Had a scare on the flight that nearly cost me half my life.
Summer is the peak travel season, and more and more people are taking flights, but there have been quite a few incidents involving flights recently.
Just yesterday, an aircraft carrying 202 passengers encountered an emergency situation during takeoff. A female passenger forcibly opened the emergency escape hatch in front of everyone's eyes, ignoring the crew's attempts to stop her, causing the escape slide to deploy, and causing screams from all the passengers on board!
This incident occurred at 8:15 AM local time yesterday morning. The Seoul Airlines flight, originally scheduled to depart from Jeju International Airport for Kimpo Airport, was preparing for takeoff on the taxiway.
All passengers were settled in and ready to go when the plane was moving along taxiway P towards the runway. However, just as it was about to enter the runway, a 30-something female passenger, in full view of everyone, ignored the crew's attempts to stop her and forcibly opened the emergency exit!
With this action, the escape slide was also deployed and instantly popped out. Crew members and passengers who witnessed this were terrified, and the cabin crew immediately reported it to the cockpit.
The captain immediately interrupted the takeoff procedure, contacted the tower staff, and ground personnel subsequently sent a tow truck to drag the aircraft back off the runway. Airport police boarded the plane and arrested the female passenger.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman claimed she felt "too stuffy" in the cabin at the time and thus forcibly opened the door to ventilate. This incident has now been taken over by the police and the Jeju Local Aviation Office for investigation.
Seoul Airlines also arranged a new aircraft to depart at 2 PM, carrying the delayed passengers to their destination.
In addition to this incident, on April 13th, another United Airlines flight made an emergency landing!
This flight was originally scheduled to depart around 7:08 PM on the evening of the 13th from Denver International Airport, but after flying a short distance, it made an emergency landing again at 8:21 PM.
According to video footage, on the same day, one of the planes at this airport had just taken off and was flying a short distance in the air when sparks appeared from one of the engines.
At 8:45 PM, United Airlines confirmed that the aircraft did indeed make an emergency landing after taking off. All passengers and crew landed safely. The reason for returning was "possible collision with wildlife."
The aircraft involved in this flight was a Boeing 737-600, carrying 153 passengers and 6 crew members.
Not only that, on April 11th, a Hawaiian Airlines flight also experienced an "emergency situation" while taking off from Los Angeles International Airport, aborting the takeoff!
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A330 operating Hawaiian Airlines Flight 33, which was scheduled to depart at 8:00 AM that morning from Los Angeles International Airport to Kahului Airport on Maui Island.
However, when this aircraft was preparing to take off from Los Angeles, the front wheel suddenly showed "obvious vibrations," and the captain immediately realized something was wrong, decisively interrupting the takeoff procedure.
Witnesses said that when the brakes were applied, thick smoke emerged near the landing gear, which was very alarming.
Hawaiian Airlines later confirmed that the cause of the accident was instability in the front wheel. As a key component of the landing gear, the front wheel is responsible for keeping the aircraft balanced during takeoff and landing. Since smoke appeared during departure, landing would also be dangerous, so the crew immediately called for a halt.
This aircraft safely returned to the gate, and after the passengers disembarked, the maintenance team conducted a thorough inspection.
A spokesperson said, "The safety of our employees and passengers is our top priority. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience caused to the passengers." This unexpected event caused the flight to be delayed by nearly four hours.
Just a short while ago, a Rouge flight, a low-cost carrier under Air Canada, which was carrying 133 passengers, was preparing to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport when it had to abort the landing due to a flap malfunction.
This Airbus A319 aircraft was flying from Vado Huco International Airport in Mexico to Toronto Pearson Airport. When the aircraft approached its destination, the crew discovered a mechanical fault.
The captain immediately contacted the tower and said, "We need to go around, please guide us. There is a problem with our flaps!"
A few minutes later, this aircraft sent out a "PAN-PAN" alert.
"PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, this is Rouge 1771. Our flaps are stuck in the zero position, and we are currently executing the checklist. There are 133 passengers and 5 crew members on board, with approximately 60 minutes of remaining fuel."
The aircraft circled over Toronto before finally safely landing on Runway 23. Fire trucks and other emergency services were on standby next to the runway.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7493634364996157967/
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