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MOSCOW, 12 Aug. Following the inspection of the incident at Sheremetyevo, where the passenger opened the emergency hatch of the aircraft while parked due to stuffiness, the Federal Air Transport Agency identified a malfunction of the fire extinguishing system of the auxiliary power plant, one of the functions of which is air conditioning of the passenger compartment when parking, according to the response of the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexei Novgorodov, published on the website of the HRC. The incident took place on July 9 on board a Rossiya airline, which was supposed to take off from Sheremetyevo. Flight passenger Vladimir Kuznetsov said that he opened the emergency exit door unintentionally when he began to lose consciousness due to the intense heat in the cabin and grabbed the emergency exit handle. Because of this incident, Kuznetsov faces a large fine. After these events, the chairman of the HRC sent letters to the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko and the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova. The answer has so far been received only from the Federal Air Transport Agency.
The expert estimated the amount to be paid by the passenger who opened the escape hatch «The inspection showed that on July 9, a malfunction of the fire extinguishing system of the auxiliary power unit was detected, one of the functions of which is the air conditioning of the passenger compartment during parking. In connection with which it was necessary to replace it. During the replacement, passenger Vladimir Kuznetsov opened the emergency door, «the official response says, the text of which is quoted by the official website of the HRC. The response also notes that in order to avoid such situations in the future, Rosaviatsia sent instructions to Rossiya Airlines JSC on the unconditional fulfillment of the requirements of sanitary rules, which prescribe the air temperature in the passenger cabin of the aircraft during the entire flight in the range from +20 to +25 C . «The time for servicing passengers has increased due to the need for additional checks of documents at check-in for international flights. Additional checks are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the country of destination, «the letter says.
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