After the airplane's cabin started, the fire expanded immediately. However, the captain did not announce the intercom evacuation order, despite being informed of the dangers of escalating.
After that, nearly 170 passengers shouted, shouted in panic, and were desperate to get off the plane and save their lives.
On Tuesday night, millions of people celebrated the New Year's holiday at an airport in Busan, Korea. Some went to Hong Kong at AIR BUSAN FLIGHT ABL391, which was running late. A few minutes after taking off at 10:15 pm, the passenger discovered a flame on the left overhead bin behind the plane, and was still on the ground.
The incident occurred just a month after the worst air disaster in South Korea, and the tragedy involved another budget airline, but probably fresh in the people's hearts.
“The flame came out of the gap between the overhead bindoors,” said Shin Min Sue, who later told the reporters. “People were shouting to go outside, but they were stuck because of the line.”
Shin said he stood up to try to extinguish the fire. However, when he tried to open the overhead bin, the cabin crew told him not to do so.
The cabin crew reported this situation to the captain. The captain blocked the airplane hydraulic system and a fuel system, and declared emergency evacuation, according to the airline. However, the passengers did not say a word about this. The airline will later say, “There was no time to make another announcement.”
“A lot of smoke has filled inside,” said another passenger John Yong -Joon, told the Korean Broadcasting Station, KBS. “Since then, passengers continue to push forward, shout around me, and” open the door and open the door! “
Kim Dong Wan and other passengers told reporters that they opened some of the airplane doors themselves, escaped and escaped. YONHAP NEWS AGENCY reported that at least one emergency door was opened by flight attendants.
AIR BUSAN did not provide detailed accounting of evacuation by Wednesday evening, but 176 people, including 169 passengers, two pilots, four cabin crew, and flight engineers, survived. Ta. According to the airline, three passengers suffered a minor injury from the evacuation process, but four flight attendants had temporarily hospitalized after smoking.
After escaping, some passengers started shooting the news organization and sharing the video. In this video, the passengers slipped down an emergency slide, so smoke swirled from the emergency exit, and some rolled down on a runway, which no one helped to land.
People shouted for their family. “I'm lucky not to take off!” Someone said.
The firefighter arrived a few minutes after the plane was empty. As 35,000 pounds were stored there, they focused on saving the airplane wings. The flame disappeared by 11:30 pm, but the Airbus A321-200 jet torso was destroyed.
According to aviation experts, the lack of presentation to passengers raises concerns about whether Air Busan crew has followed standard safety procedures.
Kim Ingie, the manager of the Korean Aerna University's flight training center, needs to announce the emergency procedure on the cabin intercom with the appropriate protocol. He added that flight attendants usually should guide passengers by giving a clear short command using a megaphone.
Keith Tonkin, an aviation expert and management director of Australia in Brisbane, Australia:: In the best case scenario, he said, “Passengers will follow the instructions.”
Kim added that flight attendants should first keep their passengers away from the fire. After that, they should first go down the slide, help passengers coming down, and stay away from the slide. Finally, he stated that it was assumed that only the crew would open for an airplane door, which was not an urgent exit.
In a statement, Ayzan, a subsidiary of Asian Airlines, one of the two major airlines in Korea, said the crew had apologized to the customer in accordance with the protocol. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said that it had conducted a terrorist measure and found that the banned items were not taken to aircraft.
For the past few weeks, South Korean transport authorities have undergone pressure to overhaul the national aviation safety standards. In the CRASH drop on December 29, 179 people died because Jeju Airlines Jet dropped crash at Muang International Airport. Only two people boarded.
According to the government's safety tests, the seven airports in South Korea have a concrete structure containing navigation devices near the runway, and as in the airport of Muang, the air jet in Jeju has not been crashed and does not meet the safety recommendation. I understand. Authorities have also discovered that some budget airlines did not comply with safety checks.
Last week, the government ordered nine low -cost careers to strengthen safety measures, including shortening flight time, improving pilot training, and increasing the number of maintenance workers.
On Wednesday, a passenger remained in the hospital from the flight of the Air Force Fleet. The airline has officially canceled eight flights planned on Wednesday at an airport known as Gimhae International Airport, but all other flights were operated normally.
Mr. Kim, a aviation expert, said that it was fortunate that the fire broke out before the airplane took off.
“If the plane was on time, if it was flying,” he said, “It would have been a very serious situation.”
