川航飞行员＂史诗级＂迫降令外媒震撼:他是英雄

从FR24提供的飞行数据上可以看出，该航班大约在北京时间早上7:07开始从32000英尺左右紧急下降高度，7:11左右下降至24000英尺高度，7:16再度由24000英尺降低高度，直至7:43平安着陆在成都机场。

机长刘传健回忆备降过程时称，“非常难的一件事，不是一般的难。难度体现在飞行途中的座舱盖掉落、驾驶舱挡风玻璃爆裂的情况下，会给驾驶员造成极大的身体伤害。挡风玻璃掉落后，首先面临的就是失压，突然的压力变化会对耳膜造成很大伤害。温度骤降到零下20-30度左右(监测显示，当时飞机飞行高度为32000英尺，气温应该为零下40度左右)，极度的寒冷会造成驾驶员身体冻伤。在驾驶舱中，仪表盘被掀开，噪音极大，你什么都听不见。大多数无线电失灵，只能依靠目视水平仪来进行操作。”

美国有线电视新闻网、路透社、印度TV等国际主流媒体都对此事进行了详尽报道。其中，英国媒体对此尤其关心，英国《每日邮报》更是在报道中将川航飞行员称作“英雄”。

《每日邮报》详尽地报道了川航飞行员执行紧急备降的整个过程，为飞行员点赞，称从32000英尺的高空执行这些操作非常“不可思议”。

《每日邮报》报道截图

路透社则将此次事件称作“中国版”英国航空5390号班机事件，赞赏飞行员的“不懈努力”。此前，英航5390航班组成员团队协作奋力救急的壮举一直广受英国人民赞誉。

路透社报道截图

英国航空5390号班机是英国航空一条由伯明翰前往西班牙马洛卡的定期航班。1990年6月10日，飞机在飞行过程中驾驶室中的一块挡风玻璃突然飞脱，并将机长吸出机外，他的上半身都在机外，只有双腿仍在驾驶室内，在机舱外冰冷低温、稀薄的空气及时速每小时500公里的冲击下，明显已失去意识。

后来凭着副机师的努力，航机安全降落于南安普敦，而且正机长亦奇迹般生还。副驾驶也因其沉着冷静的特情处置挽救了87条生命，赢得英国民航界最高奖——北极星奖，本事故也被录入“空中浩劫”第二季。

不少国外网友在川航此次事件的新闻后留言，“感谢上帝，乘客都安全”，“完全想象不出当时的情况有多紧张，希望机组人员快点恢复”。还有国外网友大赞机组人员“干得漂亮”，“机组人员应该获得相应荣誉”。英国网友也联想到那场英国航空的相似事件，称几位飞行员奋力救急的举动“值得敬仰”。

班机机长刘传健在接受采访时也表示，此次与英航5390航班事件相像。刘传健表示，《萨利机长》我看过，其实这次跟英航的那次更像。“我们平时会关注特殊的飞行事故，会刻意关注从职业的角度，考虑事故发生原因，自己应该怎么去操作，做一些特殊准备。”

刘传健强调，“平时有一些经验，从刚毕业到现在自己已经飞了几十年了，这方面还是做了一些特别的准备，谁知道下一刻会发生什么，飞行员这个职业就是与非正常情况打交道，正常的情况大家都没问题。”

An airline captain successfully performed emergency landing in China today after a cockpit windshield suddenly broke and fell off from the aircraft during the flight.

All passengers were unhurt, but the cockpit's temperature dropped to minus 40 degree Celsius and a co-pilot was partially sucked out of the plane, said the captain.

The captain also told Chinese media that the co-pilot sustained injuries after having top half of his body dangling in mid-air.

The plane is seen missing a cockpit windshield after it landed in Chengdu, China, this morning (left). Passengers put on oxygen masks after the plane sent out emergency code (right)

It's said the co-pilot was 'sucked out of the windshield and had half his body hanging outside'

The Sichuan Airlines plane, 3U8633, was scheduled to fly from Chongqing to Lhasa. It departed Chongqing at 6:27am and was due to arrive in Lhasa at 9:27:am.

One of the plane's windshields reportedly shattered about one hour into the flight when the Airbus A319 was flying over the city of Chengdu.  

Captain Liu Chuanjian told Chengdu Business Daily that the incident caused his co-pilot to be partially sucked out of the window.

According to Xinhua, the captain issued an 'Squawk 7700' emergency code, alerting the air traffic control facilities of the dangerous situation. 

The plane was diverted to nearby Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu. Within in 20 minutes at around 7:46am, the captain safely landed the plane at the airport.

Mobile phone footage emerged online shows flight attendants asking passengers to wear oxygen masks and putting on safety belts.

Zeng Jun, one of the passengers, told Chengdu Business Daily: 'The plane suddenly descended after flying about an hour in the air. It lasted for about five, six seconds.

'There were people screaming, bags dropping from the overhead cabin and lunch boxes scattering along the corridor.' 

One passenger said the plane suddenly descended causing luggage and lunch boxes to drop to the floor (right). Passengers were told to fasten their seat belts and wear oxygen masks (left)

Ambulances and tarmac bus shuttles were waiting the flight to return at Sichuan Airport

According to Sichuan Airlines, the co-pilot sustained scratches on the face and minor injuries on the waist; one female passenger had minor injuries on the waist. 

Both were taken to Chengdu No.1 People's Hospital, along with 27 flight passengers who claimed to be unwell after the incident.

The airline did not reveal the total number of passengers. 

Captain Liu Chuanjian, who claimed to have flown the route more than 100 times, told Chengdu Business Daily that his co-pilot was luckily saved by a safety belt.

'He had half of his body sucked out the broken windshield at that time due to the sudden change of pressure. 

'The cockpit temperature dropped to minus 40 degree Celsius and most of the controls went faulty.'

Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8633 was scheduled to fly from Sichuan to Lhasa in north China

The injured co-pilot and one female passenger were sent to a hospital for urgent treatment

The remaining passengers were told to take another flight at 11:50am to fly to Lhasa Gonggar Airport.

Initial statement from Sichuan Airlines stated that the incident had been caused by a failure of the flight control unit.

CAAC of Southwest Regional Administration and Sichuan Airlines will carry further investigation. 

中文来源：海外网

英文来源：Daily Mail