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A330ETOPS
3rd Nov 2009, 09:36
Just heared on my radio an aircraft over BFS with a decompression & emergency landing into MAN
Better call the Mirror and the Sun, quick!
ACCMan
3rd Nov 2009, 12:26
A/c was a TCX B752 enroute GLA-TFS landing at MAN overweight. Interesting bit was while this incident was going on, another TCX B752 routing LBA-SSH diverted full emergency to MAN on a single engine.
TFS pax now on their way to TFS; SSH due to go soon ..... both on replacement units.
BYALPHAINDIA
3rd Nov 2009, 12:38
A good start for the 1st LBIA TCX flight to SSH!!
captjns
3rd Nov 2009, 13:22
Full moon:eek::{:eek:! Full moon:{:eek::{!
MATELO
3rd Nov 2009, 13:25
Looks like an engine fire for the one engine landing.
tigger2k8
3rd Nov 2009, 13:40
ACCMAN, do you know by how much it landed overweight? id have thought they would have dumped sufficient fuel during the fuel dump to keep them at a suitable weight... unless i misunderstood the transmission, but i thought i heard the word fuel dump
i was half expecting to see it land at bfs
p51guy
3rd Nov 2009, 13:59
B757 with fuel dump capability?
tigger2k8
3rd Nov 2009, 14:06
B757 with fuel dump capability?thats what i thought :}, could have been ATC offering an area for dumping.. (i myself only just found out about the 757 having no fuel dump a few minutes ago after searching on wiki to see how it works, i just assumed all aircraft could do it hence why i thought it dumped fuel for definate after hearing the word fuel dump :ouch:) to be honest i only heard bits and pieces of the transmission as i was working and half asleep
AircraftOperations
3rd Nov 2009, 14:20
Done well to get replacement airframes so quickly.
Guess that comes down to being a good time of year to fly!
FL370 Officeboy
3rd Nov 2009, 15:34
The TCX 757 was 7 tonnes overweight on landing.
overthewing
3rd Nov 2009, 15:39
to be honest i only heard bits and pieces of the transmission as i was working and half asleep
Do you work for Northwest? :E
MAN777
3rd Nov 2009, 16:00
One of the spotters forums reported that one of the aircraft also had a lightning strike prior to landing (dont know which one)
HeathrowAirport
3rd Nov 2009, 20:05
The TCX 757 was 7 tonnes overweight on landing.Is that a lot?
Checkboard
3rd Nov 2009, 20:50
Landing overweight (7 tons isn't a lot for a 757) is a non-issue, if you are landing with a tech problem serious enough to ground the aircraft. An overweight landing requires an inspection, but the time taken for the inspection is tiny compared to the time required to get the aircraft in the air again.
HeathrowAirport
3rd Nov 2009, 20:58
Checkboard,
Thanks very much for that.
BYALPHAINDIA
3rd Nov 2009, 23:46
G-FCLK might get treated to a new engine then?
The pax eventually flew MAN - SSH on G-FCLH.
rottenray
4th Nov 2009, 04:55
Full moonhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/eek.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/boohoo.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/eek.gif! Full moonhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/boohoo.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/eek.gifhttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/boohoo.gif!
Yup.
Boeings 'r built in the great wooly northwest US, might just grow a bit of hair on a full moon...
LOL!:D
Egerton Flyer
4th Nov 2009, 22:01
MAN 777
The GLA-TFS was the one hit by lightning, just as it turned for the Rosun hold to burn fuel.
Big bolt it was too:ooh:
E.F.
Diver_Dave
5th Nov 2009, 11:02
I would suggest anyone in the trade reading here
have a look at the Manchester Evening News Website.
The write up is actually reasonable... with the possible exception of the
word 'drama'
Two jets make emergency landings at Manchester Airport - News - Manchester Evening News (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1180483_two_jets_make_emergency_landings_at_manchester_airpo rt)
The comments now... that's another thing!
DaveA
MODS: Please delete if inappropriate and I'll prempt the 'Sorry!'
yanto
10th Nov 2009, 13:08
On top of all the problems , the runway was flooded for a time between the 2 emergencies ! Fantastic Flying, well done.
Is there any more news about the item in the "Times" that a departing aircraft at Harare hit a wild pig on the runway causing the aircraft to swerve off the runway and abort the takeoff. ?
MoateAir
10th Nov 2009, 15:18
A wise Pruner once said:
"Don't believe everything you read on the internet - thats how World War 1 started."
I think this lot agree.
sb_sfo
10th Nov 2009, 15:46
A little on the Harare incident here from the Aviation Herald. Fortunately the warthog was the 4-legged kind!
Accident: Air Zimbabwe MA60 at Harare on Nov 3rd 2009, warthog strike (http://avherald.com/h?article=4223c5ac&opt=1)
Cape Fear
10th Nov 2009, 16:24
Not too many light twins can dump fuel :=
HamishMcBush
10th Nov 2009, 19:46
Can't wild pigs fly ?
421dog
10th Nov 2009, 20:56
Just out of curiosity, with 7 figure inflation, do you pay for your flight at takeoff or landing in Zim?
Feline
11th Nov 2009, 18:52
421dog:
My understanding (from a recent Zim guest) is that they no longer use Zim dollars owing to a lack of wheel barrows to push 'em around in. So you get to pay for your flight before boarding in good ol' Uncle Sam greenbacks or SA Rand (unless your first name happens to be Bob or Grace and your last name starts with "M".
And it would be wise to avoid "Wild Pig" on the menu for a couple of weeks - the pilot called catering before he called the tower ...