Page 6 - Explosive Decompression News Today

Its peak altitude hitting its max pressurization if that tail ripped off, which is that is the second thing we know we know the tail separated from the airplane first could have easily had explosive decompression. that doesnt mean an explosion caused by a bomb. that just means explosive scenario brought on by pressurization. i think there is a very good chance this has happened. >> listen, none much us know, and i think thats fair to point out. i dont understand this compulsion to race out there...

Its peak altitude hitting its max pressurization if that tail ripped off, which is that is the second thing we know we know the tail separated from the airplane first could have easily had explosive decompression. that doesnt mean an explosion caused by a bomb. that just means explosive scenario brought on by pressurization. i think there is a very good chance this has happened. >> listen, none much us know, and i think thats fair to point out. i dont understand this compulsion to race out there...

Other debris that would be very light and have buoyancy to them. they will float and follow the sea and wind current patterns. again, depending on whether it broke up in the air or whether it broke up upon impact would scatter the debris field in a different way and expand the search or contract the search area. however, this particular part, depending on its physical condition and microscopic examination and spectrography examination can begin to offer hints as to what may have happened. we mig...

But expanding the search, oh, boy, that has got to be very difficult to make that area even bigger because now youre doubting your initial assumptions. jon: right. and the assumption is that wherever they had the last transponder off the coast of vietnam that is where some catastrophic failure occurred but i was talking with robert marks who is frequent guest on this program today about a question i had. if somehow the structural integrity of the plane remained the same and something happened on...

Latest updates on this topic.

To be able to communicate? i understand you go through other things first, but if you hit horrible turbulence or if youre dropping from, you know, 40,000 feet, youre going to have time somebody in there to communicate, unless there is a severe extreme event like a bomb. >> if you lose both engines and youre gliding down, youll have 20 minutes or something like that to communicate. if you have an explosive decompression, not necessarily a bomb but if you lose cab bin pressure suddenly you have se...

Latest updates on this topic.

Latest updates on this topic.

737-300 was forced to land at west virginia after a gash opened up in its roof. that incident led to new faa directives, including ordering airlines to inspect 737s for signs of metal fatigue. the ntsb investigators are on scene in arizona, but it may be weeks before they know just what happened. francis cowe, nbc news. >> when the hole ripped through the planes hull, the pilots had just moments to respond before losing lives. they dove more than 20,000 feet in four minutes to a level where pass...