5 passengers injured on Alaska Airlines plane

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 16 Feb 2006, 18:28

Tuesday evening, flight 578 from Seattle to Denver suffered a pressurization malfunction. 5 passengers got injured. The airplane headed back to Seattle where the passengers were treated for "minor symptoms of ear and sinus pain".

The plane had 52 passengers + 5 crew on board.

Source: Associated Press

MX727 · Post by **MX727** » 16 Feb 2006, 23:25

What kind of airplane was it? Do you have a direct link?
Regards,
JAHC

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 17 Feb 2006, 01:10

More to the point, what the hell happened to the pressurization system??

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 17 Feb 2006, 03:03

Isn't this the secon depressurization incident with Alaska recently?

bits44 · Post by **bits44** » 17 Feb 2006, 04:26

Nah! somebody just opened the window to throw out their gum!

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 17 Feb 2006, 13:40

heres the link: http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/ ... =3&id=5399

unfortunately no airplane type was mentioned.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 17 Feb 2006, 16:15

AFAIK it the plane involved was a B737-400.

I would be interested in knowing more precisely what went wrong in the pressurization system...

Chris

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 17 Feb 2006, 18:15

after the plane's automatic pressurization system malfunctioned, officials said.

I blame the pilots. There is a manual control on the pressurization system, and if they were not monitoring the cabin altitude like they SHOULD have been, then it is their fault.

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 01 Mar 2006, 18:30

UPDATE

After pressurization problems on 5 flights this week and 2 others a few weeks ago, Alaska Airlines is investigating the pressurization system on every plane in its fleet of 140 aircraft. In each of the 7 incidents, another aircraft was involved. 4 aircraft types are involved in the incidents: a Boeing 737-200, a Boeing 737-400, a Boeing 737-700 and a MD-80. Several people suffered minor ear injuries, but some had to go to a hospital. So far the cause remains unknown.

Read more: http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/ ... eSection=3

Source: Anchorage Daily News

UltraSonic · Post by **UltraSonic** » 01 Mar 2006, 18:57

Knight255 wrote:
after the plane's automatic pressurization system malfunctioned, officials said.
I blame the pilots. There is a manual control on the pressurization system, and if they were not monitoring the cabin altitude like they SHOULD have been, then it is their fault.

So you say it's a crew error without even knowing the facts? First get your facts straight, then form an opinion.
Cabin altitude pres. is controlled by switch pres. valves. Cockpit crew has other work to do on takeoff and climb then to keep a constant eye on that pres. reading.

"Blame the pilots"........ "Get the facts"

vc-10 · Post by **vc-10** » 01 Mar 2006, 22:24

a Helios 737-400 crashed due to pilots not putting the pressurisation switch in the right position.....

UltraSonic · Post by **UltraSonic** » 02 Mar 2006, 07:38

vc-10 wrote:a Helios 737-400 crashed due to pilots not putting the pressurisation switch in the right position.....

So every pressurisation problem is crew error? Common.....