Passengers said the cabin seemed "noisier and colder than they were used to." That's when a crew member noticed a window seal flapping at the back of the aircraft.

A U.S.-bound plane took off from London last month with four damaged window panes, including two that were completely missing, according to U.K. air accident investigators.

No one was injured by the window malfunctions, which appear to have been caused by high-power lights used in a film shoot, the U.K.’s Air Accident Investigation Branch reported in a special bulletin published Nov. 4.

  • Acters@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How did high power lights even damage the windows so badly that they are literally missing?

    • Inductor@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      I imagine the film crew took out the windows so that they could shine the lights into the plane.

    • MostlyHarmless@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      From the article

      "The lights, which were intended to give the illusion of a sunrise, were placed about 20 to 30 feet from the aircraft, shining on first the right, then the left side of the craft for over nine hours in total.

      A foam liner had melted away from at least one of the windows and several window panes appeared to have been warped by the thermal heat. "

      • Sinupret@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        Am I missing something or is the term “thermal heat” just stupid? Are they trying to sound? Or is there some other meaning of heat that I’m unaware of and that would make sense in this context and therefore the description is needed?

        I’m genuinely confused…