The Captain Was Blown Out of the Plane (British Airways Flight 5390) - DISASTER AVERTED
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- June 1990, a British Airways plane on a flight to Spain suffered a decompression during the climb. The event pulled the captain out of his seat. He was fortunately saved by the quick thinking of his fellow crew members. Flight 5390 was a unique incident of the time where the pilot survived a horrific ordeal having to withstand low air pressure and extreme temperatures.
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Can you please tell us of the crash caused by david burke dec of 79 I think?
I like how you mentioned Eastleigh airport in the video I am from and currently live in Eastleigh and every time I pop out to the shops I see the aerodrome. Side note, Eastleigh aerodrome is the place where the first TestFlight of the spitfire started
I was on the first officers last ever flight from Benidorm to Manchester after he'd become a pilot.They announced his retirement over the tannoy and everyone gave him a round of applause. Little did anyone know the guy was a legend. We found out the next day when jet2 announced his retirement and his past heroic efforts.
"the captain outside the plane being held from being pulled out completely by the flight attendants still holding onto him". Only 19 seconds in and you've already caught my attention.
The pilot's survival and the crew's actions were amazing and all but I think some serious props needs to go to the first officer.
In the span of an instant, he had to solo fly the whole plane WHILE seeing his captain hanging out the window AND accounting for the decompression WHILE communicating with ATC over blasting air BEFORE flying the plane and landing (safely!) in an unfamiliar airport ALL WHILE knowing damn well that if the cabin crew ever let the guy slip they'd be screwed!
If I recall correctly, he remained amazingly calm throughout it (given the circumstances) then just shut down for a little while afterwards because, goddamn who wouldn't? What a legend
To add to it, the FO also was pretty sure the captain was already dead long before they landed, and he *still* went on to do all that. Imagine thinking your coworker is holding the corpse of your other coworker right in your line of sight and still keeping focused on the task at hand. Major legend.
The whole crew are absolute legends, you dislocate your shoulder and get frostbite to save a friend who is half out a window above 10,000 feet, and the captain who stays captain after literally getting sucked out of a plane?!
Hell yes they are!
Not just legends, they are basically aviation gods
I mean if they let go of him, then he would've been sucked into the turbines, which will probably lead to the plane crashing. Still awesome work, they have all my respect
@@justarandomperson4296 I doubt that was the reason. It's instinct. You want to save the person. And later you think "oh yeah that coulda happen, well good luck I wanted to save him anyway". For normal people anyway.
@@annnee6818that was the reason, because their first thought would be he's dead but if we let go he'll hit the engine and take down the plane. he did survive and continued being a pilot after recovery
I heard an account BY the Captain where when he was first blown out, it was facing forward (same as the aircraft). By his own power he was able to twist around until he faced the airplane as it was much easier to breathe in that position than with the huge blast of air right in his face.
Cheers for that extra bit of info. It's also almost unbelievable that a human could do something like that. What a guy.
"Hey captain, engine #1 is feeling a bit sluggish."
"Alright, let me go out and check"
YOU GET BACK IN HERE
😂😂😂😂
I remember they had discussed actually letting go, but decided against it.
And it gets even more grim... Assuming he had already died, they held on so that his body wouldn't get pulled into the engine.
In the air crash investigation episode i watched the flight attendant said that they were sure the captain was dead and were gone let him go but the reason they decided not to let him go was because first officer was worried that the captain will be sucked into the left engine which would definitely disable the engine. The captain was lucky they didn't let him go because he was alive while they all thought he was dead, they were very surprised when the ambulance crew on the ground told them that the captain was still alive. Within 5 months after this incident the Captain was flying again.
they didn't let him go, and should not have shared their thoughts of doing so. the story matters. lol
@@Mike1614b Dude:
1. In a SURVIVAL SITUATION people sometimes have to make choices; the crew themselves were struggling and he could have been dead and etc as the other reply already says.
2. Why in the world would they need to hold in the thoughts they genuinely had, especially in a situation like this?
@@bagaboiebailey Exactly, you never hold in your thoughts during a crisis, doing so has actually caused many a crash.
I like how you go into the little details concerning the history of this Aeroplane ..
Dang, you can see where all the spaghetti came out from his pockets near the window.
Let's have a moment of silence for the spaghetti. The single, forgotten fatality of British Airways Flight 5390.
Lol Wut.
Wait. Theres a meal service on 2 hour flight? Southwest just throws peanuts at you and calls it a day.
Tbf, British Airways is a flag carrier in the UK while Southwest is just a low cost carrier
Any allergies sir?
There isn't anymore in economy, not complimentary anyway.
That's nothing, Ryanair makes you pay for the peanuts
i mean southwest is low cost. british airways is a flag carrier
They had considered letting the captain go as they were convinced he was dead but they thought it through (AMAZING in this kind of situation, I certainly wouldn't have been thinking that clearly) and realised he would fly back into one of the engines and completely incapacitate the plane and therefore endangering everybody on board as it would become far more difficult to land, if possible at all. Truly incredible and probably my favourite aviation "disaster" story, the crew absolutely deserved those awards xx
He would have been sucked into the engine.....
You have a real gift for organizing/presenting information. Many videos twice as long aren't half as interesting.
Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate that; Thanks
When I think of incredible survivor stories involving aviation disasters, only 1 story comes to mind as being more miraculous...the story where an explosive decompression event (I forget the date but I believe it was the 70's) occurred tearing the plane apart killing everyone on board, EXCEPT for a teenage girl who was sucked outta the plane at 35,000ft & remained buckled in her seat all the way down to the jungle below. (I believe it was South America). She awoke in a tree, still strapped to her seat. Despite the fact that her mother who was traveling w/her, along w/the rest of the pax & crew were almost certainly dead, plus the fact that the wound in her arm became infected w/maggots, suffering from a broken collar bone (an incredibly PAINFUL injury), not to mention the other injuries she sustained just from walking through the jungle, she was able to stay alive for nearly a week, walking through the jungle, before being found. Now that's crazy, so for the story of this vid to be ranked immediately following that story in my humble opinion is just incredible.
Her case was miraculous but she also had a lot of things going for her that a normal tourist would not. Her parents were biologists who raised her in the area where the plane crashed. She went on to become a biologist too and studied that same area. So from a very young age she was out in the jungle with her parents and locals and learned everything she used to survive after her fall from the plane.
@@morgan4574 I'm very much aware of that. Honestly though, while she def benefited from her parents tutalage & her experience in those environments, she survived falling from 33k ft, strapped to a row of chairs, traveling at nearly 150mph, & eventually landing in a tree. Her jungle survivor story AFTER she landed is impressive in its own right, but PALES in comparison to the situation she found herself in after regaining consciousness. 1min ur havin' some pretzels & ginger ale, next...BOOM!!! Tons of noise, debris, & u wake up in a tree strapped to a row of seats. Now THAT'S miraculous!!
@@dodoubleg2356 I think we both agree with what you said haha. All of her training and experience wouldn't have helped her if she was probably even slightly more injured from the fall than she already was. I think her youth also possibly helped her, young fit healthy people have survived some crazy accidents that older adults (40 yrs+) wouldn't. But it's also not like she survived the fall, got out of the jungle, and was fine. She was still very much near death always, even though she had the advantage of knowing the jungle around her. She was in the hospital for months after I think. It is miraculous, her own mother was right next to her and suffered a completely different fate.
@@morgan4574 oh yeah I mean it's def a miraculous story which, like u pointed out, her youth, experience in the jungle etc...GREATLY improved her odds. I was just suggesting that luck more than likely ALSO, worked in her favor, that's all. Thx for the reply. 😉👍👍✌️
@@dodoubleg2356 yeah it really sucks to know that, had some other random passenger been the one to survive that fall from the airplane, they most likely would have died in the jungle anyways. Which to me would be worse. If I'm going to die I'd rather it be instantly from 33k feet. In the case of this video and the Captain, there was never any point in the video that I thought he would survive! I thought he probably died from suffocation quickly sped along by the freezing and the mechanical damage like broken bones. But his legs weren't even broken! It's insane! I was so happy to learn at the end of the video that he survived, and he even looked like he had no permanent scars from the frostbite. And it warms my heart to know he returned to what he loved, flying. Just like that girl who returned to that same jungle she fell into and lost her mother to, for her PhD study. It's all very wholesome
one other thing to add is the parts store man told him they were the wrong size for that plane (according to other documentaries ive seen)
I’m very happy to know that the pilot actually survived! The show mayday had an episode on this, and never said that he survived the ordeal, they straight up just said he was dead no if’s ands or buts.
A point of correction, they did say that Captain Tim Lancaster survived in the Mayday (Air Crash Investigation) episode on this accident ('Blowout', S2E1). Indeed, there even was a segment where the surviving First Officer meets the Captain on camera to talk about the incident about halfway through the episode.
For reference: www.aparat.com/v/0OfTh/Air_Crash_Investigation%3A_Blowout_%28S02E01%29_HD
- The only freely available copy of this episode online that I could find. Watch or skip ahead to just after the re-enactment of the incident and you'll find the segment I'm talking about.
There are more issues with the windscreen replacement than incorrect hardware. Two things that jump out to me immediately is the fact that the aircraft was returned to service so quickly after the windscreen R2. Anytime a windscreen or hatch is replaced, B 1/2 is used to ensure a good seal is present for cabin pressurization. It takes a minimum of 24 hours to cure. Following the 24 hours, a cabin pressure check must be accomplished prior to returning the aircraft to service. The reason the check is required is to ensure the aircraft can maintain pressure as well as making sure the windscreen is properly installed. According to the timeline you mentioned, there is no way this was done.
Did the same procedures we have now exist 31 years ago?
@@krashd maths and science was available then...common sense too...and negligence and ignorance also...
I believe the plane was left sit for the 24 hrs to let the sealant set. No pressure check before return to service though.
It's amazing how many things can go wrong due to tiny screws missing from the least expected places
The quality of your videos is astounding. Thanks for the upload!
Thank you so much for you comment, I really appreciate it, thanks.
First Officer: "I say, Captain, would you care for a spot of tea?"
@Chaz Elechia Chaz, Chaz, Chaz..you know this is a family site..?
Such a freaky situation, yet fortunate outcome.
Watched this one on Air Disasters! I was so amazed he survived and I was amazed at the bravery of the crew!
Legend has it, the first officer still drinking his beers till this day
A member of the cabin crew holding onto the legs of their captain to keep him from flying away while the plane makes its way back to the airport just sounds so British to me. I can equally imagine them both asking for either tea, or a cold beer, depending on where they're from.
I would need a whiskey....
The maintenance guy should of been fired, he so nearly brought down a plane!!!!
Should have blown them out through a window.
Both him and the supervisor who signed off on it.
Manager sacked,imprisoned aswell obviously ...
@@captainpotato6856 no. The mechanics was fired. Imprisoning for mistakes is stupid.
What an inspiring story of the best of human nature in these dark and troubled times!
Oh that poor guy! I can't believe he survived such a horrific ordeal!
You can find pictures online of the aircraft post-incident, and there's a noticeable red misting from where the captain kept getting slapped against the side window on the outside.
I know the mechanic would suffer guilt feelings had the Capt died. Its bad enough how he felt already.
I fall asleep listening to these videos every night. So calming
Then fly the next day..
This is one of my favourite aviation disasters, if one can indeed say such a thing.
I love the way you have captured it.
Goodness! This is scary. So happy they all survived. The PTSD from this is unimaginable!
I'm late on this, I know. Working backwards from the most recent.
The 1-11 was am incredible aircraft. Remember going plane spotting as a kid, you certainly knew when one was taking off. The noise was awesome.
I have done that very flight many times and didn't even know of this story! Great video
Happy to support great content creators!
I wish you 1 milion folowers...you are doing here a very good job🙏
Thanks, I appreciate your comment.
Captain was so good at piloting, that he’s the only pilot in history to have a ZERO startle effect time!
In the millisecond it took to suck him out the window… he immediately knew it was a decompression and managed to, with his feet, grab the yoke and begin a rapid decent to 10000 ft!
😎
You deserve way more subscribers. Amazing video. Keep up the good work!
Oy Alfie, this bolt looks right. See you at the pub mate?
Absolutely love your channel. So much information from the start of service of the aircraft to the crash and why it happened. Looking forward to the next one
I love watching disaster averted! Plz make playlist?
I love these videos man, keep it up!
Glad you like them!
Idk how this channel only has 10k subs. Consistent quality uploads
Love these videos. Didn't know half of this stuff happened.
Also, what's the song played at the beginning. Love it!
Thank you so much for this great content 👋
Third. Such a terrifying, yet amazing story.
This is amazing. I remember hearing it before but how did they hold him and how did he survive. Great stuff.
I remember watching a documentary about this years ago and being absolutely amazed at the captain's survival and the First Officer's nerves holding even in the face of a decompressed cabin due to a literal hole in the cockpit.
Great work mate, keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
always so impressed by the spirit of this cabin crew, standing fast there not letting this guy go even while you're having a shoulder pulled out of its' socket and getting an eyeball frozen in your freakin skull... talk about a "stiff upper lip", mate!
I watched all your videos 10/10 keep it up man
What happened to the maintenance people? Were they charged?
Flight number was British Airways 5390 for anyone curious. Disaster Breakdown made a pretty good video documenting all that happened
Title:"The Captain was blown out of the plane-DISASTER AVERTED" Me:HOW WAS THIS A DISASTER AVERTED?! HOW DOES A PLANE AND THE CO-PILOT KEEP GOING RIGHT AFTER THE MAIN PILOT HAS BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE COCKPIT?!
Um, what? The captain survived the ordeal, as did everyone else on board, thanks to the actions of the co-pilot and the rest of the crew. In what way was potential disaster NOT averted?
@@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar I didn't know any of that myself, so I was just really surprised
first officer’s name is just the best.
I watched the Air Crash Investigation episode of this flight but I want to learn more about it, it's interesting
great video
BAC 1-11 had a problem taking off from Luton on warm days.
Can You Do The New York Collision
That engine looked like a wind sock
Wow, what a heroic story
What happened to the engineer?
Putting the door in the bathroom is kind of hilarious.
how is that funny
@@dontspikemydrink9382 because it being the only place big enough on a plane to store a door is kinda funny in a weird way, because of course it is the only place
My dad having worked at both easyjet and jet2 knew both of these two.
I’m fairly sure the FO stayed at BA until he retired.
Another great video! Keep it up please :)
Thanks, will do!
You should make a twa flight 800 episode
it is in the pipeline of videos to make
The guy returned to flying after that??????? Sheesh, I'd be terrified the windscreen was going to blow out again lmao, even though there's such a low chance it'd happen again.
I live in Southampton. That airport is tiny!!
Every airport in the UK is tiny, our busiest is only now getting a third runway built.
Best crash videos, however would be better for me if you dident spoil what would happen in the beginning
That maintenance guy should have been fired and sued! I'd have sued the maintenance man and the airlines into bankruptcy
"a unique story of human survival"
...except the same exact thing happened again on Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633!
Wait... what happened to the mechanic? Did he get fired/arrested?
These guys are heroes. Full stop.
Thanks be to God! I know two people who were on this flight. They love the Lord Jesus and were praying. A true miracle ❤
@@spirituallysafegod didn't save these people, these people's own quick thinking saved them
@@jess_lol4579 Who gave people brains in the first place?
Ahhh yes, the infamous midlands built quality, never dissapoints.
mediocre repairs equal mediocre performance. for it's time it was a good plane
Rhanks for saying Birmingham properly
Do a video about Sichuan airlines flight 8633
What’s the name of the music at 5:28?
Due to the air pressure inside the plane being higher than the outside air pressure, explosive decompression results in things/people being *pushed* or *blown* out - not pulled.
No 'every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction'? 😉
@@krashd huh?
@@digitalutopia1 I was suggesting that for their to be pushing would there not also be pulling?
@@krashd You're misunderstanding Newton's third law. An opposite reaction doesn't mean pushing and pulling - because despite how much they're opposite actions, as far as force goes, it's the same direction.
The law itself refers to something that isn't usually considered. For example if a car hits a wall, we normally think that there's only one force at play- when in reality there's two.
The force of the car hitting the wall is the first, but the wall delivers an equal and opposite force to the car, as well. Whatever object as the least mass will lose the battle - if the car has more, it'll penetrate the wall - if it's the wall, the car will bounce back, if it's equal, the car will just come to a stop.
@@digitalutopia1 Ahh, I getcha, I didn't know it was a "when an unstoppable force meets an immoveable object" type of deal. I just assumed that during a pressure differential one side would be pulling while the other pushing, I didn't know it was all push. Thx for that :)
Where did the windscreen land?
So what happened to the pos that didn't do his job correctly
Does anyone know what happened to the mechanic?
🙄 I need to know if the mechanics were not gone unpunished. They shall be jailed for committing professional negligence which could cause serious disaster.
Well you cover British airways flight 9 ?
Yes, BA Flight 9 is very interesting and will be done at some point. I am keen on tracking down a copy of the book "All Four Engines Have Failed" Written by passenger on board Betty Tootell based on the incident. It would make for an excellent source.
I love your shows. What's the gorgeous music you have in the background ?
What a horrible machanic! 0.66mm is a HUGE difference for metal fasteners. It is extremely easy to see a 0.66mm difference side by side. Hell, 0.66mm is big even for large bolts, let alone normal screw-sized looking bolts. Try a slightly undersized bolt in a nut. It takes only like 0.25mm to become quite wobbly if it's not huge threading.
With how over-engineered a plane is, he'd have to be literally stupid to just ... accept a 0.66mm difference.
yes
This flight had YA novel level plot armor
God was with them watching over them.Thanks be to God.!!!!!!
thanks be to their own quick thinking. british airways have had many non fatal accidents which could of been easily fatal if it weren't for the crew. they got awards for this bravery because THEY were brave. not god
I bet the main culprit here is the imperial system, as there is no way a mechanic would mistake a metric M4 bolt for an M5 bolt for example...
thing is, by the time this incident happened britain used the metric system as it does to this very day
@@jess_lol4579 Right, and ever since no british person has ever touched an imperial sized bolt. Infact they burned every piece of harware that wasn't metric, right?
Imagine providing the proper hardware with the part...
P.S. Who in their right mind would leave BA, for a garbage excuse of an airline like Easyjet?!? Stay with the major retailer not the dollar store...
British Airways had a mandatory retirement age of 55 years old
easyjet is good for a low cost now that monarch airlines is bankrupt. and BA has a mandatory retirement age of 55
Do TWA 800!
Always easy to blame the mechanic.. How about reviewing the corporate structure...
!!!!! This!!!!!! It's easier to blame rather than doing the extensive work to rework the whole system
@@Belihoney it was fundamentally one man’s mistake.
@@peteconrad2077 And partly a design issue.
@@smwca123 not really. The design works if you use the right bolts.
@@smwca123the design isn't an issue if you use the right bolts, mediocre repairs equal mediocre performance
Please make a video of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120.
Yes, that one will be done. There's a lot to cover there.
Do twa flight 800
He already did, and there were 2 TWA 800s: off New York 1996, and Rome 1964.
I’m kinda disappointed that the Concorde crash is patreon-only
NOT ANYMORE, NO MORE
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The fact that the mechanic would go to some regular parts store & "eye ball" it because he doesn't know exactly what bolt is required should be a big red flag indicating that he is not qualified to do repairs on that plane. This isn't a home project..its maintenance on a machine that's trusted to carry many people safely. If it fails in the air it could kill hundreds.😕 You'd think they'd get repair supplies directly from official trusted manufacturers and have mechanics who are familiar with that plane. Yikes! They really got so lucky.
A parts store is the place where parts are stored. There's a guy at a desk and you ask him for what part you need and he goes and finds it.
It isn't Home Depot(it's in the companies maintenance area).
The parts counter guys know everything about the things they keep in stock, and it's reported that the guy told the mechanic they were the wrong size bolts, but he installed them anyway.
@@coast2coast00 he still gave the bolts out of that very part store..he is liable ...cause..effect...
@@captainpotato6856 Different version (Air Disasters ?) went into more detail about the bolts. I think the parts store guy said that size bolts weren't in stock but the mechanic went back and eyeball-matched the closest he could. The bolts he was replacing were also the wrong size, and nobody went and checked the parts specification to see what they really needed.
And no doubt someone would have been hounding them to return the plane to service.
Un-bloody-believe-able!! Always poor inexperienced mechanics. How a couple of screws nearly kills a man!!
do one on the princess of the stars ferry
No this is about planes
Howie check out bossfyte on youtube. I think you guys should at least check each others music out. Loving the channel big fan..
Could you possible cover South African Airways flight 295?
Yes, that one will be done at some point
Imagine walking with somebody and just ----- SLLLIICEEE!!! they get cut in half by a flying window. You're welcome.