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To be able to communicate? i understand you go through other things first, but if you hit horrible turbulence or if you're dropping from, you know, 40,000 feet, you're 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 you're gliding down, you'll 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 seven seconds or six seconds before you lose consciousness. look, the passport thing is -- >> it's...

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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 plane's 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 passengers in the cabin could breathe without their oxygen masks. retired american airlines pilot tom c...