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Cabin Pressurization Issue Causes Emergency Landing
Delta flight from ATL to FLL has cabin pressure issue, makes emergency landing at TPA. (www.newsweek.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
a controlled descent should have been preceded by acknowledgement by one of the flight crew - hey folks, we've got a warning light and out of an abundance of caution we're going to make a rapid descent and divert to Tampa...don't be alarmed if/when the oxygen masks deploy...all will be okay. Can't understand why that wasn't done.
Shame on the media - Irresponsible reporting like this gives the "fake news" proponents ammunition'
this plane didn't PLUNGE - it descended rapidly and totally within the limits of the airframe - i am also quite certain that there were no overspeed or other warnings
Shame on you Newsday, CNN and other outlets that profit by turning non-events into "news"
this plane didn't PLUNGE - it descended rapidly and totally within the limits of the airframe - i am also quite certain that there were no overspeed or other warnings
Shame on you Newsday, CNN and other outlets that profit by turning non-events into "news"
News folks can be dramatic, but there is a serious reason that the aircraft has to get down quickly. The laws of Physics defines that a liquid or gas will always move from an area of high pressure to low pressure. When a cabin suddenly depressurizes, your lung pressure is higher than the cabin pressure so unless you have available oxygen under high pressure you are going to get hypoxic very quickly. The passenger mask has a flow but very little pressure, thankfully, the pilots are getting pressurized oxygen but there is limited time available to get the aircraft to 15,000, which it is certified to do in 4 minutes. Of course you would not stop at 15,000, terrain permitting. The idea is get everybody to a level where the pressure is high enough that the lungs will begin to absorb oxygen normally. We have to remember there is probably a wide variety of healthy people some more needy that others.
I had to shake my head when I heard this report.
Years ago I was on an Ozark Air Lines DC-9 from STL to FLL. After levelling off, the cabin crew started serving lunch. Just as I got a meal tray, my ears popped and cold air started blowing from the overhead vents. Almost simultaneously, the flight attendants looked at one another, the oxygen masks deployed, the pilot pulled back the throttles and pointed the nose down. I had to grab the food tray to keep it from spilling in my lap
The cabin crew quickly stowed the lunch service and assisted passengers. There was no panic.
One of the pilots announced there was a pressurization problem and we would be returning to STL.
What I remember most is that after speaking to the pax, the pilot left his mask mic open and along with the cockpit crew conversation, we heard breathing throughout the cabin. This got a good laugh and everyone remained relaxed. Very professional crew. I miss flying Ozark.
My only other pressurization event was on a C-130 night flight from Saigon to DaNang with 80 vietnamese nationals holding on to straps across the cargo floor. The rear loading door blew its seal and the alarm bell went off. That was a little bit more interesting.
Years ago I was on an Ozark Air Lines DC-9 from STL to FLL. After levelling off, the cabin crew started serving lunch. Just as I got a meal tray, my ears popped and cold air started blowing from the overhead vents. Almost simultaneously, the flight attendants looked at one another, the oxygen masks deployed, the pilot pulled back the throttles and pointed the nose down. I had to grab the food tray to keep it from spilling in my lap
The cabin crew quickly stowed the lunch service and assisted passengers. There was no panic.
One of the pilots announced there was a pressurization problem and we would be returning to STL.
What I remember most is that after speaking to the pax, the pilot left his mask mic open and along with the cockpit crew conversation, we heard breathing throughout the cabin. This got a good laugh and everyone remained relaxed. Very professional crew. I miss flying Ozark.
My only other pressurization event was on a C-130 night flight from Saigon to DaNang with 80 vietnamese nationals holding on to straps across the cargo floor. The rear loading door blew its seal and the alarm bell went off. That was a little bit more interesting.
During the pre-takeoff safety briefing the attendants address the possible loss of cabin pressure as no big deal and mention the masks will drop and how to use them. They do not mention the possible sharp pains you may feel, the possible loud noise you may hear, the possible fogging that looks like smoke you may see, or the very rapid but controlled descent that the plane will make to get them down to where they can breathe because they never listen to the safety briefing and don't use the masks correctly.
Did the flight crew inform the passengers why the masks dropped and why they were making the rapid decent? I mean during the event, not afterwards. That would have helped reduce the fear factor tremendously.