Chapter 302 - 303: The Invisible Dark Hand
The entire airplane shuddered incessantly, fear gripping the faces of all onboard. The stewardesses worked non-stop to comfort the passengers.
In the cockpit, both co-pilots were visibly tense, sweat pouring off of them like bullets. Warning alarms began to sound out.
"Captain, navigation is in complete chaos, and the electrical system is scrambled. We’ve completely lost contact with ground control." The co-pilot anxiously reported, having never faced such emergency before.
The captain, however, was a seasoned veteran. He spoke sternly, "Start the APU, ensure the engine is running." He quickly turned to the panicking chief stewardess, "Have someone on standby at the emergency generator. If that fails too, immediately activate the battery system. That should keep us airborne for thirty more minutes!"
The chief stewardess immediately nodded and left to carry out the orders.
Turning back to the seemingly uncontrollable console, the captain noticed issues with the hydraulic system. He couldn’t understand why the plane, which had been functioning perfectly fine, was now experiencing such severe issues.
In an attempt to take precautions, the captain pressed a button, which caused oxygen masks to drop in all cabins. This further added to the passengers’ panic; something serious was happening.
Seeing this, the stewardess loudly announced, "Don’t panic, this is an emergency procedure. Everybody, please put on your mask." She then quickly went around assisting the passengers.
Seeing the button worked, the captain breathed a sigh of relief. The oxygen masks could provide fifteen minutes of air supply. An airplane only needs around four to five minutes to descend from a high altitude to a safe one, so aside from possible ear discomfort and potential organ damage, there wouldn’t be any life-threatening danger.
Just then, the captain saw an alarm warning of a problem with the second hydraulic system.
"Captain, the radar is completely down, what do we do?"