JetBlue Premature Inflation

[LDJones]

Forward evacuation slide inflates in flight, pinning flight attendant:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Embraer-Evacuation-Slide-Inflates-Flight221010-1.html

I wonder how the passenger assisted in deflation when everyone is stripped of any sharp objects?!

 

[Pi1otguy]

Forward evacuation slide inflates in flight, pinning flight attendant:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Embraer-Evacuation-Slide-Inflates-Flight221010-1.html

I wonder how the passenger assisted in deflation when everyone is stripped of any sharp objects?!

Slash with house keys or have an attractive lady dragon kick it with her heels.

 

[airguy]

Slash with house keys or have an attractive lady dragon kick it with her heels.

((SSSHHHH!!! You'll give the terrorists ideas!))

 

[Greg Bockelman]

Slash with house keys or have an attractive lady dragon kick it with her heels.

Those things are pretty robust. It would take a lot of work for either of those to be effective.

 

[wsuffa]

Otto...

 

[Capt.Crash'n'Burn]

Take it easy on 'em, premature inflation happens to the best of us.

 

[Threefingeredjack]

Take it easy on 'em, premature inflation happens to the best of us.

You obviously haven't see too many JetBlue cabin attendants.

 

[N747JB]

Take it easy on 'em, premature inflation happens to the best of us.

I think they are talking about inflation, not deflation!

 

[RJM62]

Take it easy on 'em, premature inflation happens to the best of us.

I think they have pills for that now.

-Rich

 

[us AAirways]

AA had one deploy inflight...on the outside of the plane.

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=46b1cead&opt=0