Vietnamese man opens plane's emergency exit on runway

[News_Editor]

Vietnamese man opens plane's emergency exit on runway

2011-11-07 19:44:34 GMT+7 (ICT)

HO CHI MINH CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A Vietnamese Airlines passenger plane was delayed for more than two hours during the weekend when a passenger accidentally opened one of the emergency exits, local media reported on Monday.

The incident happened at Tan Son Nhat International Airport near the city of Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday evening when Vietnam Airlines flight 1162 was preparing to take off for a domestic flight to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

The Tuoi Tre and Thanh Nien newspapers reported that 22-year-old Nguyen Duc Duy was seated next to an emergency exit on the Airbus A321 aircraft when he used a handle on the door, causing it to open and inflate the evacuation slide.

As a result of the incident, Vietnam Airlines was forced to delay the flight for two hours as it prepared a new aircraft. "Duy told airline authorities he had boarded a plane for the first time and did not know anything about emergency exits," Thanh Nien said in its report.

The passenger faces a fine of up to 20 million Vietnamese dong ($951).

In late July, another passenger of Vietnam Airlines also opened the emergency exit, resulting in a fine of 15 million Vietnamese dong ($720). He told investigators that he opened the emergency exit because he was 'curious.'

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-11-07

[GentlemanJim]

entirely the ground check in staffs fault.

[philw]

entirely the ground check in staffs fault.

Yeah and not even remotely news or of interest to anybody............

Passenger leant on a handle.

Big deal

[geriatrickid]

entirely the ground check in staffs fault.

Yeah and not even remotely news or of interest to anybody............

Passenger leant on a handle.

Big deal

He didn't lean. He had to open the protective cover and pull the latch down and then physically dislace the door to trigger the automatic chute deployment mechanism.

Don't believe me? Watch this.

[KeyserSoze01]

Could have been worse. He could have done it at 35,000'.

[rucus7]

It seemed like a good idea at the time . . . .

[rakman]

Could have been worse. He could have done it at 35,000'.

Can't do it once the aircraft leaves the ground. The cabin pressurizes and you can't pull the exit out.

The system uses sensors in the landing gear struts to identify when in the air.

[KeyserSoze01]

Could have been worse. He could have done it at 35,000'.

Can't do it once the aircraft leaves the ground. The cabin pressurizes and you can't pull the exit out.

The system uses sensors in the landing gear struts to identify when in the air.

Good to know.

Your response prompts another question. What happens in the event of a gear-up landing, such as when ditching in the water? Something has to arm the exit doors.

[JimmyTheMook]

entirely the ground check in staffs fault.

Yeah and not even remotely news or of interest to anybody............

Passenger leant on a handle.

Big deal

He didn't lean. He had to open the protective cover and pull the latch down and then physically dislace the door to trigger the automatic chute deployment mechanism.

Don't believe me? Watch this.

With a vid like that you could prove Henry Kissinger liked to wear garter belts and women's panties.

[phaethon]

But how else do you get a nice stream of fresh air?

[harrry]

From the video he obviously followed the instructions. THey should have said DO NOT PULL the handle.