i guess the battery rumor was true
Evidently 5400 lbs of lithium batteries were in the cargo bay of MH370.
Is there any path for fumes or vapors from the cargo bay back into the passenger compartment?
i was thinking that this would not be likely, but could it happen? In a simplified path, the fresh air is compressed and pulled from in front of the engine, then conditioned and routed thru the passenger area, then down thru avionics and then thru the cargo hold and excess pressure bled off out the rear of the fuselage.
My theory is that the -4 psi pressure difference caused some internal shorting that caused some cells to pressurize and vent noxious fumes into the air (e.g. CO ), and any recirculation might have put everyone to sleep permanently. Then they flew on autopilot till the fuel was gone. Seems to fit the situation with no conspiracy or rogue pilots required...
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