Eurowings flight to Germany sends emergency signal - pressure drop: pilot reacts quickly
Created: 07/17/2022, 20:15
By: Richard Strobl
Eurowings Discover Airbus 330 on approach to Frankfurt Airport.
(Iconic image) © IMAGO/Zoonar.com/mije-shots
There was a sudden loss of pressure on board a Eurowings Discover flight.
Emergency call and emergency descent as well as an unscheduled landing followed.
Dusseldorf - Anxious moments on board an Airbus A330 of the German airline Eurowings Discover.
Apparently there had been a sudden drop in pressure in the cabin on the way across the Atlantic.
The pilot reacted quickly and initiated countermeasures, as reported by
t-online
and
picture
.
Eurowings machine sends emergency signal - pressure drop
The Eurowings machine was on its way from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic to Frankfurt am Main when there was a pressure drop in the cabin on Sunday morning.
The airline confirmed this to both portals.
At that time, the aircraft was just in front of Ireland and had 179 passengers on board.
The pilot sent an emergency signal, as reported by
t-online
.
In addition, the emergency descent was initiated immediately.
In addition, the oxygen masks above the passenger seats were triggered.
A reaction intended in such situations.
A rapid drop in cabin pressure can result in unconsciousness or even suffocation.
This is to be prevented by the oxygen masks on board.
Rapid changes in pressure can damage the middle ear.
In such a situation, a pilot tries to move the aircraft back into a higher air pressure zone by descending.
This is to prevent further cabin air escaping.
Eurowings machine sounds the alarm and initiates an emergency descent
Within just six minutes, the Airbus then descended from an altitude of almost 12,000 meters to an altitude of just 3,000 meters.
From there the plane continued its flight.
However, the destination was subsequently changed.
Instead of going to Frankfurt am Main, I went to Düsseldorf.
This change was
specified by air traffic control according to the information provided in the
image , since the Eurowings machine had radically changed its flight altitude.
According to the reports, the Airbus landed in Düsseldorf early Sunday morning at just before seven o'clock.
According to Eurowings, all 179 passengers left the plane unharmed.
The cause of the pressure loss is now being investigated.
