Posted on 06/25/2024 1:02:03 PM PDT by libh8er
....50 minutes into the flight, the B737 MAX experienced a sudden uncontrolled decompression. According to FL360aero, the message “pressure s ystem (pressure control function of the aircraft) abnormality” was displayed while flying over Jeju Island.
As per standard procedure during a sudden loss of cabin pressurization, the flight crew made an emergency descent. According to data from the flight tracking website Flightradar24, the aircraft dropped about 26,900 feet in around 15 minutes. The aircraft, carrying 125 passengers, was able to return to ICN Airport at approximately 19:40 local time.
One of the passengers onboard the flight captured footage inside the cabin, showing that the oxygen masks had all dropped from overhead.
The passenger said she thought it would be her “last day on earth”.
South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation said 15 passengers reported that they had suffered from hyperventilation or pain in their eardrums, while 13 were hospitalized after landing.
(Excerpt) Read more at aerotime.aero ...
Seems as tho we’re having airplane ‘suddenlies’.
Somebody here nailed it yesterday. “If it’s Boeing, I’m not going.”
Rapid descent? 26,900 feet (5miles) in 15 minutes is 20 mph.
Time to find out which airline does NOT use Boeing planes.
3 in a week that we know of.
Weird, right?
/s
My parents’ neighbor is a Boeing retired engineer.
He won’t fly commercial.
PERIOD.
(no joke, and only found out about this Father’s Day after I made an offhand remark when the subject of my flying - NOT -came up in conversation)
Rapid descent? 26,900 feet (5miles) in 15 minutes is 20 mph.
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I was surprised by that too.
It is a faster decent than you’d see when on approach to an airport, it definitely isn’t as fast as I would expect when trying to reach a safe altitude under decompression.
Delta does but doesn’t use any MAX variant.
“Fleet overview. Delta operates the largest fleets of the Airbus A220, Boeing 717, and Boeing 757, the largest passenger fleet of the Boeing 767, and the largest Airbus A330 fleet of any US airline. Alongside United Airlines, it is one of only two airlines operating the Boeing 767-400ER.” - Wikipedia
Most of the time I fly with them it’s an Airbus.
Things like this happen when when you hire DIE coders for your computerized aircraft controls.
Most older airlines, like Delta, use a mix of aircraft. Some like Southwest use all 737s and JetBlue fly all Airbus A320, A321s and A220s replacing Embraier E190s.
I have no problems flying on any Boeing aircraft. Their have been several recent incidents where Airbus aircraft had to declare an emergency and return.
Ya gotta wonder how mant CCP engineers are working for Boing.
GA. We use Cessna's (like 210's)
Well, that’s 1800 feet per minute. For a vertical velocity, that’s up there.
737MAX
Or DEI engineers...
I always thought it was a poor business decision by Boeing to abandon the 717 leaving an large opportunity to Airbus with the 220. The “small” 737 now can cram in over 170. The largest can hold 230.
The 717 also had the innovation of all fresh air instead of re-circulating cabin air, as I recall.
If you hold any BA stock, dump it. The 2nd shoe to drop is the non-return of astronauts due to an unsafe space capsule. The will load it up with return garbage from the ISS and send it home unmanned due to leaks. Your looking at the end of Boeing.
I’m not even sure the astronauts can use the hatch anymore. It’s full of water. They will probably die up there.
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