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| Situation Update No. 1 Ref.no.: VIV-20091220-24241-ZAF
Situation Update No. 1
On 2009-12-21 at 04:04:12 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Incident
Location: South Africa En Route from Dubai (UAE) to Durban (SA) Number of Injured: 20 person(s)
Situation: An Emirates Airbus A330 en-route to South Africa suddenly experienced a mid-incident injuring 20 passengers on board when the aircraft suddenly went into a plunge. Media reports have recorded eye-witnesses on EK775 from Dubai to Durban reporting a ten second plunge in severe turbulence before the crew were able to get the aircraft back in control. 20 passengers were injured, while 12 were treated on scene, eight were sent to local hospitals with four serious injuries. Three of the hospitalised had spinal injuries while one passenger’s hand was broken. The Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa is currently investigating the incident on the Emirates Airbus A330-200, the same aircraft that was involved in the Air France AF447 crash into the Atlantic Ocean earlier in June this year. Airbus A330s have been investigated over their pitot probes, used to measure airspeed, as it’s now come to light that some probes were not withstanding high-altitude ice crystals and in turn reducing the pilot’s control of the airplane. |  | | | |
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