In this modern-day miracle, an iPhone fell out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and survived with barely a scratch.
And if you don't know what flight I am talking about, here is some context:
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So, an entire chunk of this plane just fell right off about 20 minutes into the flight. People's belongings were being sucked out of the plane (including cellphones), and a mother had to restrain her child, who even lost his shirt and was left with irritated, red skin from the windburn.
The plane made an emergency landing in Portland, and luckily, no one was seriously injured - emergency responders treated passengers with minor injuries, and only one person was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.
Even more miraculous was that this cell phone dropped from the plane at about 16,000 feet and survived!
This thing got RIPPED out of that plane. You can see the broken-off charger still in place!
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Talk about mixed feelings ... this dude, Cuong Tran, had to pay a $70 fee for his bags, endured a near-death experience, lost his cellphone (ugh, that's just the worst), then got his phone back, BUT his charger is now broken.
Side note: Can someone please tell me which iPhone model this guy has? If I dropped my phone off the curb, it's done for.
According to Sean Bates, the man who found the iPhone on the side of the road, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said this was the second missing phone found from that flight.
As for the door ...
Yeah, it landed in the backyard of a Portland high school teacher!!
Now, this is where this "good news" story will get you riled up.
This disaster probably could have been prevented.
According to the NTSB, this particular Boeing jetliner that blew out over Oregon came with warning signs. As in, a literal WARNING LIGHT indicating a pressurization problem in the plane.
You'd think Alaska Airlines would look into it and maybe even, oh, I don't know - FIX THE PROBLEM.
Instead, Alaska Airlines simply decided not to use the aircraft for flights to Hawaii that would need to fly over water in case of an emergency landing.
As I said before, luckily, no one was seriously injured (other than potential PTSD and never being able to get on a plane again). Alaska Airlines has some serious explaining to do, and they better make crucial protocol changes.
Sadly, in the era of DEI, it seems the competency levels are leading to massive missteps ...
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But I am glad Cuong Tran got his phone back!
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