DL 767-300 decompression (DL 2353 9/18)
Sep 18, 2019, 9:47 pm
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DL 767-300 decompression (DL 2353 9/18)
Looks like it took them about 6 minutes to get down to 10,000 ft.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...941Z/KATL/KFLL
Ignore the silly drama in this article:
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/pan...feet/987851866
Seems like it was handled pretty well... though 6 minutes seems a bit casual...
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...941Z/KATL/KFLL
Ignore the silly drama in this article:
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/pan...feet/987851866
Seems like it was handled pretty well... though 6 minutes seems a bit casual...
Sep 18, 2019, 10:14 pm
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Sep 18, 2019, 10:58 pm
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Sep 18, 2019, 11:03 pm
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As long as the aircraft gets down before the oxygen in those face masks runs out, not a whole lot else matters. Doing the descent faster than necessary risks injury, for example someone whose seatbelt isn't fastened could hit the overhead panel with one's head.
Sep 18, 2019, 11:09 pm
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Also risks damage to the plane and engines if rate of descent is too high.
Sep 18, 2019, 11:30 pm
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from what I remember of 767 flight test work (~1981, so not really guaranteeing accurate recall), 5-6000 ft/min is the emergency descent rate
Sep 19, 2019, 5:09 am
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All these posts lately saying I should hop onto DL for a better experience than AA, should have mentioned you get a free Halloween Terror Ride with your base airfare - I'd sign right up 
Interesting though. Curious to see what all comes of it.
Interesting though. Curious to see what all comes of it.
Sep 19, 2019, 5:29 am
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Big issue with rapid descent is avoiding overspend which factors into the max VS. I believe they set the auto speed to the max, open descent and close throttle, basically allowing the auto pilot to descend as fast as possible while maintaining max speed
Sep 19, 2019, 8:09 am
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