What makes a terrestrial earth emergency?

One of the worst fears of those traveling on a plane is to be involved in the anguished situation of an emergency landing. Many times this happens because of mechanical or electrical failures in aircraft, but also in cases as extreme as a bomb threat.

At the end of June, an Avianca plane covering the Bogotá-Madrid road had to land on emergency. the Azores archipelago in Portugal when a possible electrical fault has been recorded. The pbadengers arrived at their destination later, without any physical damage.

Another, a little more unusual case, was recorded this week when a plane belonging to the airline Spirit Airlines landed in emergency after the pbadengers of flight 779 They felt an intense and repulsive smell at the airport. 39, interior of the aircraft.

The Spirit Airlines plane took off in New York and landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but the pilot decided to stop the flight after several pbadengers departed. feel sick and they said they had nausea and vertigo. One of them has fainted.

The smell has been described as something similar to the stench of sweating, but it is unlikely that it was caused by a person on board. Captain Ricardo Valderrama, current director of operations of the Los Halcones Aviation School in Medellin and pilot with more than 30 years of experience, explained that there are several internal factors and externalities by which it is taken into account. the determination to land urgently. However, it is unlikely that something as easy to locate as the bad smell of a pbadenger would be a sufficient cause for landing.

"Many airlines are often allowed to carry dangerous goods on board, and a chemical agent can expel a very strong odor, perhaps, when a liquid is spilled by the wrong packaging. air conditioning is connected, "he said.It is unusual that there are landings for such reasons, but it could happen.

By cons, when pbadengers have an illness that could put their lives in danger, it is imperative to return to shore. "In the event that one of the pbadengers suffers from a heart attack, the first thing to do is to see if there is a doctor on board. If there is one and it dictates that the condition of the pbadenger is critical and his life is threatened, he must land, "says Valderrama. The same thing happens if one of the drivers in charge falls ill.

One of the most common external causes of these cases is bad weather. "A lightning bolt can fall on an aircraft and cause internal problems, which can cause the generators to fail or even damage an engine, at which point the pilot can declare the aircraft urgently," said the captain. Hail in a storm could also affect part of the fuselage or glbad.

Among the unusual reasons for emergency landing, there is also a bomb threat, smoke in the cabin (caused by by an electric short) or for example, a bird strikes one of the turbines