Sichuan Airlines co-pilot "sucked halfway" out of cockpit, captain saysArticle by: Brenda Goh, Reuters
May 15, 2018
Images have shown the inside of the Sichuan Airlines cockpit after the dramatic emergency landing
Blowout: the plane's cockpit window is seen with protection on it after the incidentSHANGHAI (Reuters) - The co-pilot of a Sichuan Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday was sucked halfway out of the plane after a cockpit windshield blew out, media reported, citing the aircrafts captain.
Liu Chuanjian, hailed a hero on social media after having to land the Airbus A319 manually, told the Chengdu Economic Daily his aircraft had just reached a cruising altitude of 32,000 feet when a deafening sound tore through the cockpit.
The cockpit experienced a sudden loss of pressure and drop in temperature and when he looked over, the cockpits right windshield was gone.
There was no warning sign. Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window, he was quoted as saying.
Everything in the cockpit was floating in the air. Most of the equipment malfunctioned ... and I couldnt...
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