Theres some more info on this coming out in the news today, including reports of oxygen masks not working. More bad news regarding Qantas Maintainence.
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St Kilda architect David Saunders described the moments after the explosion as utter panic.
"The oxygen masks were f**kd,'' Mr Saunders told The Sunday Age at Melbourne International Airport, after an emotional reunion with his mother and sister.
"The elastic was so old that it had deteriorated. I was trying to get my passport, and every time I got my passport the mask fell off and I started to pass out.''
In some parts of the cabin, the masks didn't drop down at all, he said. "A guy just went into a panic and smashed the whole panel off the ceiling to get to the mask.
"The kids were screaming and flailing. Their cheeks and lips were turning blue from lack of oxygen.''
Another passenger, Paula Madejon, said she had to share her mask with two other people, and, in the row behind her, nobody had a mask.
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However, a source close to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority said exploding oxygen cylinders were the likely cause of the rupture, and would be the main focus of the investigation, as they were stored in the exact location of the explosion and there were no signs of fire.
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If oxygen cylinders ruptured, could this be why some passengers struggled with the oxygen masks?
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The difficult decision is "how quick do we descend?" (down to air the punters can breathe without an O2 mask).
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I can definately understand now why you would want that rapid descent!