odd. Surely an altitude loss of that magnitude should have caught the controller’s attention.
I don’t know the meteorological details but heavy rain was reported; so low-level wind shear during climb-out is a possibility. But why would the crew not make a PIREP once they were stabilized? It’s something other aircrews would like to know. And were that the case, why would the airline need to subject them to additional training, unless their LLWS escape procedures were improper?
I don’t know the meteorological details but heavy rain was reported; so low-level wind shear during climb-out is a possibility. But why would the crew not make a PIREP once they were stabilized? It’s something other aircrews would like to know. And were that the case, why would the airline need to subject them to additional training, unless their LLWS escape procedures were improper?