Why is Woomera posting this news??
I have deleted a post which referred to this event in a VERY dramatic manner, unrelated to its' RELATIVELY routine nature, handled in the professional manner we would expect of Australian aviators , I am prepared to accept that it was untintentional and an innapropriate use of the language, but it would have drawn some serious flak nonetheless.. .Notwithstanding that the poster had upgraded the 130 odd Argyle pax to a B767, for which they would have been surely grateful notwithstanding the comfort of the B737.
I do not want or intend to repeat this exercise.
[quote]. .Qantas plane makes emergency landing . . Source: REUTERS . . . . SYDNEY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A Qantas Boeing 737 charter flight made an emergency landing at a remote air force base in Western Australia overnight after the pilot shut down one of its engines because of mechanical problems.
Early investigations showed a faulty light may have mistakenly indicated a problem with the oil filter on the plane, a Qantas spokeswoman said on Thursday.
advertisement . . . .The flight from the Argyle diamond mine near Kununurra to Perth, was forced to switch off an engine and land at the Curtin Royal Australian Air Force base, 1,300 km (810 miles) northwest of Perth.
"There was an indication of a problem with the oil filter on one of the engines, so the captain proceeded to shut the engine down and diverted to Curtin," the spokeswoman said.
Two of the plane's tyres deflated on landing due to the weight of the fuel-laden aircraft just an hour into the flight, she said.
None of the 130 people on board was injured.
A Boeing 767 left Perth on Thursday morning to transfer the stranded passengers and an engineer on board will reinflate the tyres on the stricken jet.
Qantas, which ranks as one of the world's safest airlines, has suffered a series of embarrassing mishaps, with pilots forced to abort several flights or make emergency landings over the past couple of years.
One the most dramatic incidents occurred when a Qantas Boeing 747-400 jumbo skidded off the runway on landing in heavy rain at Bangkok in September 1999.
Shares in Qanta closed the previous session at A$3.72.. .<hr></blockquote>
I don't know that there is much that can be added CONSTRUCTIVELY, but if there is then it would be welcome. Otherwise it demonstrates the reason why airline operation properly conducted is the safest transport system yet invented by man. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">