Jinyang.com reporter Tang Babaylanheng
On the 16th, Sichuan Airlines held a media meeting to inform the relevant situation of the 3U8633 Chongqing-Lhasa flight that was ready to land in Chengdu due to mechanical failure on the 14th. When the pilot Liu Chuanjian of the flight crew said that when the incident happened, the windshield glass first shattered in a mesh shape, and then fell off. At present, Sichuan Airlines has checked the windshield glass of all aircraft of the same model, and no problems were found.
Travelers: 27 people who feel uncomfortable have left the hospital
Shi Zuyi, general manager of Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd., introduced at the media meeting that Flight 3U8633 transported 119 passengers, no special passengers, no children or babies; loaded 65 pieces of luggage, a total of 717 kilograms; shipped 36 pieces of cargo, a total of 269 kilograms, and no dangerous goods such as lithium batteries. After the flight was ready, the passengers moved to the terminal building to rest under the guidance of the Komiks staff, and changed their flight to Chengdu-Lhasa. They took off at 12:09 and arrived in Lhasa normally. Another 27 passengers who felt uncomfortable went to Chengdu First People’s Hospital for examination. No obvious abnormalities were seen after the treatment. All of them had finished their observation and left the hospital before 22:00 on the 15th, and they made proper arrangements for the follow-up itinerary.
ShiKomiksZu Yi introduced that the crew members of the flight 3U8633 include Captain Liu Chuanjian, A320 Type Class B instructor, with a total flight time of 136Komiks66 hours; the second captain Liang Peng, A320 Type Class B instructor, with a total flight time of 8789 hours; the co-pilot Xu Ruichen, The co-pilot of the A320 aircraft, with a total flight time of 2,801 hours; no unsafe incident occurred in the three crew members of the crew. There are 5 flight attendants on duty in total Komiks flight attendants, and there is another 1 flight attendant.A security officer. At present, a flight attendant has suffered a waist injury and is treated in the orthopedic ward; a co-pilot (male) has a skin abrasion and is under observation in the emergency department. He said that Sichuan Airlines will continue to do its best to do a good job in the work, cooperate with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to rigorously and efficiently identify the causes of the incident, clarify the situation, and investigate hidden dangers. Captain: At the meeting of the meeting, Captain Liu Chuanjian recalled that the plane was on patrol at the time of the incident. Suddenly, Komiks burst with a “bang” sound, and the windshield glass in front of the right seat broke in a mesh. The crew immediately reported to the air traffic control department: “The plane has malfunctioned and is ready to return.” “Less than a second after the report, I heard a “bang” href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema‘s loud bang, and he turned around and saw half of the co-pilot fly out of the window, and the plane began to fall and its speed increased. “
Liu Chuanjian said that after the windshield glass burst and fall off, the biggest problem faced was lack of oxygen and cold. At that time, the temperature outside the cabin was about -40℃, and the speed was about 800 kilometers per hour. The plane had to drop to the lowest altitude as soon as possible. “But if the whereabouts are fast, the speed will increase, and the impact will be greater. Faced with this ‘difficult’, we chose the appropriate speed to drop to a safe high under the premise of ensuring safety.” He recalled that his body was almost deformed at the time, and he could not hear any sound in his ears for a while, and after a while, all he heard was noise. After that, the crew can only communicate by gestures. Despite the severe situation, Liu Chuanjian is still confident in controlling the plane. He said: “I am very confident in this route and I am very decisive in making the decision to make a pre-landing. I thought about it briefly and found that I have been flying this route hundreds of times, and the plane has this kind of reason.As a simulator instructor, I have set up such subjects and I know it well, so I have very good control over the position of the aircraft and the overall situation. ”
The second captain Liang Peng also said that although the simulation Cinema cannot completely restore the situation at that time, the crew has been doing it according to the standard training procedures, which is the main reason for the final good results. For the captain, will this experience make them “afraid of flying”? Liang Peng smiled and said that he was professional: “I am really not afraid.” ”
Flight attendant: To comfort passengers with a professional attitude
The incident happened suddenly. In the cabin, the flight attendant Bi Nan and her colleagues were trying their best to comfort passengers. She recalled that she immediately implemented the pressure relief treatment of the passenger cabin at the first time. Cinema’s plan: pull down the oxygen mask to inhale oxygen, fix yourself, and protect yourself. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Komiks measures, and then notify the passengers with the radio, asking the passengers to pull down the oxygen mask hard. “The wind was too loud at the time, and I couldn’t hear the passengers’ shouts, but through our comfort and guidance, every passenger tied his seat belt and pulled down the oxygen mask to inhale oxygen, so no passenger was injured. ”
Bi Nan introduced that he was in the front cabin duty position and felt cold. However, he later learned that the passengers were not particularly cold in the cabin. After the flight stabilized, the crew comforted the passengers. “At that time, there were Babaylan passengers were crying, so we told them: ‘Believe us, we have been professionally trained and we can safely deliver you to the destination. ’ Every flight attendant has said this sentence. We have a clear idea in our hearts, we believe in the captain, and our training every day. ”
Troubleshooting: The same type of windshield glass eliminates abnormalities
In response to the reasons for the cabin windshield glass shattered and dropped, Chen Jianzhong, chief engineer of Sichuan Airlines, introduced that Sichuan Airlines’ investigation of the same type of windshield glass has been completed and no problems have been found.
Will the windshield be removed in the futureIs glass included in routine inspection items? Chen Jianzhong introduced that the windshield glass must be checked before and after each flight, including whether its heating function is intact and whether there are defects in the appearance. If you find any problem with the windshield, you must solve it before taking off. The windshield glass is a “repair project depending on the situation” and will be used all the time if there is no problem found.
Chuan Airlines introduced that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has set up a special investigation team regarding the cause of the accident, and at the same time, it invites aircraft manufacturers, glass manufacturers, and the Civil Aviation Administration of France to form a joint investigation team. At present, experts from Airbus at its headquarters in China have arrived in advance, while experts from Airbus headquarters and the Civil Aviation Administration of France are on the way. The investigation was very detailed. On the 15th, the investigation team only collected evidence Babaylan for 1 hour and 40 minutes. In the preliminary information released, the windshield glass involved is an original piece of the machine, with no fault records, and no replacement or repair work has been carried out. That is to say, when the incident happened, it was in a good state.