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- noun Alternative spelling of
depressurization .
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Examples
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'End-of-the-century psychosis combined with cabin fever after weeks on this little boat, plus maybe a bit of depressurisation trauma.
Not the End of the World Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 1998
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About an hour into its flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne on July 25, 2008, the Qantas 747-438 aircraft was thrown into chaos when a ruptured oxygen cylinder punched through the plane's fuselage wall, damaging the cabin and causing rapid depressurisation.
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There was no risk of depressurisation, the spokesman said.
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This doesn't need to be too big, especially if the jet is at cruising height so that the explosive effects will be enhanced by depressurisation.
The Register 2010
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"One can very well imagine that a bomb caused the aircraft's depressurisation and that the plane took time to break up," he said.
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau ATSB said the "forceful rupture" of one of the aircraft's emergency oxygen cylinders had punched a large hole in the Boeing 747's fuselage, causing rapid depressurisation of the cabin.
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"Passenger oxygen was only required for about five-and-a-half minutes during the period between the depressurisation event and when the aircraft reached an altitude of 10,000 ft," the report states.
unknown title 2009
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The three units that sent through the bad data have been sent to their manufacturers 'facility in Los Angeles for testing. mid-air depressurisation incident that left a gaping hole in the side of a Qantas Boeing 747 en route from London to Melbourne last July.
unknown title 2009
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There were no major injuries, although there were reports of ear pain and discomfort associated with the rapid depressurisation, including some faintness and light-headedness.
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As the aircraft cruised at 29,000 feet some 55 minutes after take-off, a loud bang was heard by passengers and crew, followed by the rapid cabin depressurisation.
unknown title 2009
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