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Video shows moment when Airbus A380 dumps fuel
Airbus A380 jettisoning
Image: Twitter
Rafael Ramos
11/25/2022
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 registration 9V-SVQ was filmed in a moment when it “spilled fuel” during flight SQ-317 from London Heathrow, England, to Singapore.
The video was taken on November 24, with the airline reporting, on the same day, that what had happened was a failure in the aircraft's pressurization system.
The plane, in flight for about 25 minutes, had just reached FL330 (Flight level 330, 33,000 feet altitude, about 10,000 meters) in Belgian airspace, when a descent with a speed of 2300 feet per minute to FL100 (10,000 feet).
This behavior is a strong indication of a pressurization problem, although the passengers said that they did not feel depressurization at any time.
The plane was diverted to Frankfurt/Main airport, in Germany, and the jettisoning system was used to dump the fuel, consequently leaving the plane with less weight, to adjust the weight of the plane to the maximum landing limit.
The plane landed safely in Frankfurt after 1 hour and 40 minutes of flight time.
See the video recorded by a passenger below:
Airbus A380 jettisoning
Image: Twitter
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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