ALARM AMBIGUITY A FACTOR

The Aug. 14 crash of the Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 near Athens, like the October 1999 Learjet 35 crash near Mina, S.D., points out the danger of slow depressurization (AW&ST Aug. 22/29, p. 49). In a rapid decompression, the problem is obvious. But crashes occur when depressurization isn't...

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