An airline captain successfully performed emergency landing in China today after a cockpit windshield suddenly broke and fell off from the aircraft during the flight.
All passengers were unhurt, but the cockpit's temperature dropped to minus 40 degree Celsius and a co-pilot was partially sucked out of the plane. He was luckily saved by a safety belt. He had half of his body sucked out of the broken windshield at that time due to the sudden change of pressure.
The Sichuan Airlines plane, 3U8633, was scheduled to fly from Chongqing to Lhasa. It departed Chongqing at 6:27 am and was due to arrive in Lhasa at 9:27 am. One of the plane's windshields reportedly broke about one hour into the flight when the Airbus A319 was flying over the city of Chengdu.
The captain issued an 'Squawk 7700' emergency code, telling the air traffic control facilities of the dangerous situation. The plane flew to nearby Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu. Within in 20 minutes, the captain safely landed the plane at the airport.
Videos online show flight attendants asking passengers to wear oxygen masks and putting on safety belts. Zeng Jun, one of the passengers said the plane dropped suddenly after flying about an hour in the air. It lasted for about five, six seconds.
According to Sichuan Airlines, the co-pilot had scratches on the face and minor injuries on the waist; one female passenger had minor injuries on the waist. Both were taken to Chengdu No.1 People's Hospital, along with 27 flight passengers who claimed to be unwell after the incident. The remaining passengers were told to take another flight at 11:50 am to fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport.
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