Shouldn't a rapid decompression at that altitude also cause an almost instant mist?
guess it should. few other things don't add up in that westernwind story
Maybe there was indeed a malfunction of the aircon system? With no/too less outside air flow pressurization was impacted, cabin altitude started increasing and a warning was triggered when exceeding 10kft Z-cab. The crew correctly initiated an emergency descent, and landed the plane at next airport. End of story.
Just a thought...
That would leave the loud-bang part rest of story... well.. an exaggeration
