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Hole found in Alaska plane (CONTRACT BAGGAGE HANDLER HIT PLANE - DIDN'T REPORT IT)
KING5.com ^ | 12/27/05 | KING5.com

Posted on 12/27/2005 6:34:42 PM PST by paulat

Hole found in Alaska plane

05:30 PM PST on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 KING5.com

Investigators: Problems spike after ramp work outsourced

SEATTLE – An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to return to Seattle Monday after a gash in the plane’s fuselage caused the aircraft to lose pressurization.

The incident began when a ramp worker hit the plane with a baggage cart or baggage belt machine, according to National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Jim Struhsaker.

The accident created a crease in the skin of the plane which opened up into a hole when the pressure on the plane changed at 26,000 feet.

The employee told the agency that although the vehicle had touched the plane, he was not aware that he had dented it.

“At that time in the driving rain it did not appear to be significant to him,” Stuhsaker said.

According to Alaska Airlines and accounts provided to KING 5 News by passengers, flight 536 took off from Sea-Tac at 3:50 p.m., bound for Burbank, Calif.

Alaska Airlines flight 536 was forced to return to Sea-Tac Monday after it lost cabin pressure. Passenger Jeremy Hermanns took this snapshot of the scene after the oxygen masks had dropped down.

About 10 or 20 minutes into the flight, there was a loud noise and the cabin lost pressure. The plane then descended rapidly before returning to Sea-Tac, said Caroline Boren, a spokeswoman for Alaska Airlines.

Passenger accounts of the incident paint a scary picture.

“I could feel that obviously my ears popping and that's not a good symbol and that didn't go away and then it got hard to breathe and then whoosh all the compression in the plane was lost. We totally decompressed,” said passenger Jeremy Hermanns.

He said everyone on board scrambled to get their masks on and then the engine noise became very loud.

“We knew that something was going on … it was definitely frightening. It wasn't something I wanted to do again,” he said.

Jeremy Hermanns shot this image of himself with his oxygen mask on after the plane he was on lost cabin pressure.

Hermann’s believes, nevertheless that the crew handled the situation well.

“I'm just very glad that the pilots and the crew and everybody handled it so well,” he said.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: alaskaairlines; aviation; emergencylanding; faa; flight536; mcdonnelldouglas; md80; md83; ntsb; wa
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To: oxcart

"Example of non-union aircraft production"

At least the engines were made in an iam open shop in the usa.


81 posted on 12/28/2005 2:53:55 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: feinswinesuksass; Fierce Allegiance
You were post 69....(insert Beavis/Butthead laugh track)

Fierce thinks I'm always 69....,

he's 70....

He comes after me.

82 posted on 12/28/2005 3:37:58 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (If better were within, better would come out. - -Thomas Fuller)
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To: oxcart

Yikes! 72??? Alaska Airlines better get their act together.

No clue about undocumented, but I wouldn't be surprised.


83 posted on 12/28/2005 4:05:41 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Valentines Day~ is coming~)
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To: Dashing Dasher

I prefer 68. I KNOW you know the meaning.

It was my freshman football # as well.


84 posted on 12/28/2005 4:37:13 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

I owe you one.



;-)


85 posted on 12/28/2005 4:40:17 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (If better were within, better would come out. - -Thomas Fuller)
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To: Dashing Dasher

I have bookmarked this post as evidence!


86 posted on 12/28/2005 4:40:48 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

I lied.


87 posted on 12/28/2005 4:42:53 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (If better were within, better would come out. - -Thomas Fuller)
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To: Dashing Dasher

Oh Christ, now I'm gonna go commit suicide.


88 posted on 12/28/2005 4:47:13 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: Paleo Conservative

Ground crew ping!


89 posted on 12/28/2005 4:47:36 PM PST by azhenfud (He who always is looking up seldom finds others' lost change.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

Can I get the bulldozer then?


90 posted on 12/28/2005 4:51:00 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (If better were within, better would come out. - -Thomas Fuller)
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To: Dashing Dasher; Fierce Allegiance
Hey, D.D. ! I was gonna ping you to this post!

8^)

Hey F.A. I'm so JELOUS!!!

8^(

Hope you all have a Happy New Year!!!!

xxoo

SISU

91 posted on 12/28/2005 4:54:32 PM PST by The SISU kid (I have seen the future (but I signed a nondisclosure))
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To: Dashing Dasher

It's got 2 sticks though. You would get all confuzzled.


92 posted on 12/28/2005 4:56:31 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: The SISU kid

How you been? Merry Christmas & Happy New year!


93 posted on 12/28/2005 4:56:56 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
Still fightin' to good fight. We've been so extremely busy here at work! Our best and most productive (not to mention profitable) year to date!

I really haven't been ignore you guys (and gals) but work first, play second (unless it's with my Grandson, who just turned 10 mo. old on Dec 17th) Yep, that's right, another Aquarius, just like you (and my Wife)!!!

Hope all is well with you and yours!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you too!

94 posted on 12/28/2005 5:02:17 PM PST by The SISU kid (I have seen the future (but I signed a nondisclosure))
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To: The SISU kid
another Aquarius,

Has he started swim lessons yet?

My company did very well this year, also. So much for all the MSM bad economy banter. Kids are great, but we are hoping 2006 will be better.

95 posted on 12/28/2005 5:06:16 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

Are you assuming I've never had anything with two sticks?


;-)


96 posted on 12/28/2005 5:09:44 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (If better were within, better would come out. - -Thomas Fuller)
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To: The SISU kid

Happy Kwanzaa to you too!

;-)


97 posted on 12/28/2005 5:10:54 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (If better were within, better would come out. - -Thomas Fuller)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
Has he started swim lessons yet?

No, but his Daddy is a Pisces (like is Grandpa) and were both itchin' to get him into the water. The boy is curious about everything, and fears nothing!

I'm so blessed to have an entirely new center to my universe!

98 posted on 12/28/2005 5:12:16 PM PST by The SISU kid (I have seen the future (but I signed a nondisclosure))
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Ding, Ding, Ding

We have a winner

Name the airline and the name of that airline B4 all those folks died (and it was subcontracted maint there as well)

Before and after if you will.


99 posted on 12/28/2005 5:17:29 PM PST by ASOC (The result of choosing between the lesser of two evils, in the end, leaves you with, well, evil.)
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To: ASOC
Question:are we really better off with airline(and other) derugulation as a nation?

Did the transportation systems of the 1970s need deregulating or updated regulations?

100 posted on 12/28/2005 5:20:50 PM PST by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a creditcard?)
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