In the USA the plane lost part of the fuselage/Collage 24 Channel< p _ngcontent-sc90 class="news-annotation">An Alaska Airlines plane was in an emergency and made an emergency landing. This was due to depressurization – part of the fuselage flew out along with the window during the flight. The incident occurred on the evening of January 5 in Portland, Oregon . It is known that there were 174 passengers and 6 crew members on board the plane.During the flight, part of the fuselage was torn off from the plane< /h2>
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was bound for Ontario. The plane took off at 17:07, and already at 17:27 returned to Portland International Airport due to an emergency.
So, at an altitude of about 5 thousand kilometers, the plane was torn off part of the fuselage along with the window. Officially, the flight crew stated that “there were problems with pressure,” but the passengers spoke specifically about the loss of part of the aircraft. In particular, one of the passengers – Kyle Rinker – stated that a few minutes after takeoff the window of the plane fell out.
It was really abrupt. As soon as it rose to altitude, the porthole and fuselage simply bounced off. We didn’t notice this until we took off the oxygen masks,” said the passenger.
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The United States said it would investigate this incident. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries. A new flight to Ontario was booked for all passengers by 23:00.
Passengers said that some people's phones were blown out due to depressurization, and one child had his shirt torn off.
A supersonic strategic bomber crashed in the USA
In the USA in South There was a plane crash in Dakota on January 4th. A B-1B Lancer supersonic strategic bomber crashed at Ellsworth Air Force Base during a training mission.
There were 4 crew members on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. Fortunately, they managed to escape – they ejected in time.
Journalists suggest that the cause of the plane crash could have been bad weather, because that day there was poor visibility due to thick fog. This plane crash will be investigated by an officers' commission.
