Aurigny ATR at LGW

[G-TTIC]

Anyone know what happened to the Aurigny ATR in the cul-de-sac between piers 1&2 at LGW today? Seems the aircraft pushed back, was on the taxiway and was evacuated. Surrounded by 4 fire engines when I passed.

[Rantanplan]

Smoke in the cabin, I heard. Not the first time this has happened to an Aurigny ATR, but at least this time it wasn't airborne! :uhoh:

I hear that Flybe carried some of their stranded passengers but couldn't take many as they were nearly bookd to capacity. Again. :}

[gbpilot74]

strange though it seems, believe it was a swarm of wasps which was loose on the airport. had settled on the auringy and got inside....

:)

[clicker]

So one presumes the bees were smoked out of the aircraft.

How on earth did the beekeepers get past BAA security :E

[BYALPHAINDIA]

A Sqn of wasps wanting a free trip to Gue.:}

[cheesycol]

Maybe they wanted to get onto FlyBee?

[BYALPHAINDIA]

The Bees Knees :D:D:D

[Whossat Forrus]

Bit of an over reaction, Captain just had a bee in his bonnet over 1000 extra passengers without a boarding card beetween them

[T15GDP]

This story appears to have created a hive of activity; let's hope the pax didn't get stung on rebooking!
:D

[kingair9]

This story appears to have created a hive of activity; let's hope the pax didn't get stung on rebooking!


Wouldn't that be a bee-hive of activity...?

:ok:

[Guest 112233]

Nah! - It was an engine re-fit. Wasp double radials :hmm:

[airbuslit]

All of you bee-have yourselves this is going from worse to wasp.

[Duck Rogers]

Y'know. A moderator with no sense of humour would move this thread to Jet B(ee)last.

Not me though.








Not yet anyway.

[flyer55]

What was the aircrafts reg?

[kingair9]

Probably G-WASP.

[Wycombe]

Pity there is no longer an airline called Buzz....

[Austrian Simon]

What was the aircrafts reg?

Most likely G-BXTN, served the inbound flight GR604.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4068c293&opt=0

[lordsummerisle]

Whoever said that the Teutonic races didn't have a sense of humour??

[G-BPED]

There is bound to BEE a sting in the TAIL of that ATR :}:}

[White Knight]

Wow Austrian Simon - that is keen spotting:\

Anyway, when I flew BXTN when it was CityFlyers it WASPerfect I beelieve.:ok:

[Austrian Simon]

Wow Austrian Simon - that is keen spotting

Thanks!

Well, sorry to dampen all the (lovely) jokes about the wasps ... Cause of the evacuation was smoke in the cockpit.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4068c293

Servus, Simon

[Seloco]

Well, sorry to dampen all the (lovely) jokes about the wasps ... Cause of the evacuation was smoke in the cockpit.

The problem was that the Captain was heard to say over the radio "Heck, it swarm in here...." - thus causing the summoning of the beekeepers from the Crawley Lady Apiarists Society, led by the redoubtable Polly Nation. The skipper's greeting of "Hi, honey..." only compounded the confusion as the ladies waxed lyrical about nectar nothing at all.

OK, got coat...........

[student88]

Oh guys! Beehave!

[ABUKABOY]

Use of smoke is a well-known method of calming bees. So, evacuate the passengers, introduce the smoke into the aircraft, and a very well sorted end result. My, their training's comprehensive, never covered that in my day!
Congratulations, Captain!

[FlyingTom]

Did you say it happened on the old GBee Beehive side of the airport ?

[603DX]

This is a little spooky. I helped a friend in Guernsey to smoke out a swarm of bees from his house chimney yesterday morning,(12th) then came back to Gatwick on GR604. Anyone know what reg. the ATR was?

[DeeCee]

Oh well.

Plan B then

[kingair9]

Oh well.

Plan B then


You mean "Plan Bee"?

[atomicspaceship]

Polly Nation? She's a bit of a honey, but slightly waspish, if I remember rightly.

At least the ATR was on the ground, if not it might have had to return and buzz the airport.

[linesocode]

Steady folks, you're opening up a hornets nest here.:\

I'll get my coat :p

[A-line ATR]

It would seem that the smoke was nothing more than a drop of oil getting into the bleed system on start up. There where no insects involved as far as I know. G-BWDA got the pax home.

G-BXTN was flying the LGWs AM today.

G-BWDB is in Aurigny's A-N hanger at GSY having major overhaul

ATR 42 G-CDFF doing charter work.

other ATR42 G-SSEA also in for refit.

So got caught short this time. Usually there would be a standby plane and crew for such things as this.

[RVR800]

.......these maintenance matter aren't the BEE all and end all you know...

[Romeo India Xray]

Half the fleet in the hangar??? Is this an indication that the ATR is a has-BEEn?

[Jetgate]

NO.... AYLINE has become BEELINE :p

[FLCH]

Rumor is that Sting was one of the passengers on the flight.....

[Ranger 1]

I tried to get some inside info shortly after it happened but was told to Buzz off.:}

[gci2]

Seems to Bee-coming a habit.......major delays and a cancellation again today. Looks like G-BXTN is the only Aurigny ATR up and running this P.M.

[flugman]

I hope they were wearing their yellow & black striped Hi-vis jackets if they evacuated onto the ramp area !!!:)

[hec7or]

this would make a good B movie!, someone should give Spielberg a buzz.

[kuningan]

Looks like similar (same?) thing happened yesterday morning to GR600 - engines run up, then cut - shortly followed by plane being approached by 3 fire engines (I know, I was watching from roadside as it was so darn foggy wanted to make sure other half got off rock- they did, after over 5 hour wait). Heard radio traffic about pilot reporting smell of smoke in cockpit. Passengers disembarked, those with onward connections transferred to Flybe, rest waited until aircraft fixed.......when do the new ones arrive?

[Icare9]

Kuningan: Surely yuo meant flyBEE??
Sorry, seem to have derbal VARROA this morning, don't mean to keep DRONING on!!!! OK, COMBing the dregs now, so I'll stop taking the APIARIST!!

[Romeo India Xray]

Doesnt the ATR include some HONEYCOMB structures and/or skin components? MayBEE this problem is only skin deep?