Asiana Door Opened in Flight
- Thread starter Murdoughnut
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I was just coming to post and someone already had it up....
Assumption: Doors cannot be opened in flight 'at altitude' due to pressurization.
Question: Does the pressurization turn on/off automatically when descending to or reaching a designed altitude?
It seems this was below 1000 feet looking at the articles I saw.
Assumption: Doors cannot be opened in flight 'at altitude' due to pressurization.
Question: Does the pressurization turn on/off automatically when descending to or reaching a designed altitude?
It seems this was below 1000 feet looking at the articles I saw.
TUCKnTRUCK
That guy
SeanD
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TUCKnTRUCK
That guy
Did you Chat GPT this?
Lol no.. generic because well the numbers been different in early every plane I’ve flown
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TUCKnTRUCK
That guy
I imagine the sudden wind would kick up a ton of dust and dirt… plus shock of somebody opening it.
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Wardogg
Meat Popsicle
In one of my current airframes the Final Checks cannot be completed until pressurization drops below .7psi. I find this usually happens around 800 feet, give or take. That's still 80lbs of force pushing out on the door, and our door opens outward.
mightynimbus
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did they film that with a potato?
Minuteman
“Dongola”
I am reminded of this sad story of an American Airline flight attendant that may have been blown out a door because of some residual cabin pressure (A300) that made it difficult for the crew to open the entry doors while on the ground.
www.orlandosentinel.com
PRESSURE MAY HAVE BLASTED FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO GROUND
MIAMI — In the panicked moments before a freak accident killed an American Airlines flight attendant Monday, he and his co-workers struggled to open the jet’s doors. The fact that the d…
www.orlandosentinel.com
I am reminded of this sad story of an American Airline flight attendant that may have been blown out a door because of some residual cabin pressure (A300) that made it difficult for the crew to open the entry doors while on the ground.
PRESSURE MAY HAVE BLASTED FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO GROUND
MIAMI — In the panicked moments before a freak accident killed an American Airlines flight attendant Monday, he and his co-workers struggled to open the jet’s doors. The fact that the d…
Arghh... Paywalls suck.
Minuteman
“Dongola”
NTSB Accident Number MIA01FA029
Not similar to the Asiana video because there don't appear to be any other abnormal events happening (smoke/fire alarms). Just mentioned it because it was a weird case of remaining pressurized on the ground.
Not similar to the Asiana video because there don't appear to be any other abnormal events happening (smoke/fire alarms). Just mentioned it because it was a weird case of remaining pressurized on the ground.
I am reminded of this sad story of an American Airline flight attendant that may have been blown out a door because of some residual cabin pressure (A300) that made it difficult for the crew to open the entry doors while on the ground.
PRESSURE MAY HAVE BLASTED FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO GROUND
MIAMI — In the panicked moments before a freak accident killed an American Airlines flight attendant Monday, he and his co-workers struggled to open the jet’s doors. The fact that the d…
The A300 and A310 series didn’t have the residual pressure warning light that you see installed on the entry door windows and emergency exits of later Airbus airplanes. It did become available later as a retrofit, as it was designed later than these jets. The A300/310s that were not converted, instead had a warning placard at the door locations. A350 and 380 have a warning horn in addition to the flashing warning lights at the door, if residual cabin pressure is sensed past a preset point in the event a pressurization outflow valve didn’t fully open.
These warning lights are placed in the sill of the door window, so they can be seen by both FAs in the cabin as well as either jetway ground personnel, or crash rescue personnel.
TUCKnTRUCK
That guy
My current airframe starts to set field PA+ 500ft roughly 200nm from the airport in its normal low rate mode, previous was +50. Pressure checks are not on the checklist though.
I’d find guess that .7 PSI at 800 feet = 0 PSI somewhere in that 50-500 foot window though.
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Van_Hoolio
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Doesn’t look like the masks dropped…. Also looks like the slide deployed and tore off.
Murdoughnut
Well sized member
At least it didn't get stuck in the horizontal stab. That could have made things sportier.
JordanD
Chinese Food Enthusiast
I’ve never flown anything where the masks would drop unless the cabin altitude got to around 14,000 or so.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Parking brake set, split engine masters (to make the RPCU work), seat belt sign...
For those who aren’t familiar. Written on all four sides of the sign, installed in the window sill of the entry doors, and illuminates red when it senses the preset cabin differential or greater.
Van_Hoolio
Well-Known Member
When I would jumpseat on UPS the pilots were big on briefing the door issue on the A300, in case of evac. In short, don’t hold onto the door in case it wants to take you for a ride.
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