Belfast airport closed - incident involving freight plane

[HamishMcBush]

Just being reported on BBC and elsewhere:
Belfast International Airport: Flights disrupted after plane becomes stranded on runway - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37549525)

and
http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-international-airport-is-closed-11974675

[OntimeexceptACARS]

From FR24, looks like B734F OE-IAG.

[readywhenreaching]

Egaa a3627/16 disabled aircraft on rwy 25. Reduced lda of 1957m.
04 oct 07:35 2016 until 04 oct 17:00 2016. Created: 04 oct
08:06 2016

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

<<Managing director at the airport, Graham Keddie, said the aircraft had landed "right at the wrong time" and "stopped right in the wrong place".>>

Brilliant!

[readywhenreaching]

http://i3.belfastlive.co.uk/incoming/article11975576.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Belfast-International-Airport-Chaos-2_-Lewis.jpg

http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-international-airport-is-closed-11974675

[Basil]

Graham Keddie
There's a name from the past - Mr Keddie of CX, I presume.
Hope all is going well apart from the present little FLUF :ok:

[papazulu]

Managing director at the airport, Graham Keddie, said the aircraft had landed "right at the wrong time" and "stopped right in the wrong place".

I guess he meant this! What a feat to be able to close two runway using one plane in one single landing! :}

Good that nobody was hurt and that a/c is likely to be used again.

;)

[RAT 5]

What happened to burst >1 tyre?

[JW411]

What a fabulous piece of planning to end up on the intersection and so closing both runways. Must have made life difficult for the opposition but maybe they had already got there earlier.

[Kirk out]

Acft registered to ASL, previously registered to TNT, still in TNT colours. So ASL are TNT then. Did I miss the press announcement.....must have been snoozing in some god awful hotel that day, as it seems I am most days....these days....

[Helen49]

If I remember correctly [doubtful] that's what used to happen on the Aerodrome Control Rating examination many years ago.......the incident aircraft always stopped on the intersection leaving the candidate with no runway and a bit of quick thinking to do!!! As they say now 'happy days'!!

[dixi188]

IIRC Most landing aircraft take the short runway to taxi in. Maybe it was only when they tried to turn off that the problem reared its head.

[Preon]

If I remember correctly [doubtful] that's what used to happen on the Aerodrome Control Rating examination many years ago.......the incident aircraft always stopped on the intersection leaving the candidate with no runway and a bit of quick thinking to do!!! As they say now 'happy days'!!

Aldergrove .....I remember in the early nineties a Chilean Air Force cargo B707 slipped off the taxiway near the army base and sunk into the grass verge, but don't remember that getting into the news, rumour was it was carrying a bargain buy of Shorts missiles.All a bit embarrassing.

Then there was the Parcelforce Viscount forgot to lower the u/c on a training detail, brand new propellers probably worth more than the airframe which was later scrapped on site.

[MaverickPrime]

Correct! For jets, it's normally a right turn at the intersection and then right on to Charlie taxiway. Lighter stuff normally brake short enough to turn right on to bravo well before the intersection, though I think a few 737s have managed to brake hard enough for bravo from time to time :O

[Skornogr4phy]

Depending on the landing weight and headwind, we sometimes vacate at Bravo in 319/320's.

[N707ZS]

Seems to be quite few of these old 737s coming to grief recently, is it time they had an appointment with a Stihl saw!

[Octane]

It's not old! DC-3's are still flying, somewhere....

[JW411]

Well, it's younger than some of BA's 744s.

[Hotel Tango]

It's only 24 years old. N707ZS was scrapped after approximately 35 years service ;)

[ex-EGLL]

Correct! For jets, it's normally a right turn at the intersection and then right on to Charlie taxiway. Lighter stuff normally brake short enough to turn right on to bravo well before the intersection, though I think a few 737s have managed to brake hard enough for bravo from time to time :O
Worked at Aldergrove in the 70's. I was on the flight deck of a Trident landing on 26 one day, pilot asks why ATC never offered Bravo taxiway after landing. Says I, "Tridents can't stop by Bravo", Says he, "Oh yes we can". We did, but at the expense of 2 blown tyres!!

[Basil]

Well, it's younger than some of BA's 744s.
Probably lasted a bit longer that their TriStars.
Out on Friday?

[old freightdog]

From what I hear it was more than a burst tyre, the whole strut was bent which is why they too so long to move it.


KirkDog, yes - you mid miss something. ASL took over TNT/3V airops due to regulatory/ownership requirements by the EU when Fedex took them over