Passengers of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced intense moments of terror (social media sites)

The passengers of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced moments of terror after its pilot lost control due to a technical fault and landed very quickly while flying from Australia to Chile via New Zealand.

The LATAM flight landed suddenly and quickly in the middle of the flight from Sydney to Auckland yesterday, Monday, with some passengers jumping from their seats and crashing into the roof of the plane, causing about 50 people to be injured, one of them in serious condition.

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According to the airline and the New Zealand authorities who treated the injured, the plane experienced a strong shock after covering about two-thirds of the flight distance, which lasted 3 hours. As a result, 10 passengers and 3 crew members were transported to the hospital.

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Passengers and crew on an inbound flight to Auckland International Airport were thrown into the roof of the plane after a sudden loss of altitude on Monday.

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The Chilean airline said that the accident occurred after a "technical problem", while the investigation continues, and one of the passengers told the New Zealand news site "Stv" that as soon as the plane landed, the pilot was "shocked" and said that "the gauges disappeared."

Passengers quoted the pilot as saying that he lost the ability to fly his plane for a short period, before the 8-year-old plane, carrying 263 passengers and 9 crew members, landed at Auckland Airport.

A spokesman for Hato Hon Saint John, which treated about 50 people at the airport, said one person was in serious condition while the others suffered from light to moderate injuries.

Passenger Brian Jockat said, “The plane fell in a way that was unlike anything I had ever experienced before, with any kind of minor turbulence. Then I opened my eyes and saw people at the top of the plane, then they fell to the ground. Then I just realized that I was not in a movie, and that it was reality.” TRUE".

“Some of the plastic ceiling panels were broken and fell into the aisles because of people bumping into them,” added Jokat, a 61-year-old Canadian who lives in London. “There was blood pouring from many people’s heads. There were doctors on board who provided bandages to people who were injured.” "They were seriously injured."

It was not immediately possible to confirm the reason for the apparent sudden change in the flight path, while safety experts say that most aircraft accidents are caused by a combination of factors that require a comprehensive investigation.

This frightening accident comes at a time when aircraft manufacturer Boeing is under scrutiny after recent incidents included the 737 MAX cabin panel exploding in the air mid-flight.

The US Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into the explosion that occurred last January on an Alaska Airlines plane, and the suspicion that the plane's wing had been repaired with duct tape.

Alaska Airlines and United Airlines found dismantled parts in similar aircraft, which raises fears that such an accident may be repeated.

In 2008, dozens of people were injured when another wide-body aircraft, an Airbus 330 operated by Qantas, made a sharp landing due to faulty readings from the flight data computer while en route to Perth, Australia.

Most notable Boeing MAX accidents

Boeing 737 MAX aircraft officially entered service in 2017, and these are the most notable accidents:

On January 5, Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, hours after a rear part of the plane exploded, separating the emergency door plug of one of the planes and forcing it to make an emergency landing.

The flight, which was carrying 171 passengers and 6 crew members, returned safely to Portland, Oregon, USA, without any injuries.

In December 2023, Boeing instructed all its customers to inspect its 737 MAX aircraft for a possible loose screw.

The story began after periodic maintenance conducted by an international airline, which discovered a missing nut in the screw that connected the rudder control system during flight.

In March 2019, aviation authorities and sector companies in most parts of the world announced that Boeing 737 MAX aircraft were required to remain on the ground after two crashes of that type, and the ban continued until the end of 2021.

On March 10, 2019, the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max plane crashed minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with 149 passengers on board, all of whom died.

In October 2018, a Lion Air plane of the same type crashed into the sea near Indonesia, carrying approximately 190 people, none of whom survived, according to local authorities.

Source: Al Jazeera + British press + social networking sites