Airbus 'nearly crashed' when pilots fell ill

[Challenged]

"An airbus carrying around 150 people nearly crashed at Cologne airport, when both pilots were so badly affected by contaminated air in the cockpit they were almost unconscious – but details are only emerging now, two years later."

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120928-45251.html

 

[Kevin H.]

All to avoid an investigation from something that could have been a simple mistake. Instead they decide to sweep it under the rug and potentially place more lives involved in what could have been a serious catastrophe. The genius who sent off that letter playing the incident down should be locked up in a Turkish prison.

 

[flyingmoose]

Hmmm Landing at 400mph? Apparently the De-ice fluid doesn't enter the air system until landing either. I find it interesting that something made a flight crew sick and it was hidden. (If it even happened) Hopefully they will get some "Credible" information. But years later I am not counting on it.

 

[comanchepilot]

400 KILOMETERS per hour - 250mph - 210kts. And it was on approach.

The question is from what? I know the cabin has a separate airpack but most times its not isolated . . . and is the cockpit door that well sealed that nothing can get in from the cabin? I'm thinking a defect of pressurization for the cabin - but I"m not seeing how the system would not cause issues in the cabin as well . . .

 

[flyingmoose]

400 KILOMETERS per hour - 250mph - 210kts. And it was on approach.

The question is from what? I know the cabin has a separate airpack but most times its not isolated . . . and is the cockpit door that well sealed that nothing can get in from the cabin? I'm thinking a defect of pressurization for the cabin - but I"m not seeing how the system would not cause issues in the cabin as well . . .

Sorry misread it!

 

[Skip Miller]

The question is from what?

My bet is placed on the bean burritos!

-Skip

 

[Satchmo10th]

My bet is placed on the bean burritos!

-Skip

It was the fish dinner.

 

[flyingron]

Yes, yes, I remember. I had lasagna.

 

[pbramlett]

Shirley you must be joking...

 

[LJS1993]

Shirley you must be joking...

I am serious and don't call me Shirley.

 

[SCCutler]

I am serious and don't call me Shirley.

It had to be said.

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I am deeply skeptical as to the accuracy of reporting here. If whatever it was caused the low O2 saturations they are describing, I'd be looking for something that actually displaces oxygen - perhaps Halon fire suppression system?

 

[LJS1993]

It had to be said.

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I am deeply skeptical as to the accuracy of reporting here. If whatever it was caused the low O2 saturations they are describing, I'd be looking for something that actually displaces oxygen - perhaps Halon fire suppression system?