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===Gradual decompression===

Slow, or gradual, decompression occurs slowly enough to go unnoticed and might only be detected by instruments.<ref name="FAA-OPS2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.faa.gov/pilotos/training/airman_education/media/ac%2061-107a.pdf |title=AC 61-107A - Operations of aircraft at altitud above 25,000 feet MSL and/or mach numbers (MMO) greater than .75 |date=July 15, 2007 |work=[[Federal Aviation Administration]] |format=PDF}}</ref> This type of decompression may also come about from a failure to cabin pressurization as an aircraft climbs to altitude. An example of this is the 2005 [[Helios Airways Flight 522]] crash, in which the maintenance service left the pressurization system in manual mode and the pilots did not check the pressurization system. As a result, they suffered a loss of consciousness (as well as most of the passengers and crew) due to [[hypoxia (medical)|hypoxia]] (lack of oxygen). The plane continued to fly due to the autopilot system and eventually crashed due to fuel exhaustion after leaving its flight path.

==Decompression injuries==

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|Cabin outflow valve malfunction.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Airbus A300B4-605R N14056, 20 Nov 2000 |url=https://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase/190686 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-17 |website=www.aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>

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