Brian Jokat, a passenger onboard a LATAM Airlines 787-9 that had a sudden loss of altitude on Monday, says the captain told him the “gauges went blank” and he was briefly unable to control the airliner. CNN interviewed an American passenger on the plane who said the captain appeared shaken as he surveyed the aftermath of the violent maneuver. He said the captain told him the panel quickly came back on and the systems resumed normal operation. The “sudden drop” sent a dozen people to a hospital in New Zealand after they were flung about the cabin. The flight from Auckland to Santiago was canceled and rescheduled for Tuesday.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2024 00:59 UTC