Oxygen masks deployed in Qantas mid-air scare

[alberttky 0]

AUSTRALIA'S The Age newspaper reported that a Qantas airliner carrying 99 passengers from Adelaide to Melbourne was forced rapidly to descend 26,000 feet after a sudden cabin depressurisation on Tuesday morning.

 

Oxygen masks dropped from the overhead consoles on the Boeing 737-400 as the pilots of flight QF670 announced that they would have to make a rapid descent from a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet to just 10,000 feet.

 

The incident occurred 30min from Melbourne and the pilots obtained air traffic control permission to fly at the lower altitude for the rest of the flight into Melbourne.

 

"It experienced a depressurisation in the cabin," Qantas spokesman Sophia Connelly said. "We think it was related to the airconditioning at this stage; we're waiting on confirmation of that."

 

The masks in the cabin dropped automatically as a result of the depressurisation, she said, but it was thought the passengers did not need to put them on immediately.

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_628015.html

[Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2]

Another Qantas plane gets the media treatment. With all the "problems" reported it's a "miracle" why they haven't lost a plane.

[Ignatius 4]

Nothing new there.. another common occurrence on the worlds most EXperience airline

[Gavin Andrew David 6]

This kind of thing , happens all around the world really , just that , whether it gets highlighted or not

 

Since QF has been under the limelight , hence , this is surfacing

[Muhammad Othman 0]

36,000 feet to just 10,000 feet. Is that really common?

[Radzi 2]

Rapid decompression. Pressurization failed, so you need to bring the aircraft to a breathable level. 10000 ft is the level.