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[eggc]

It's now left LHR and headed back to MAN.

[Ex Cargo Clown]

It did get nasty hear for maybe 10-15 mins, not shown on the TAFs, but after that nothing more than RA #confused

[KelvinD]

According to the nearest Met Office site, Rostherne, the wind was recorded at 13mph with 26mph gusts.

[MANFOD]

I can't believe weather was an issue even as a secondary factor to the technical problem. On the approach to 23L, I think the Tower Controller said 15 kts and I didn't hear him mention gusts at that time.

[chaps1954]

It was a computer problem if you read Aviation Herald which it seems the crew
couldn`t/wouldn`t overide

Ian

[MANFOD]

Should be interesting on Monday at Heathrow when Katie hits.

The Met Office appear to have brought forward the timing of the arrival of the storm. Looking at the TAFS and BBC charts, not for the first time it looks as if the worst of the (cross) winds will be over by 05.00 or shortly after. Thereafter, the direction is much less of a cross wind although still strong.

[Council Van]

Do they not have an in flight performance section in the QRH on the A380?

A quick look at that would surely have told them that they could land at Manchester.

[KelvinD]

If the computer was telling them the runway was too short, what made the crew think another go would result in the computer changing its mind? Still, I wasn't flying the aircraft and I am sure the crew knew what they were doing.
Re LHR, it is going to be interesting for the breakfast time arrivals with winds forecast at 42mph gusts from the south.

[rkenyon]

If the computer was telling them the runway was too short, what made the crew think another go would result in the computer changing its mind? Still, I wasn't flying the aircraft and I am sure the crew knew what they were doing.

The 3rd attempt was on the other runway.

[Bernoulli]

I'd wager that what the crew were doing was protecting their jobs. Anecdotally it seems that airlines based in that part of the world do not appear to like Pilots who step outside the SOP rule set and think for themselves.

[Johnny F@rt Pants]

They would have had to if they'd got to LHR and the glitch said they couldn't land there either. Shame to waste all that time and money diverting away from somewhere that you know you can land quite happily.

[Curious Pax]

An Airbus pilot would now better than us, but I suspect that there are degrees of reset that they can employ in such situations. I could believe that some of the more extreme resets are better carried out on the ground, so if fuel wasn't an issue (it doesn't appear to have been) I can quite understand that getting it down on a runway that it liked and then sorting the problem is the preferred solution.

[PAXfips]

Originally Posted by Curious Pax

An Airbus pilot would now better than us, ...

Check here:
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ml#post9324757

[Bagso]

Chap who did No Divs Notam has gone away for Easter....

[Bagso]

Chap who did No Divs Notam has gone away for Easter....fill your boots!

[Ringwayman]

Well it's going to be interesting if BA, Singapore Airlines and Malaysian A380s are still all on the ground by the time our Emirates one arrives. Per the ops manual "The parking stands to be allocated to A380s are Stand 12, 61 or 62."

[LAX_LHR]

Stand 12 is still free. They parked the SQ on 80, BA on 61 and MH on 62.

[Logohu]

10 widebody diversions plus some others, at the most congested time of the morning on a spring bank holiday - who would've thought !! Great job by MAG and all staff involved.

[LAX_LHR]

Hats off to them, they will be working their backsides off today. Apparently 2 more BA are looking to go to MAN, MAN is unofficially full but they are looking to see if they can take them.

[Logohu]

Have those stands at the NW end of T2 that were being used for car parking been restored to aircraft stands yet ?