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The Federal Aviation Administration initially reported a pressurization problem and said it would investigate. Snow said there was no indication of any pressurization issues, and the FAA later issued a statement that did not reference a pressurization problem.
SkyWest also said there was no problem with the plane’s door, which some media initially reported.
Flight 5622 was originally scheduled to fly from Chicago to Hartford. The plane descended 28,000 feet in three minutes.
originally posted by: StoutBroux
That'd play hell with your vodka tonic, and your stomach!
originally posted by: Daughter2
The Federal Aviation Administration initially reported a pressurization problem and said it would investigate. Snow said there was no indication of any pressurization issues, and the FAA later issued a statement that did not reference a pressurization problem.
SkyWest also said there was no problem with the plane’s door, which some media initially reported.
Flight 5622 was originally scheduled to fly from Chicago to Hartford. The plane descended 28,000 feet in three minutes.
SkyWest Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Buffalo, Drops 28,000 Feet in 3 Minutes
What's strange about this story is the reason for the drop kept changing. First it was pressurization, then a door, and finally a sick passenger.
I used to fly all the time and I never heard a plane having to descend so quickly.
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originally posted by: Zaphod58
A passenger passed out, and it was reported to the pilot that it might have been because of a pressurization problem. The Captain chose to perform a rapid descent to get to thicker atmosphere to be safe.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: WarminIndy
It depends. The alarms don't sound until the pressure level drops below a certain altitude in the cabin. If it was a slow leak it would start affecting one or two people that were more sensitive to altitude, then more and more.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: WarminIndy
It depends. The alarms don't sound until the pressure level drops below a certain altitude in the cabin. If it was a slow leak it would start affecting one or two people that were more sensitive to altitude, then more and more.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: charlyv
We had a -135, I think it was the early 90s, coming back from England. The Nav stood up to do a sextant shot, when the overhead window blew out. The decompression was so bad it pulled his upper body through. That window is about a foot long by four or five inches wide.