Flashermac Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Flight Status Results Flight: (TG) Thai Airways International 415 Date: Nov 09, 2007 Status: Landed On Time On-Time: 4.9 of 5 Duration: 2h 24m Equipment: Airbus Industrie A300-600 Passenger Equipment: Airbus Industrie A300-600 Passenger (Actual) Flight stats Maybe the reporter simply assumed the plane had four engines, and in fact just one of the two engines crapped out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Nothing in the Bangkok English language papers so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 the incident happened last tuesday and there was a short report in Bangkok Post. here is the link to the other thread in travel section: http://www.thai360.com/fbb/showtopic.php?tid/523724/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Sounds like somebody made this whole story up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Cover-up? << First hand observations: we were about an hour into the flight, flying at nomal cruising altitude (35000 ft?) when there was a loud bang and the plane suddenly dropped. All the oxygen masks dropped out from the overhead compartments and an automatic pre-recorded message came over the itercom: "Emergency, emergency. Please put on your oxygen masks". The jet engines were screaming and the plane was rapidly descending. The cabin crew strapped themselves into their seats and also tried to put on their masks. Despite putting on the masks correctly, it was soon evident that there was no oxygen supply, as the plastic bags than connect to the masks and the gas delivery tube were not inflating... so basically, everyone was just hyperventilating. Two children in our section of the plane fainted, and were resuscitated by cabin crew with portable oxygen bottles and masks. It was the quickest and roughest descent I have ever experienced... I would guess at about 15 minutes from the time of depressure to actual touchdown at Hat Yai. The air con was not working during descent, but it certainly was not hot until we were actually taxiing from the runway to the terminal. Sure the airport director Wing Commander Wicha Nernlop knows it better, doesn't he? >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Lots of other reports, all mentioning the cabin air-pressure system failed. Nothing about any engines crapping out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Sure sounds like something is fishy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 "...Despite putting on the masks correctly, it was soon evident that there was no oxygen supply, as the plastic bags than connect to the masks and the gas delivery tube were not inflating..." The bags are NOT supposed to inflate, they tell you that in the safety video. Also, the oxygen masks drop due to a sudden drop in cabin pressure, they have nothing to do with engine failures. A lot of un answered questions here...anyway, glad no one was (supposedly) hurt, and a disaster was avoided. United had a 777 blow an engine on take off out of BKK a few years back, and a 747-400 blow an engine here in SFO...it happens, can be bird strikes, engine failure, other debris all sorts of stuff...flying is still safer than driving, but I guess less spectacular when there is an accident... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 I've seen the bags drop during very severe turbulence too. Not supposed to, just did. A bang and a drop in altitude seems to indicate a compressor fan failure. Doesn't the cabin pressurization system work as a power takeoff from one or more the of engines? OH? Samak, 747 also has four engines... Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Flight Status Results Flight: (TG) Thai Airways International 415 Date: Nov 09, 2007 Status: Landed On Time On-Time: 4.9 of 5 Duration: 2h 24m Equipment: Airbus Industrie A300-600 Passenger Equipment: Airbus Industrie A300-600 Passenger (Actual) Flight stats Maybe the reporter simply assumed the plane had four engines, and in fact just one of the two engines crapped out? TG is known for frequently substituting aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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