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Jet Airways B777-300 descends 5000 feet uncontrolled.

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Old 1st Sep 2014, 07:41
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Jet Airways B777-300 descends 5000 feet uncontrolled.

First Officer using her tablet did not notice the plane leaving its assigned level of 34,000 feet and descended to 29,000.

The captain was asleep taking ":controlled rest".

This incident occurred on 18th August and is reported here:

2 Jet Airways pilots suspended for mid-flight plunge - The Times of India
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Did it plunge or plummet ?
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This incident occurred on 18th August
August 8th, not 18th.

http://www.pprune.org/south-asia-far...-000-feet.html
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