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SIA 317 (A380) depressurizes...
Interesting article on the observations of a passenger, and resultant diversion. (www.straitstimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
There are a couple of things that bother me about this: First, they had a problem with the door seal in-bound to London, but determined that is was minor. Second, the pax reports of the loud noise 20 minutes into the flight, the less than satisfactory anwswers from the crew, the fact that they continued to press on despite the high noise and cold. Seems like they missed several opportunities for a more reasonable diversion, (perhaps still within the EU). I really wonder what the decision process was on the flight deck.
The door should have sealed as they climbed out... But I agree... I am wondering about flight deck decisions.
Seems that the whole story is not being told. Flight deck and airline ops seem to have made some bad calls.
It would be be nice to get more info (eg. from the recorders) but unsure how much info will be shared with the public in the future.
Anything that causes a super jumbo airliner filled with passengers to depressurize at altitude needs to be dissected and properly understood. No matter if it was a faulty seal or a faulty captain that caused the depressurization needs to be understood.
If this had been a 787 with a minor maintenance issue, it would be all over the news. Seems odd to have a depressurization if an A380 get so little press.
It would be be nice to get more info (eg. from the recorders) but unsure how much info will be shared with the public in the future.
Anything that causes a super jumbo airliner filled with passengers to depressurize at altitude needs to be dissected and properly understood. No matter if it was a faulty seal or a faulty captain that caused the depressurization needs to be understood.
If this had been a 787 with a minor maintenance issue, it would be all over the news. Seems odd to have a depressurization if an A380 get so little press.
Actually any Boeing with a problem seems to get a lot of press these days. One wonders what country the American press supports
You have to wonder.... LOL... I stopped wondering along time ago... They are against the American people and products and for foreign powers. No Wonders any longer in my book.
what a bad comment ! any aircraft now includes a majority of parts built in other countries than its mother land factory. It cannot be said american or european. Just consider it before saying nonsense.
Bad, I will agree... But true you cannot deny... Note the 380 had the oil seal problem with the Rolls Royce Engine... Barely heard about it. They could have lost all 4 in flight. The most minor thing on the 787 and it is headline news.
I am not going to sugar coat a lemon, I call it the way I see it.
I am not going to sugar coat a lemon, I call it the way I see it.
The A380 has had its problems from late to delivery as was the 787 to Engine Problems and other more minor problems. One problem that the A380 has been with pressure seals around the door. Look at video of the Air France A380 as it is easier to see on the white fuselage. There are black steaks running back from the doors. These are indications of seal leaks.
Every plane suffers seal leaks. Where parts mate there is a seal to insure pressurization. For a variety of reasons the deteriorate and door seals are the worst. When I was in the air force I spent hours on my belly replacing wing seals on the tanker version of the B707.
Testing for a seal leak is easy to do and should have been done in London. As I said there was most likely evidence on the fuselage of how bad the leak was if someone took the time to look. This was a preventable emergency simply by delaying or cancelling the fight and taking the plane out of service while the seal was changed.
Every plane suffers seal leaks. Where parts mate there is a seal to insure pressurization. For a variety of reasons the deteriorate and door seals are the worst. When I was in the air force I spent hours on my belly replacing wing seals on the tanker version of the B707.
Testing for a seal leak is easy to do and should have been done in London. As I said there was most likely evidence on the fuselage of how bad the leak was if someone took the time to look. This was a preventable emergency simply by delaying or cancelling the fight and taking the plane out of service while the seal was changed.
If you were in the Air Force and on a maint. crew, why would you describe a KC135 as a tanker version of the B707?
It is fact that the KC135 has it design roots back to the B707. It has the same wings, and airframe. I am sure by now it has upgraded engines for more power and fuel efficiency, but the original ones I believed used the same engines as the 707. The 707 would be a valid comparison.
Actually, the KC135 is not a 707 nor is it comparable. The KC135 is a 367-80 airframe, I know this to be fact because I work on the E-8C Joint STARS which is (and I'm not lying) a converted Boeing 707-320C aircraft. The KC-135 is some what similar but not a 707. In fact I fight with the KC135 Aero Repair guys all the time on this all the time. But yes, even on the E-8 we have seal problems... then again we have problems with some aircraft not being "true" in flight (that means the airframe is twisted and torqued). But that's what happens when you take an airframe out of bone yards and from other airline carriers and modify the living hell out of it!