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United pilot makes ‘terrifying’ explosion announcement before emergency landing
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Passengers had a shock on a United Airlines flight last week on Friday after the pilot reportedly made a “terrifying” announcement about an explosion in the cargo hold. (www.airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Typical social media material IMHO. Where is the objective reporting? Any technical topic like aviation needs informed and articulate handling to make any sense to readers. Aviation reporting is essentially technical COMMUNICATION which means complete, ACCURATE and useful. So, what that means is the reader needs to be able to interpret the content.
The reporter did the best they could with the available information such as it was. Airport employees, airline employees, TSA, etc., etc., have strict instructions not to speak to the press.
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This account sounds more realistic than some millennial twitter twit's over exaggeration.
"Some passengers on the flight reported that they heard a small pop, almost like an explosion, but there was not any apparent damage. Other passengers stated that the crew announced that there was possibly a fire, due to a small explosion in the cargo bay."
From https://simpleflying.com/united-boeing-737-diverts-austin-reports-fire-onboard/
"Some passengers on the flight reported that they heard a small pop, almost like an explosion, but there was not any apparent damage. Other passengers stated that the crew announced that there was possibly a fire, due to a small explosion in the cargo bay."
From https://simpleflying.com/united-boeing-737-diverts-austin-reports-fire-onboard/
"There was an explosion!" Investigators find a champagne bottle popped it's cork in the cargo. (manic laughter)