Timeline for What do flight attendants do if a passenger asks what is going on in case of a potential emergency?
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| Sep 28, 2018 at 18:26 | comment | added | Ralph J♦ | A diversion is not in & of itself anything remotely like "an emergency" nor a "potential emergency." Landing at the diversion airport is no different than landing at the destination airport - no additional risk whatsoever. So the 3 chimes notwithstanding, what you had was NOT a "potential emergency" in any way, shape, or form. That there was an issue with the bleed air system, which was evidently solved to the extent required for continued operation but which needed Mx attention, doesn't qualify either. So really, you're second-guessing the TIMING of the diversion announcement, no more. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 at 23:16 | vote | accept | gparyani | ||
| Sep 27, 2018 at 21:38 | comment | added | gparyani | @selectstriker2 Don't worry; I made the same mistake on the first revision of this question; I had to edit it. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 at 16:17 | comment | added | reirab | @selectstriker2 Oh, yes, on that I completely agree. Just as an FYI, "flight crew" refers specifically to the pilots (and, on older aircraft, flight engineer, navigator, etc.) "Cabin crew" is the term for flight attendants. FAs are crew, but they aren't "flight crew." | |
| Sep 27, 2018 at 16:07 | comment | added | selectstriker2 | @reirab I think there's some misunderstanding with my comment, and I probably should have used "flight attendants" rather than "flight crew". I agree that the pilots should absolutely figure out what is wrong. I don't think the flight attendants should be discussing what might be wrong with passengers, especially as they won't have the whole picture. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 at 15:33 | comment | added | reirab | @selectstriker2 Umm... There are lots of reasons for the flight crew to figure out exactly what's going on. Knowing the condition of your aircraft is a pretty important part of flying it, especially in an emergency situation, as different types of problems need to be handled quite differently. I agree that there are less reasons for them to communicate that information to passengers, though. | |
| Sep 27, 2018 at 7:55 | answer | added | jwenting | timeline score: -1 | |
| Sep 27, 2018 at 7:54 | answer | added | kevin | timeline score: 18 | |
| Sep 27, 2018 at 3:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAviation/status/1045146093963669504 | ||
| Sep 26, 2018 at 23:13 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | Along the lines of @jean's comment, there's a Men in Black quote which continues to be infuriatingly useful to me: "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." | |
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| Sep 26, 2018 at 17:50 | comment | added | gparyani | @vasin1987 There was smoke detected in a lavatory, which was traced to a malfunctioning engine. The engine was repaired and tested, and the flight was ready to go. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 17:49 | comment | added | vasin1987 | By the way did you really find out what happen in the end? | |
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| Sep 26, 2018 at 17:43 | answer | added | Dave | timeline score: 32 | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 17:42 | answer | added | vasin1987 | timeline score: 15 | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 17:41 | comment | added | gparyani | @jean Not a pilot, just an enthusiast, but I do see your point. After all, the top answers to the other IPS question I linked suggest exactly that. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 17:40 | comment | added | selectstriker2 | The way I see it, there is no reason for the flight crew to speculate as to what might be wrong. The captain or flight attendants will typically announce any information that is necessary for the passengers to know. | |
| Sep 26, 2018 at 17:40 | comment | added | jean | Keeping hundreds people from getting nervous inside a confined space is the best thing the crew can do and they know it. If you, a passenger, is also an experienced airliner pilot there's not much you can do to help beyond helping the crew to keep the crowd cool | |
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