By Bearnairdine Beaumont -
‘Boeing is under intense scrutiny after last Friday's (Jan.8, 2024) shocking mishap on Alaska flight 1282. A panel on the plane flew off just a few minutes after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole terrifying passengers and causing (of course) a rapid, explosive decompression during which the cockpit door unexpectedly blew open - more on that one further down.
The crew as per procedure donned their oxygen masks, stopped the climb at about 16,000 ft, and declared emergency reporting depressurization of the aircraft. They initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 ft and returned to Portland for a safe landing on runway 28L about 20 minutes after departure.**
The NTSB revealed Monday evening that Alaska Airlines Flight 1282's flight crew was unaware that the cockpit door is designed to blow open during a cabin decompression.
So Boeing failed to mention that the cockpit door flies open in the event of cabin decompression? What else have they failed to mention in the past?
I can tell you about one: Worries about cabin air quality aka contaminated cabin breathing air.
The contamination of cabin air with toxic vapors introduced via engine or auxiliary power unit bleed air as part of the pressurization, heating, and cooling functions remains a subject they do not wish to discuss. But, those who have been affected in so many ways, will not stop bringing it to the table.
Here’s the email titled “Toxicity?”– but they do not listen to their engineers, not now not then in 2007. The engineer states:
“We are looking for a tombstone before anyone with any horsepower is going to take interest” ‘
See the full article here which includes a copy of the Boeing engineer’s email from 2007:
Sadly there have been many tombstones for pilots and cabin crew/flight attendants who’s premature deaths were caused by the effects of contaminated air in their workplace; many more are suffering from the long-term, often disabling health effects, but those in positions of authority who have the ‘horsepower’ still haven’t taken any interest.
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