captplaystation
9th Mar 2015, 11:37
Just heard a 737 on en-route calling "abc123 emergency descent FL100" . . . . . cue Casablanca control " saeey again " ?
Repeated 2nd time, then they got it. If you HAVE to descend, wouldn't "Mayday" (or in certain enlightened parts of Europe "Pan" ) be more appropriate ?
If the problem isn't that urgent, perhaps a request would be best rather than a statement.
On reaching FL100 ,slightly disturbingly, the RT sounded exactly the same (normal) so, I wonder, did they use masks ? & if not, was the problem so immediate to warrant blasting through all levels without perhaps checking with ATC 1st ? if it was that urgent, shouldn't I have been hearing tell-tale sounds of o2 in the background.
Telling ATC you are diverting to Faro & then quoting the 4 letter code of Lisboa is excusable, as is describing your problem as being with 2 packs (think Monsieur Casa was imagining 2 pax :rolleyes: ) rather than using the word "pressurisation" but, I do wonder at the rationale of making an emergency descent without request, with no "Distress call" & (possibly ) no masks. . . . of course I wasn't there. . . . but close enough to wonder.
Repeated 2nd time, then they got it. If you HAVE to descend, wouldn't "Mayday" (or in certain enlightened parts of Europe "Pan" ) be more appropriate ?
If the problem isn't that urgent, perhaps a request would be best rather than a statement.
On reaching FL100 ,slightly disturbingly, the RT sounded exactly the same (normal) so, I wonder, did they use masks ? & if not, was the problem so immediate to warrant blasting through all levels without perhaps checking with ATC 1st ? if it was that urgent, shouldn't I have been hearing tell-tale sounds of o2 in the background.
Telling ATC you are diverting to Faro & then quoting the 4 letter code of Lisboa is excusable, as is describing your problem as being with 2 packs (think Monsieur Casa was imagining 2 pax :rolleyes: ) rather than using the word "pressurisation" but, I do wonder at the rationale of making an emergency descent without request, with no "Distress call" & (possibly ) no masks. . . . of course I wasn't there. . . . but close enough to wonder.