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A commercial plane took off with two missing window assemblies and reached more than 10,000 feet before anyone realized something was wrong, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said.
The incident, which involved an Airbus A321, was the subject of a special bulletin released by the AAIB last week detailing events that took place on October 4.
On that day, the plane departed from London Stansted Airport for Orlando International Airport. It was carrying three pilots, an engineer, a loadmaster, six cabin crew, and nine passengers, and it was scheduled for a multiday charter, the bulletin said.
But shortly after takeoff, several passengers noticed that the aircraft cabin seemed both colder and noisier than usual, according to the report.
The plane continued to climb to an altitude of 10,000 feet, and the seatbelt signs were switched off, the bulletin said.
It was at this point that the loadmaster walked toward the back of the plane and noticed a significant increase in cabin noise, saying it was "loud enough to damage your hearing," according to the report.
www.businessinsider.com
The incident, which involved an Airbus A321, was the subject of a special bulletin released by the AAIB last week detailing events that took place on October 4.
On that day, the plane departed from London Stansted Airport for Orlando International Airport. It was carrying three pilots, an engineer, a loadmaster, six cabin crew, and nine passengers, and it was scheduled for a multiday charter, the bulletin said.
But shortly after takeoff, several passengers noticed that the aircraft cabin seemed both colder and noisier than usual, according to the report.
The plane continued to climb to an altitude of 10,000 feet, and the seatbelt signs were switched off, the bulletin said.
It was at this point that the loadmaster walked toward the back of the plane and noticed a significant increase in cabin noise, saying it was "loud enough to damage your hearing," according to the report.
A commercial plane took off with 2 missing windows and reached 10,000 feet before anyone realized there was a problem
An Airbus A321 heading to the US climbed 10,000 feet before anyone realized there were two missing window assemblies, according to the AAIB.
www.businessinsider.com
