A few days ago, a tweet went viral on the social networking site Twitter, stating that a pilot broke the window while landing the plane and came out, but the bus escaped with its legs stuck, but in the meantime the plane was safe. Taken off
According to the tweet, in 1990, a pilot almost completely got out of the window of the plane and only the part of the leg was left inside which was stopped by others.
Meanwhile, another pilot started landing the plane, which was hit by strong winds.
in 1990 the window of a plane fell off and one of the pilots got sucked out so they just held onto his legs while the plane landed pic.twitter.com/dp4mINhWy9
— David Farrier (@davidfarrier) November 13, 2020
But is that true? It would be hard to believe that it really happened, with just one difference, which you will know below.
On June 10, 1990, British Airways Flight 5390 departed from Birmingham Airport for Malaga, Spain.
The pilots followed the usual procedure and when the flight reached an altitude of 17,000 feet, the passengers heard a loud explosion-like sound from the cockpit.
The cockpit of the plane underwent some repairs a few days ago, which the pilots were unaware of and because of which they loosened their seat belts and shoulder support.
During the repair, the mechanic felt the need to replace the cockpit windows that had not been replaced in 2 years, so he decided to do it himself.
An investigation into the incident revealed that the mechanic looked at the repair manual to refresh the 'memory'.
In doing so, he pulled out screws that were more rusty than expected, and one would think that he would have chosen the right screws to replace them.
But unfortunately he could only get 5 correct screws and for more he had to go to another part, it was midnight, so when he went to get more screws, due to low light he considered screw bolts more. Did not
As a result, most screw bolts were not the right size and did not have the strength to hold the windscreen in place at high altitudes.
A few days later, Captain Tim Lanster learned a hard lesson as the left side of the window flew away, while the pilot also flew out of the window due to the high pressure of the wind, fortunately his knee got stuck in the console. Was
After that, a crew member rushed there and grabbed the pilot's back, while others secured other luggage and alerted passengers to the situation and asked them to remain calm.
During the process, the pilot, who was hanging out of the window, was exposed to cold winds and the situation worsened when the autopilot disengaged, causing the plane to descend rapidly.
When this happened, the flight deck fell on the control panel and the speed of the plane accelerated further.
Pilot Alastair Aitchison took control of the plane, but additional crew members entered the cockpit and tried to pull the stranded pilot inside, but failed.
The person holding the pilot began to suffer from frostbite due to fatigue as well as too much cold air, which was replaced by another person, but in the meantime the pilot jumped out of the window another 6 to 8 inches. went.
When there was no way out, Alastair Aitchison was forced to land the plane when the pilot hung out of the window and his ankles were grabbed by people.
Surprisingly, the landing was successful and no damage was done, only one crew member was injured, while the pilot's right hand and wrist, left thumb fractured while stuck in the window, while scratches and frostbite on the body. The effects of
And yes, the pictures that were shared on Twitter were not real, they were made.
— Olayinka Jegs (@Jegrayy) November 14, 2020
— Olayinka Jegs (@Jegrayy) November 14, 2020
