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Jet plunges 3,300 feet in turbulence; 30 injured
An airliner flying from Havana to Milan abruptly plunged some 3,300 feet when it hit unusually strong turbulence over the Atlantic on Monday, terrifying passengers and leaving some 30 people aboard with bruises and scrapes, airline officials said. (seattletimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It was reported as a 767. There was convective activity in area but no reports that they flew into a cell or encountered svr downdrafts coming off anvil. Hope that they sanitized the seats after landing.
lifetime fear of flying in 3, 2, 1...
Sounds like CAT to me and as far a "plunge"...yes! Thank you for wing stress tests! The pax not wearing a seatbelt are damn lucky they weren't wearing a ceiling panel!
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Bermuda Triangle strikes again? Didn't say if it was CAT which generally does not result if ever in a sudden loss of altitude with accompanying zero or negative G. Sounds more like penetration (inadvertent or otherwise) of convective activity which begs the question of whether weather radar was available and in use.
I just caught sight of your last wording "in use," that could possibly be...
I'm positive wx. radar would be working on an airliner, especially one crossing the ocean. Most MEL's say the radar could be inop. as long as the route does not take it into an area of forecasted thunderstorms, which is unlikely over the ocean.