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Old 22nd Aug 2013, 10:34
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Transformer_Man
 
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There was another incident during the late winter involving involving an Airbus landing well below ILS minimums. Pilots on the ground heard the plane land in RVR 300M, and thought (in Chinese) OMG - someone got in! Captain found himself in deep trouble with the CAAC. For that matter, the F/O was in trouble for just sitting there - though it is the F/O has no right to call for a go-around.

EDIT: Apologies for the really bad Chinglish news, but it is machine translated and not handled by proficient English speakers.

http://www.newshome.us/news-5225398-...-is-false.html

Xiamen Airlines flight landing after engine fire officials said evacuation of the whole machine is false

BEIJING, Aug. 21 Fuzhou Power (Wang Yung Chun) 21, the reporter learned from the Fujian Provincial Public Security Department, on the same day 15:38 arrived in Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Xiamen Airlines MF8542 flights (Shanghai - Fuzhou) taxiing after landing to B7 taxiway, the burst of fire, the whole crew evacuated. After investigation, the fire of an aircraft system false positives.

At 15:45 on August 21, Fujian Provincial Public Security Bureau Command Intelligence Center received the airport Fuzhou Changle International Airport Operations Command Tel reported: MF8542 flights (Shanghai - Fuzhou) on the same day 15:38 arrived in Fuzhou Changle International airports, aircraft taxiing after landing to B7 taxiway, cargo aircraft crew reported a fire.

Alarm, Airport Public Security Bureau police at 15:47 arrived at the scene to carry out rescue, help evacuate passengers, and conduct on-site guard sealed off.

16:11 aircraft cargo fire lifted.

After preliminary examination confirmed that the fire is a flight systems false positives. Now have all passengers on the safe evacuation of the aircraft at 16:14 was off the scene. (END)

(Original title: Xiamen Airlines flight landing after an engine fire official said the evacuation of the whole machine is false)


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