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Russian air passengers face peril as planes show strain of sanctions (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 10 months ago by GlitzyArmrest to c/[email protected]

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A series of harrowing air safety incidents has forced numerous emergency landings of airliners across Russia, leaving passengers screaming — in anger or fear.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Non pay walled version:

https://archive.is/RPZIa

I'm really glad I'm not on their raggedy planes. Skipping failed safety certs and flying with broken components in the name of an pointless war is going to get passengers killed.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah it would really suck to have a door blown out or a cracked cockpit glass.

[–] Dead_or_Alive 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The door is inexcusable, but cracked glass happens frequently to many airlines. The pane that cracked is the outer pane and usually occurs from frequent heating and cooling.

[–] AdamEatsAss 3 points 10 months ago

The recent door issue seems to be a result of improper installation by Boeing. The bolts were not torqued to the correct torque or the torque speck given at assembly was incorrect. Anywho, most aviation governing bodies require all planes operating in their region to have completed all manufacturer safety inspections and repairs. If Russia isn't doing this with their fleets their plans may not be allowed to land/take off in many countries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

In that article, the big ones were both engines failing simultaneously and the landing gear not deploying xD