water cannons blow emergency exit door

[underfire]

so much for the celebration!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1042757899783692290

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saudiairlines?src=hash (https://twitter.com/i/status/1042757899783692290)

[Barcli]

And presumably some very wet passengers.....

[PukinDog]

And presumably some very wet passengers.....

Figures. Not to mention blasting blade antennae etc and winglets with tons of high-pressure water from a direction they weren't designed to handle. I'd be surprised if antennae weren't wiped off as well.

Looks like the idiot on the port side of the aircraft was trying to figure out an angle he could reach the guys to starboard, having a giant water fight.

[golfyankeesierra]

Perhaps the cabin attendant heard the knock on the door and thought they'd reached the gate :0

[gearlever]

"It didn't happen".

Oh s*** it's on video. Well it happened, but.....

[sleeper]

And where is the video?

[FlightDetent]

TLB: Performed an operational test of LH overwing EMERG EXIT outside access flap - success. :{

[underfire]

https://twitter.com/Aviationdailyy/status/1042757899783692290

Looking at the full screen view of the video, it deployed the slide...
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/859x565/za4sx90_93c0f8fa753c61de7b83e737bcc79330bf4c565d.jpg

[Yaw String]

And that,ends the tradition of water cannons!
Thank you Dubai fire service..
I believe Virgin were never too keen either!

[Nightstop]

They use “grey water” in the UK apparently to top up the fire trucks, it’s not sewage as such but I’d still rather they didn’t do this on my retirement flight thanks.

[DaveReidUK]

Given that the incident happened over 48 hours ago, there is clearly a PR person somewhere who is doing a very good job of suppressing any media reports subsequent to the initial Twitter/Facebook post.

[gearlever]

Given that the incident happened over 48 hours ago, there is clearly a PR person somewhere who is doing a very good job of suppressing any media reports subsequent to the initial Twitter/Facebook post.

Hi hi, you made my :D

[Pookerz]

Well, there goes another tradition.

[Capt Fathom]

The passengers probably saw the fire trucks spraying water on them and decided it was time to get out! :E

[BEA 71]

Well, there goes another tradition.

Well, I think the aviation world could live without this childish tradition.

[PukinDog]

Well, I think the aviation world could live without this childish tradition.

You mean water salutes for Saudia aircraft on Saudi National Day?....I agree. Talk about a suck-up move by the Emiratis gone wrong. Obviously, someone wasn't paying attention during the firehouse briefing when they explained what an "arch" is.

[Capn Bloggs]

Well, I think the aviation world could live without this childish tradition.
Warning! Fun Police on patrol! :)

[fdr]

That Type III exit opened from pressure, but not from the water spray I'll wager. If the pax were not briefed, which they wouldn't have been, then the sound and commotion of the water cannon is going to be entertaining. In the meantime, made for great headlines on the birthday of the State.

[KelvinD]

In December 2013, a Cathay Pacific freighter was making its first visit to Manchester and the airport kindly put out a couple of fire engines to give it the water arch welcome. The weather was horrible and quite cold and when the aircraft arrived (an hour late), the Captain declined the water salute. At around the same time a Thomson 757 was departing on an inaugural trip to somewhere warm in the Caribbean. So the Thomson Captain was asked if he would like the water treatment. His response was more or less "It is 5 degrees out there with a cold wind blowing. What makes you think I want you to spray 5,000 gallons of water over my aircraft? No thank you!"

[DaveReidUK]

That Type III exit opened from pressure, but not from the water spray I'll wager.

How, then ?

[FlightDetent]

TLB: Performed an operational test of LH overwing EMERG EXIT outside access flap - success. :{
https://500px.com/photo/35609296/overwing-emergency-exit-doors-on-a320-n481ua-by-jeff-swearingen

The exit will not give-in to spray pressure while still locked. However, the external access flap is designed for a push from outside, innit?

[PC767]

Looking at the external photo of the door in the above link it starts to make sense that the water pressure was strong enough to push the ‘push to open’ handle. It does appear that the water pressure from the hose was too much for the handler to cope with. But, would the slide not disengage if the hatch was opened from the outside?

[Smalahove]

They use “grey water” in the UK apparently to top up the fire trucksAre you not just a little skeptical about this "fact"?

[zerograv]

The amount of force that this water cannons can generate is beyond belief ... Takes a tremendous amount of force to project water, of which 1 cubic meter weighs 1000 kgs, to a distance of 80 or 100 meters. I wouldn't want to be at the receiving end of it, even at a distance of 100 meters ...

Some years ago there was an incident with a Delta 767 in a maintenance hanger that had an "automatic" fire supression system that, for whatever reason, was inadvertently activated. Cabin windows were pushed-in and, needless to say, there was water everywhere inside of the aircraft. Can only imagine the cost to repair everything on that aircraft ...

[davidjpowell]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/virgin-ridiculous-inaugural-manchester-atlanta-8950095