Excel 738 damaged (holed) at CMF

[cumulo-granite]

Excel Airways B738 G-XLAG currently AOG at CMF after an encounter with a vehicle used to tow ASUs.

Large gash to the underside of the nose - possible empty ferry back to base or may even need patching before it can move.

Will be expensive - pax very well handled by the crew (already on board when it happened) - nightmare for all involved...

[heinzmanm]

This aircraft was sighted at Luton yesterday, presumably awaiting repair.

[redfield]

It was supposed to be operating CMF-BRS-CMF. The flight took about a six hour delay while they found a 767 from somewhere....

[PRB44]

heinzmanm
Thanks for the info
The crew didn't tell us about going to Luton.Will have to ask
them why we diverted from Stn where we have our maintenance
base.

[UFGBOY]

767 into CMF ?

that would have been interesting.......

[redfield]

It would have been interesting at BRS as well!

[PRB44]

Redfield
Out of interest why would it be interesting at BRS?
And yes,we did go to LYS and not CMF.Bit difficult to stop
let alone take-off!!

[Cakov]

Flown unpressurized from CMF to STN after pax offloaded. Patched (about 60cm x 40cm) overnight, ferried STN -> LGW on Sunday the 2nd.

[AOG007]

Redfield,

BRS Interesting? I don't think so........ Nothing can make BRS interesting. Not even a 767, which by the way Britannia used to operate BRS-SFB-BRS Direct, without fuel stop sometimes, depending on the weather.

And trust me when I say there was nothing interesing about it!

[redfield]

AOG007: Would a Plus Comet A310 count as interesting at BRS?There was one the other day aparently....