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Old 27th Nov 2011, 18:30
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Deeday
 
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The A320 has a guarded "Ditching" push-button that makes the outflow valves close, but on Sully's plane they didn't have enough time to get to that item of the emergency check-list.

It wouldn't have made much difference though, as the rear bulkhead cracked under the pressure of the splashdown.
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