View Full Version : A330 brake lockup on landing EHEH
Hurkemmer
9th May 2008, 09:29
http://www.nu.nl/news/1559606/12/rss/Vliegtuig_in_problemen_op_Eindhoven_Airport.html
No pax and no injuries but firecrews had to cool the smokey brakes.
angels
9th May 2008, 09:41
Interesting. I heard the other day that this happened recently to a Virgin Nigeria plane (don't know the type) on landing at LGW.
The mate who told me said the plane had to wait for firecrews to check it out before it could start taxying to the stand and that this was compulsory in an incident where the brakes lock. This of course created a bit of a problem with the plane remaining on the runway.
Can someone confirm that a) this did happen recently and that b) it is compulsory for the plane not to move until its been given the once over by firefighters.
http://www.ed.nl/regio/eindhovenstad/3100373/Crashcall-Eindhoven-Airport-ingetrokken.ece
Apparently a Corsair A330 (the picture shows TUI/Arkefly livery) scheduled for a military charterflight later today. Plane landed safely at 0945 local time, 15 firetrucks were at the scene after a crash call (from the article).
procede
9th May 2008, 10:35
It supposedly now was an emergency landing due to an overheated engine. As far as I know A330īs donīt normally visit Eindhoven airport. Iīm still curious as to who the operator / airline is.
Smilin_Ed
9th May 2008, 10:37
I think the main consideration is not to bring the plane up close to the terminal or any concentration of people until the danger of a tire exploding has passed. If they had to stay on the runway to avoid exposing the public to a dangerous situation, so be it. Usually, you can move off the runway to a remote location. This may not have been the case.
Blink182
9th May 2008, 10:46
Virgin Nigeria operate 767 equipment. Always prudent to have an external inspection before taxy , if had any gear related problem on landing.
sleeper
9th May 2008, 10:50
Corsair A330.
Article (in dutch) with picture:
http://www.ed.nl/regio/eindhovenstad/3100373/Crashcall-Eindhoven-Airport-ingetrokken.ece
sleeper
9th May 2008, 10:53
Corsair A330.
Article (in dutch) with picture:
http://www.ed.nl/regio/eindhovenstad/3100373/Crashcall-Eindhoven-Airport-ingetrokken.ece
Summary:
Overheated engine, 16 passengers. This was not a diversion. Aircraft was scheduled to fly soldiers to a "mission".
ChristiaanJ
9th May 2008, 19:38
The original article in Dutch already mentioned an "overheated engine", and not a word about brakes.
The other links are now all '404', but presumably with the same info.
Mr. Hurkemmer, I take it they don't teach Dutch on Mars.... ?
Or were you translating from an earlier version of the press report, that then got modified? In view of your user name, I suppose the latter.....