Qantas Depressurisation

[Malcolm Parker]

Hopefully in a repaired state ready for service.

[Joseph Saragozza.]

i drove past Avalon yesterday and i didnt see it out side and all the hanger doors were closed so i presume its in the hangers.

is there any update when it returns back into service?

[Jamie D]

have they just flown it in bandaged up? what altitude etc would they need to be at for this flight? could they pressurise with the bandage on?

[Steve B.]

According to the PIC who brought the aircraft back to OZ, (the same one who was in command when the oxy bottle let loose), FL430. I believe the structual and exterior work was completed before the flight and the remaining non structual, interior and cosmetic work will be completed at Avalon.

[Montague S]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...77-661,00.html

OJK clipped another a/c at Avalon whilst being towed.

[Tracey S]

Hi Steve,
Just a small point.
Although the Captain and FO (John and Bernie) who were flying VH-OJK when the incident occurred in July were certainly on board the ferry flight from MNL - AVV, John was not the PIC. The PIC of the ferry flight was the Captain who performed the post-repair assessment flight of VH-OJK in MNL.

~ Tracey

[Steve B.]

Hi Tracey,

You are quite right, my apologies.

John did say in another forum,

"I parked it at Avalon last night. Minor stuff to be done, and it should be back in service in a week or so."

I assumed from that statement that he had flown the aircraft back from Manila. My bad.

Unfortunately his words about the timing of the return to service were not so prophetic.

Regards
Stephen

[Philip Argy]

My earlier comment in this thread:

Originally Posted by Philip Argy

Whilst there is no time during an emergency to tell pax everything that is happening, the interviews with passengers on tonight's news reveal that much of the fear they experienced was caused by the sudden descent. Since that is standard practice following sudden depressurisation, I suggest it would make sense to include a few extra words in the safety demo at the beginning of every flight, along the lines of "in the event of a loss of cabin pressure oxygen masks will drop from the overhead compartment and the aircraft may descend urgently to an altitude where oxygen is no longer required ...

At least it will make the rapid descent corroborative of normality instead of a foreboding of crashing as a large number of passengers have reported.

Anyone on this board involved in the scripting of these announcements? I'm sure Angela Catterns would love to update her dulcet voiceovers!

The ATSB has today issued this public advice re depressurisation events and the use of oxygen masks:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/.../AR2008075.pdf

I hope the airlines work it into their passenger literature, especially the warning re the oxygen paradox effect that can make people feel unwell after donning their mask.

[Dan Hammond]

Does anyone know if OJK is back in service?

Thanks in advance.

[Grahame Hutchison]

This was the last ACARS I have seen which may have been positioning to Avalon or a test flight.

ACARS mode: 1 Aircraft reg: VH-OJK [Boeing B744]
Message label: ** Block id: @ Msg no: 008f
Flight id: QF6016 [] [Qantas]
Message content:-
SBS-1 Callsign: QFA6016
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