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Ben

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How [not] to Evacuate an Aircraft
« on: July 19, 2024, 07:50:49 AM »
This happened a few days ago in San Francisco. Apparently somebody's power brick caught fire. Not confirmed, but one of the stories I read said that a passenger opened the emergency exit to toss the battery. Anyway, makes you not want to fly commercial.

https://youtu.be/xEUtmS61Obw
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Re: How [not] to Evacuate an Aircraft
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2024, 10:05:33 AM »
The attendant was standing at an open door and telling them to go the other way, so maybe they were waiting for stairs to be moved to one of the other exits?  Can't think of any other reason they would just mill about for over a minute. I have no idea if the inflatable slides are automatic or not.

By the way, if a fire is enough to evacuate the plane, opening a door to throw it out sounds reasonable to me.
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Re: How [not] to Evacuate an Aircraft
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2024, 10:55:05 AM »
As it happens, I'm flying American Airlines to Portland next week.  This sure inspires confidence.
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Re: How [not] to Evacuate an Aircraft
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2024, 11:01:02 AM »
Quote from: Ben on July 19, 2024, 07:50:49 AM
but one of the stories I read said that a passenger opened the emergency exit to toss the battery.

I thought the doors opened themselves on a Boeing
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Re: How [not] to Evacuate an Aircraft
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2024, 08:31:21 PM »
^ LOL 

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Re: How [not] to Evacuate an Aircraft
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2024, 10:47:45 PM »
If there was a fire building in the plane, they better hope someone is at the door shoving people out.  Everyone is piled up and not moving.  I'd at least want to grab my book. 
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