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Old 18th Jul 2012, 01:51
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Originally Posted by Rockhound
The rough ride - be it due to weather, stall, whatever - was sufficiently intense to alarm the cabin crew, who called the flight deck on several occasions, at 2:10:55.9, 2:10:59.4, 2:11:02.3, and 2:11:24.9, each time without receiving a response.
Rockhound, I noted these attempts at communications also. You are the first on this forum to have mentioned it that I have noted (but I'm presently skip-reading this thread).

This was during the initial period of heavy buffet and wing drops (not roll oscillation). It would appear there was a level of consternation among at least some of the Cabin crew.

I also wonder if there might not have been a tell tale vortex off part of the aircraft that indicated a very high AOA. Maybe the first to know they were stalled were the ones in back , but we will never know.
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