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Author: MikeZMikeZ Date: Jul 26, 2008 16:41
Flight Deck crew oxygen bottles are attached to the area close to where the
damage to the hull is shown in the media pictures.
It will be of interest to see what the investigators find. Some reports have
susggested that the cabin floor above the area of damage is distorted
upwards, this would be unusual with decompression and skin rupture.
This link was sent to me this morning, interesting reading. I wonder how
accurate this report is when compared to the official investigation.
"Qantas jet drama 'due to oxygen explosion'
A fault in the pilots' emergency supply could have caused the near-disaster"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4384017.ece
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Author: PitsPits Date: Jul 26, 2008 19:17
On Jul 27, 7:41 am, "MikeZ" Bigend9999.net> wrote:> Flight Deck crew oxygen bottles are attached to the area close to where the
> damage to the hull is shown in the media pictures.
>
> It will be of interest to see what the investigators find. Some reports have
> susggested that the cabin floor above the area of damage is distorted
> upwards, this would be unusual with decompression and skin rupture.
>
> This link was sent to me this morning, interesting reading. I wonder how
> accurate this report is when compared to the official investigation.
>
> "Qantas jet drama 'due to oxygen explosion'
> A fault in the pilots' emergency supply could have caused the near-disaster"
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4384017.ece
>
> .
Good write up mike thanks for posting ---- as said in a post earlier
(before I read this)
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Author: RTRT Date: Jul 26, 2008 20:37
"Pits" gmail.com> wrote in message
news:90e29c3e-664f-4a9d-ac04-e2eca011dd03@v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
On Jul 27, 7:41 am, "MikeZ" Bigend9999.net> wrote:> Flight Deck crew oxygen bottles are attached to the area close to where
> the
> damage to the hull is shown in the media pictures.
>
> It will be of interest to see what the investigators find. Some reports
> have
> susggested that the cabin floor above the area of damage is distorted
> upwards, this would be unusual with decompression and skin rupture.
>
> This link was sent to me this morning, interesting reading. I wonder how
> accurate this report is when compared to the official investigation.
>
> "Qantas jet drama 'due to oxygen explosion'
> A fault in the pilots' emergency supply could have caused the
> near-disaster"
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4384017.ece ...
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Author: terryterry Date: Jul 27, 2008 03:08
On Jul 27, 9:41 am, "MikeZ" Bigend9999.net> wrote:> Flight Deck crew oxygen bottles are attached to the area close to where the
> damage to the hull is shown in the media pictures.
>
> It will be of interest to see what the investigators find. Some reports have
> susggested that the cabin floor above the area of damage is distorted
> upwards, this would be unusual with decompression and skin rupture.
>
> This link was sent to me this morning, interesting reading. I wonder how
> accurate this report is when compared to the official investigation.
>
> "Qantas jet drama 'due to oxygen explosion'
> A fault in the pilots' emergency supply could have caused the near-disaster"
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4384017.ece
>
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Author: BobmanBobman Date: Jul 27, 2008 20:04
For 3 days this has been front page news, but was there really any chance of
the a/c breaking up in flight?
The United Airlines incident in 1989 (where a cargo door opened in flight
causing a large portion of the RHF fuselage coming off, as well as seats etc
and causing 1 passenger to be sucked out) is something that you'd call a
major incident, given that one passenger died and others were holding on to
their seats in hope that they wouldn't be sucked out.
After watching all the ACI episodes over the years, this Qantas incident
seems to be a tad over-dramatic.
--
Regards
Bobby
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Jul 27, 2008 20:12
Bobman wrote:
> For 3 days this has been front page news, but was there really any chance of
> the a/c breaking up in flight?
None, I'd say.
BTW, I find it interesting that the oxygen bottles for the flight crew
are so far away from the cockpit. I wonder whether this reflects a
realisation that they represent some level of threat, and a desire to
keep them away from critical flight control sytems.
Sylvia.
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Date: Jul 27, 2008 20:29
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:12:41 +1000, Sylvia Else
wrote:
>Bobman wrote:
>> For 3 days this has been front page news, but was there really any chance of
>> the a/c breaking up in flight?
>
>None, I'd say.
>
>BTW, I find it interesting that the oxygen bottles for the flight crew
>are so far away from the cockpit. I wonder whether this reflects a
>realisation that they represent some level of threat, and a desire to
>keep them away from critical flight control sytems.
>
>Sylvia.
Yeah...they keep the engines a long way away too...for just the same
reason :-)
OzOne of the three twins
I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
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Author: Graeme HoganGraeme Hogan Date: Jul 28, 2008 00:33
> Bobman wrote:
>> For 3 days this has been front page news, but was there really any chance
>> of the a/c breaking up in flight?
>
> None, I'd say.
>
> BTW, I find it interesting that the oxygen bottles for the flight crew are
> so far away from the cockpit. I wonder whether this reflects a realisation
> that they represent some level of threat, and a desire to keep them away
> from critical flight control sytems.
>
Weight and balance issues.
Keep all the static ? load around the centre of lift.
Pre flight balancing is easier, (something I was going to write here but
brain was clogged).
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Author: Sylvia ElseSylvia Else Date: Jul 28, 2008 01:14
Graeme Hogan wrote:
>> Bobman wrote:
>>> For 3 days this has been front page news, but was there really any chance
>>> of the a/c breaking up in flight?
>> None, I'd say.
>>
>> BTW, I find it interesting that the oxygen bottles for the flight crew are
>> so far away from the cockpit. I wonder whether this reflects a realisation
>> that they represent some level of threat, and a desire to keep them away
>> from critical flight control sytems.
>>
>
> Weight and balance issues.
> Keep all the static ? load around the centre of lift.
> Pre flight balancing is easier, (something I was going to write here but
> brain was clogged).
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> ...
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