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Chapter 109 How to land?Can't see! (Please subscribe!)
In the cockpit of Lantian 9811, Xu Cang sat silently on the observer's seat.At this moment, the plane has descended below [-] feet. Although it is still higher than [-] feet, it is already tolerable physiologically.Xu Cang does not need to keep the portable oxygen cylinder on his mouth and nose all the time.

According to the previous plan, when the plane descended below [-] feet, the flight crew would organize manpower to lift the captain and the first co-pilot out to free up seats for Xu Cang to operate.

Moreover, the first-class seats are already full, and the flight crew needs to persuade some first-class passengers to switch to the economy class at the back.To be fair, the portable oxygen cylinder really saved my life this time. Without this thing, the whole plane would be in danger.

Just now, the flight attendant took the aviation security officer to inspect the lower cabin to check if there were any passengers who were unconscious due to lack of oxygen.Fortunately, as Xu Cang took over the plane, the plane finally changed from a death climb to a rapid descent. In this way, as the pressure altitude decreased, the cabin crew gradually eased from the extreme discomfort.

All this seemed to be changing for the better, but Xu Cang's face did not show any joy.Originally, he expected that he only needed to worry about the expansion of the damage to the body, but now there is no new malfunction in the body, but his own body has a problem.

Before that, Xu Cang's ear started to bleed when he touched it, but Xu Cang was not worried.This is most likely only eardrum bleeding, because there are a large number of capillaries in the eardrum, and bleeding is predictable under sudden changes in air pressure.

Although there will be some impact, if it is just the tympanic membrane bleeding, it will not affect the hearing too much, and there will be no obvious sequelae after recovery.

But it is different now, the light yellow liquid mixed in the blood just now is probably the interstitial fluid in the inner ear organ, which is a very bad omen.

Maybe it's the eardrum perforated!
Judging from the conversation with the purser just now, his hearing has been severely weakened. I don't know if it will have a bad impact on the following flight.

Of course, from a rational point of view, if Xu Cang is given enough freedom, he can complete a normal landing according to the standard procedure.However, flying has never been an act with absolute freedom. Even under the premise of declaring a state of emergency, the degree of freedom has greatly increased, but it has not reached the point of infinity.

However, this is indeed far from being desperate, but if other faults are superimposed, this will undoubtedly cast a shadow on the later return flight.

I hope that there will be no other problems in the future. He can try his best to deal with the problem of the plane, but his physical problems are beyond his ability.

Moreover, Xu Cang cared more about another matter than the ear problem.After all, hearing is not so decisive in flight that it cannot be absent, but vision is different.

The only precision approach method popular in the world is the Instrument Landing System (ILS), also known as the ILS.Although there is a "blind" character in it, it does not mean that you can approach with your eyes closed. The "blind" character it represents means that the pilot can not look outside, but he must look at the instruments inside the cabin.

Instrument landing system, it must rely on the instrument!
Xu Cang lowered his head, subconsciously wanted to rub his eyes, but finally held back.His eyes felt very swollen from the moment the pressure was released, and the symptoms did not get any relief after the plane began to descend.

It is understandable that the eyes are swollen because of the presence of intraocular pressure.Although he didn't understand why the symptoms were not relieved after the plane descended, and even became more serious, Xu Cang was actually worried about another possibility, namely retinal hemorrhage.

Raising the right arm slightly, a small amount of tiny red blood spots have appeared on the right arm, which is formed after the capillary ruptures.What Xu Cang can be sure of is that there were no such things on the skin of his right arm before, and it just appeared just now.

The boiling of bodily fluids begins where capillaries gather, and the retina is a perfect fit for this.If there was a retinal hemorrhage, Xu Cang really didn't dare to think about it.Maybe it won't cause particularly serious sequelae, after all, the highest height does not exceed [-] feet, but only a short-term visual impact will be Xu Cang's nightmare.

No pilot can complete a landing without being seen, and neither can Xu Cang!What's worse is that he is the only pilot on the plane who can be counted on now, if he fails, something will happen to him.

"I hope all is well!"

Just when Xu Cang was worrying alone, he suddenly felt someone approaching him, and when he looked up, it was the chief purser who had settled the cabin.

The purser didn't speak, but pointed to the inside of the cockpit, and then made a gesture of calling.Xu Cang was startled, and immediately picked up the earphone from the captain and put it on his head.

"Damn it, I can't even hear the sound from the speakers." Xu Cang was even more worried.

In the cockpit, even without headphones, the speakers will play the sound of the radio channel, which is audible under normal circumstances.The main reason is that when Xu Cang wears earphones to listen to things, the pressure of the earphones will make his ears very painful, which affects Xu Cang's normal work.

Therefore, Xu Cang had been using the speaker to listen to the radio conversation just now, but he used the earphone microphone on the captain's side to communicate with the controller, and in order to ensure that he could hear him, he turned the volume of the speaker almost to the maximum.

At the beginning, I could tell the difference, but I didn't expect it to be less than 10 minutes, and I couldn't even hear it at the maximum volume.

"Blue Sky 9811, continue to descend to an altitude of 700 meters, and correct the sea pressure to 1011!"

I usually don’t feel it when I wear earphones, but now the earphones are like a gold hoop embedded in flesh and blood. Every time the controller speaks a word in the earphones, Xu Cang can feel the subtle vibrations of the earphones that follow.

Enduring the severe pain, Xu Cang replied: "The lower altitude is 700 meters, the corrected sea pressure is 1011, and the blue sky is 9811!"

After finishing speaking, Xu Cang was just about to take off his earphones, but the Qianzhou control continued: "Lantian 9811, Jianchuan Airport has agreed to receive it. Now you fly heading 265, fly directly to Anshun, and then fly to Xishan along the X92, W133, and A599 routes , approach from the direction of Xishan.”

Xu Cang is suffering from unbearable headache now, and he is alone, so he doesn't have the energy to look through the navigation chart, so he said, "Just give me the waypoints."

"ASH, P554, NOBIN, DJT, and finally Xishan SXS." Qianzhou control asked: "Lantian 9811, let me know the specific situation of the aircraft failure."

Xu Cang silently read the waypoints, but there were not many, he was familiar with these points, and he remembered them all at once.This controller is quite sensible. When he was at a high altitude just now, he only thought about how to clear the airspace for them. He didn't ask the crew to ask what happened. Here we come, the controller who is still calling on the radio.

It's fine once or twice, and they can keep calling like flies, for fear that they won't disturb the crew's attention.

"The instrument shows that the left front cargo door of the aircraft has opened abnormally, which should be the cause of the decompression." Xu Cang said: "It is not yet known whether the accidental opening of the cargo door will cause damage to the aircraft structure."

There was a moment of silence from the controller, obviously taking notes, and then quickly asked, "Any other questions, or can we help?"

At this time, Xu Cang had already supported his forehead, unable to take it anymore, he quickly said the need: "Arrange medical personnel to wait, the captain and co-pilot are already unconscious, probably caused by the drastic change in air pressure and lack of oxygen."

"What?" The controller didn't expect the crew to be disabled at the same time the cabin was depressurized: "Then you are?"

"I'm an overtime crew member." Xu Cang took a long breath. At this moment, the plane is lower than [-], and he can breathe with the help of oxygen cylinders: "The other thing is to ask Jianchuan Airport to adjust the brightness of the lighting system to the highest level. After my aircraft joined the approach procedure, the approach and tower frequencies were merged while other aircraft were radio silent."

Xu Cang must take precautions in advance for possible problems in the future.If there is a temporary decline in vision in the future, it will be beneficial for him to have the highest light brightness than himself during the visual stage, and he is only one person, and if there are other malfunctions, he may not be able to keep busy.Xu Cang didn't want to spend his remaining energy on switching frequencies and distinguishing from all the radios whether they were calling him or not.Moreover, if the radio channel is too noisy, with Xu Cang's current hearing ability, it will be too difficult.

Reasonably speaking, Xu Cang's request is not too much.Generally speaking, an airport of the size of Jianchuan must have spare frequencies, and it is not difficult to take out one to communicate with Xu Cang alone.

This was already Xu Cang's plan for the worst outcome, and Xu Cang was unwilling to really develop to that point.

"Lantian 9811, can you tell me the reason, so that I can coordinate with Jianchuan." The controller said.

Turning up the lights is normal, but merging frequencies while the radio is silent is rare.The controller thought that if Jianchuan Airport asked the reason, he would have to answer.

However, it was Xu Cang who greeted him with an angry roar: "From now on, I will explain everything I say to you. Is that what you mean?"

The controller didn't expect Xu Cang's reaction to be so intense, so he quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm going to communicate with Jianchuan right away."

However, Xu Cang could no longer hear the controller's words.After finishing speaking, he took off the earphones, and the muscles on half of his face tensed together.

Humans rely on the vibration of the eardrum to distinguish sound. Once the eardrum is injured, when the sound is received, the vibrating eardrum will cause great pain to Xu Cang.

However, if it was just like this, Xu Cang could barely bear it.However, as soon as he put on the earphones, the pain became more sensitive under the pressure, and Xu Cang's tolerance limit had already been exceeded. He only felt that his temple was pierced by an awl, and he really couldn't speak a word.

The controller didn't speak any more, Xu Cang let out a long breath and held his head, his eyes were bloodshot, as if his heart was getting more and more confused.

He slowly stretched out his hand, trying to see the lines on his palm clearly, but what he saw was blurred.

He said that what he worried about finally happened.

However, he quickly gathered his thoughts, glanced at the altitude of the plane, and said quietly to the chief purser outside the door: "Is there a seat in the first class cabin?"

Seeing that Xu Cang's expression was not right, the chief purser nodded without saying anything, "The seats have been vacated, are you going to move people? I'll ask the security officer to come over!"

"Let him come over." Xu Cang let out a sigh of relief, he was about to take his seat.

At this moment, Luo Yong, Li Rongcheng and Ye Xian were waiting for Yu Fengtian who was about to go to the control tower on the small parking lot in front of the main entrance of the Blue Sky Aviation Base Building.

Soon, Yu Fengtian came down in a hurry. He was not surprised to see Luo Yong, but the presence of Li Rongcheng and Ye Xian made him a little puzzled.

Luo Yong was bored with waiting, but seeing that Yu Fengtian finally came, he grabbed Yu Fengtian and went to the crew car.

Yu Fengtian also knew that the situation was urgent, so we'll talk about it after getting in the car.Following Luo Yong, Li Rongcheng and Ye Xian also got into the car.

"Master, hurry up!" Luo Yong greeted.

As the vehicle started, he hurried out of the base and headed for the No. [-] security checkpoint.

Not long after driving out, Yu Fengtian pointed at Li Rongcheng and Ye Xian, and asked Luo Yong, "Who are they? Why haven't I seen them before? Are you going with us?"

"They are employees of Boeing's Asia-Pacific office. This time the problem is with the 747. We don't know very well. It may be helpful to bring them along."

When Luo Yong explained, Li Rongcheng nodded politely to Yu Fengtian, while Ye Xian, who was sitting next to Li Rongcheng, kept looking out the window and ignored Yu Fengtian.

Yu Fengtian didn't doubt that there was him, but just hummed, but didn't care much, because there were things that made him more concerned.

"Luo Yong, I heard something happened to 4724?" Yu Fengtian asked anxiously.

Luo Yong said with a sullen face, "Release the pressure!"

"How do you release the pressure?" Yu Fengtian knew that he was a little low on this question, so he changed the phrase: "Is there a problem with the pressurization system?"

Yu Fengtian would not be so nervous if it was only due to the pressure release caused by the crew's misoperation or the aging of some components.Every year there are decompression incidents in domestic civil aviation, and they are usually handled in a low-key manner without causing any major public opinion.

Even if the bureau wants to punish, as long as the human reasons are not too outrageous, most of them will not be too harsh.Under normal circumstances, if there is a depressurization of the plane, the control will usually notify the relevant company, and the company representative will go to the control tower to help.Because, the depressurization of the aircraft usually does not cause control problems.

When the plane got down to [-] feet, I felt a little discomfort in breathing, but the rest was basically the same as normal flight.

But Yu Fengtian was worried about another thing.Ever since his secretary informed 4724 that something had happened, and the control tower asked them to help, he couldn't help recalling the reason why Xu Cang confronted him yesterday. The S2 switch!
"It can't be that there is something wrong with that thing, right?" Every time Yu Fengtian thinks about this possibility, he feels that his heart is shaking and he can't calm down at all.

As long as it was really caused by the S2 switch, his position as vice president of maintenance would basically be lost!

Just as Luo Yong wanted to talk, his cell phone rang. He saw that the number belonged to his secretary. He thought there was an update, so he answered it immediately: "What do you mean, there is something wrong?"

"Just now the Qianzhou Regional Control Office called and confirmed that 9811 will enter and return via the direction of Xishan. At the same time, according to the crew, it is strongly suspected that the aircraft's front cargo door opened abnormally, causing the aircraft to release pressure. It is temporarily unclear whether there is any collateral damage. .”

After the secretary finished speaking, Luo Yong looked at Yu Fengtian beside him in disbelief, his lips trembling: "The cargo compartment door is open!"

"What!" Yu Fengtian almost jumped up, his eyes were about to pop out: "How did it open, how did the cargo door open?"

However, the secretary's words were not finished, and he continued: "Luo Yong, and Qianzhou control received a message from the crew, the captain and co-pilot on duty present here are already in a coma and incapacitated state, and the crew is now controlling the plane. I checked Now, there are only two crew members on flight 9811, one is the flight attendant and the other is Xu Cang! Presumably the one who is operating the plane is."

Luo Yong didn't even listen to the secretary's words, but turned his head to look at Yu Fengtian who was at a loss, and let out a mocking laugh.This laughter is not only for Yu Fengtian, but also for himself.

"Yu Fengtian, I feel like you are going to die!" Luo Yong said suddenly.

"The crew is disabled, the captain and co-pilot are both unconscious, and now Xu Cang is controlling the plane back." Luo Yong's chest heaved sharply: "You should write your resignation later, it's better to be decent."

Regardless of whether flight 9811 can return safely, as long as it is proved that the abnormal opening of the cargo door is caused by the S2 switch, then it is impossible for Yu Fengtian to sit down as the vice president of maintenance.

Of course, the reason for the abnormal opening of the hatch is not limited to the S2 switch, there may be other factors.However, Xu Cang impressed Luo Yong too much, Xu Cang even explained the principle of the abnormal opening of the hatch, and he couldn't help but lean on the S2 switch.

"Impossible!" Yu Fengtian yelled decisively: "Why does he know how to drive a 747? It's all nonsense!"

"Why can't he fly a 747? You don't really think he's an ordinary pilot, do you?" Luo Yong was also anxious at this time.Xu Cang was indeed a little ignorant before, and his behavior did not conform to his previous habits.However, Yu Fengtian definitely has an inescapable responsibility for the current situation where Xu Cang and Blue Sky Airlines are so embarrassing.

In Yu Fengtian's eyes, Xu Cang is a pilot.It's just a pilot, there are so many in the aviation school and in the company, can you accommodate if necessary?As a result, there is disgusting arrogance in handling Xu Cang's affairs, and anyone who is a little bit angry will be dissatisfied.

Luo Yong gritted his teeth and said, "Some time ago, my master asked me to transfer Xu Cang from the Boeing fleet to the Airbus fleet. Do you know why?"

Of course Yu Fengtian knew that the master Luo Yong mentioned was Jin Fuli, the captain of Airbus, but Jin Fuli didn't want to see Luo Yong, and he was not willing to admit this apprentice.

Yu Fengtian kept silent, just staring at Luo Yong.

"My master told me that during the training in the simulator, this kid has calculated the best descent trajectory at a distance of more than 20 nautical miles, and there is a variable wind at high altitude, and it is exactly the same!" Luo Yong snorted: " He can even drive an Airbus, so why can't he drive the 747, which is also a Boeing series?"

Before Yu Fengtian could respond, Ye Xian, who had been sitting in the back, said suddenly: "Even though the wind speed of the simulator changes linearly, if you want to always correct the optimal speed, the amount of calculation is too large, and it is impossible to do mental calculations." Completed."

"Why can't it be completed? My master saw it with his own eyes." Luo Yong said firmly, "Now there must be a training video on the shelf in the fleet monitoring room!"

Hearing this, Li Rongcheng involuntarily clenched his right hand tightly.If what Luo Yong said is true, then Xu Cang's value will exceed his estimate.Because the Boeing 777 verification problem a few days ago was because the crew at that time had a problem with the mental calculation of the glide trajectory when the engine failed.

However, even though Luo Yong was so sure, Ye Xian still didn't believe it: "It is impossible for human beings to have such mental arithmetic ability!"

Luo Yong snorted: "Then you can ask him yourself, if he can come back!"

After finishing speaking, Luo Yong looked at Yu Fengtian with a gloomy face: "You'd better pray that it's not a problem with the S2 switch, otherwise, you will have to walk away without food!"

When he said this, Luo Yong glanced at Li Rongcheng behind him from the corner of his eyes.Li Rongcheng caught the hint of ferocity in Luo Yong's eyes, and couldn't help cursing inwardly: "Damn it!"

If there is really a problem with the S747 switch of the 2, then the notice issued by Boeing will have to be broken.If you realize the problem, but issue a specious technical announcement, you will definitely be troubled afterwards.

Today, the Boeing 777 has caused the headquarters to be in a state of distress. If there is another lawsuit, it will be difficult to handle.

All of a sudden, Li Rongcheng had a terrible headache!
The only hope now is that Xu Cang can return safely, as long as he is fine, everything is easy to talk about.

In the cockpit of Lantian 9811, the flight chief called the aviation security officer and a male flight attendant in the rear cabin to carry the captain and the first co-pilot out.

Before lifting the captain, the flight attendant specially found a blanket to wrap the captain's upper body, covering most of the blood-stained shirt and shirt, and wiped the blood stains on the captain's face with a wet towel to save time outside. , causing another commotion in the first class cabin.

When the cockpit was cleared, Xu Cang hurriedly took the left seat, which was the place he was most used to.

As soon as he sat down, Xu Cang began to enter the follow-up route.Just now, since the captain and co-pilot were both present, it was really inconvenient for him to input the CDU, so he only temporarily input the first waypoint and let the plane fly first.

"P554, NOBIN" Xu Cang muttered while modifying the parameter settings on the CDU.

He not only needs to key in the subsequent route, but also needs to choose the follow-up approach procedure, and by the way, make preparations for the approach. It doesn't even take half an hour for them to land.

The Boeing 747 CDU is somewhat different from the Boeing 737 (M) CDU.Xu Cang hadn't flown the 747 for a long time, so he was a bit unfamiliar at the beginning of the input.However, the basic principle of this thing is the same, and after a little thought, you can almost figure it out.

Soon, Xu Cang had entered the follow-up flight route, and was about to enter the entry procedure, but he heard footsteps behind him, and then a person stepped in from the right seat, which was Xia Shuyue.

Previously, Xu Cang ordered Xia Shuyue to be called over if the altitude was less than [-] feet, and the purser still kept it in mind.

After Xia Shuyue sat down, the purser asked behind him: "Then I closed the door?"

Xu Cang didn't speak, but just gave the purser a thumbs up.

"Is there anything going on in the cabin?" Xu Cang was still sullen when he spoke, and he didn't even glance at Xia Shuyue.

Xia Shuyue was just about to answer, but Xu Cang said again: "Speak louder."

Xia Shuyue glanced at Xu Cang's ear, and there was some scab of blood on the outside of the ear canal, which looked very hideous.However, she still restrained her mind, knowing that at this moment, don't ask or say anything unnecessary, as long as she obeys Xu Cang.

"Just now the flight attendant led the security personnel to patrol the cabin. It shouldn't be a big deal. A few unconscious ones have put on oxygen masks." Xia Shuyue asked cautiously, "Brother, what do you need me for?"

Xu Cang pointed to the earphone of the co-pilot: "You are in charge of talking to the controller. If I need it, you can transfer it to me. Then, if necessary, I will tell the controller what I have said. Don't worry about any aviation terms, just follow the normal Same as communication."

"Oh!" Xia Shuyue was obedient, and hurriedly put on the earphone board of the co-pilot.However, just after putting it on, Xu Cang gently tapped his head: "Don't wear it so tightly, loosen the left ear, or you won't be able to hear me clearly!"

Pilots never wear earphones on both ears, and usually have one ear exposed to facilitate communication in the cockpit.Only laymen will cover their ears tightly.

"Is that so!" He hurriedly exposed his left ear, and asked Xu Cang, "Brother, is it like this?"

"Yeah!" Xu Cang was still inputting CDU with his head down, but he kept saying, "Don't be nervous, you."

As soon as you finished your words, Xu Cang's finger that was pressing the keys suddenly stopped, his whole body seemed to be frozen, and he stared blankly at the CDU screen.

Soon, Xu Cang went crazy, increasing the input speed infinitely, as if something was chasing him.

However, the methodical speed before is the best, fast enough to ensure the correct rate.But now patronizing speed, but often make mistakes.

Beside, Xia Shuyue really couldn't understand the operations on the CDU, but she could understand that Xu Cang often made repeated changes in the same input field, which was a manifestation of mistakes in haste.

Originally Xia Shuyue didn't want to disturb Xu Cang, but after seeing Xu Cang's mistakes again and again, Xia Shuyue still reminded: "Brother"

However, just when Xu Cang wanted to key in a positioning point, under Xia Shuyue's voice, Xu Cang stopped abruptly.At this moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Suddenly, a round drop of blood fell down, hit the LCD screen of the CDU, and exploded in all directions.

Xia Shuyue trembled all over, she clearly saw the drop of blood.At this moment, Xu Cang slowly raised his head, and finally turned his face towards Xia Shuyue.

But when Xia Shuyue saw Xu Cang's face clearly, she couldn't help covering her mouth with her hands.I saw that the part of Xu Cang's eyes that should have been the whites of the eyes had been replaced by glaring blood, and the blood and tears flowing from the corners of his eyes was even more shocking.

Xu Cang was sure that he was facing Xia Shuyue now, but he couldn't see it!

(End of this chapter)