Thomson "Mayday" Emergency Descent
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Thomson "Mayday" Emergency Descent
Yesterday at 13:20z a Thomson aircraft with the callsign "Thomson 90C" declared a "MAYDAY" in Brest airspace requesting "Emergency Descent" The controller initially cleared the aircraft to FL350, then after a request for further descent to FL250. The controller asked the nature of the emergency and the level requested. The aircraft announced a "Pressurisation faliure" and requested FL100. The aircraft then diverted initially for Paris Orly.
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The fact that this all appears to have passed off without anyone noticing suggests that the crew dealt with it professionally and without drama, surely we can do the same?
A non-story as far as I can see. Well done the crew but do we (or they) need it in here?
A non-story as far as I can see. Well done the crew but do we (or they) need it in here?
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We heard them too. The pilot seemed to be quite relaxed considered being in an emergency descent. As there are no big headlines today everything must have worked good.
Quite a shocker when you here someone declaring emergency and asking for emer descent!
Quite a shocker when you here someone declaring emergency and asking for emer descent!
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Why not for goodness sake?
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"MAYDAY"
...requesting "Emergency Descent"
....initially cleared ...to FL350
...request for further descent to FL250.
...The aircraft announced a "Pressurisation faliure" and
...requested FL100
...requesting "Emergency Descent"
....initially cleared ...to FL350
...request for further descent to FL250.
...The aircraft announced a "Pressurisation faliure" and
...requested FL100
Maybe it was only a slow leak and the guys felt they had the time to take a few precautions with the descent. That could explain the lack of news coverage but not the MAYDAY.
Or maybe the thread starter hasn't reported it accurately here. That'd be a first! So many conclusions to jump to, so much baseless speculation to put forward... where're all the walts, wannabes and armchair drivers?
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YoDawg has it nailed. Failing a sudden outbreak of facts showing this to be anything other than the non-event perhaps this thread belongs in the spotter forum where people can speculate to their hearts content using words like 'hurtle' and 'dive' 
