Air NZ 737 Turn-back and evacuation at Auckland
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Air NZ 737 Turn-back and evacuation at Auckland
An Air NZ 737 has turned back shortly after departure from Auckland at around 0800 this morning. The landing was apparently uneventful, but was followed by smoke in the cabin, and a slide evacuation.
Luckily there was a TVNZ reporter on board (Cameron Bennett)
But he did actually file a reasonable report, with no scare mongering, and a seemingly factual representation.
Sounds like a textbook evacuation.
Luckily there was a TVNZ reporter on board (Cameron Bennett)
But he did actually file a reasonable report, with no scare mongering, and a seemingly factual representation.
Sounds like a textbook evacuation.
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From News.co.nz
National News
Air NZ passengers evacuated after emergency landing
9.25am Tuesday September 12, 2006
Around 100 passengers and crew on an Air New Zealand 737 have been evacuated down shutes after the plane made an emergency landing at Auckland domestic airport this morning.
Flight NZ503 bound for Christchurch returned to Auckland after an electrical fault was reported in the flight deck.
"While taxiing to the airport gate, a smell of fumes were reported in the flight deck and in line with standard operating procedure, the Captain decided to evacuate the aircraft," Air New Zealand said.
"This saw the 94 passengers and three cabin crew and two pilots exit the aircraft down emergency shutes."
The airline said it was helping customers to make alternative travel arrangements.
There are no reports of injuries.
- NZHERALD STAFF
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Air NZ passengers evacuated after emergency landing
9.25am Tuesday September 12, 2006
Around 100 passengers and crew on an Air New Zealand 737 have been evacuated down shutes after the plane made an emergency landing at Auckland domestic airport this morning.
Flight NZ503 bound for Christchurch returned to Auckland after an electrical fault was reported in the flight deck.
"While taxiing to the airport gate, a smell of fumes were reported in the flight deck and in line with standard operating procedure, the Captain decided to evacuate the aircraft," Air New Zealand said.
"This saw the 94 passengers and three cabin crew and two pilots exit the aircraft down emergency shutes."
The airline said it was helping customers to make alternative travel arrangements.
There are no reports of injuries.
- NZHERALD STAFF
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Hmmmmm, good point. Maybe they skipped that page. Although the 73 is of sufficiently short stature to mitigate that risk. Unless of course the captain decides to jump out his window and breaks his thumb 
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jolly good. Well handled all......but does anyone know what the actual problem was? One of the posts above says electrical, 3 News said undercarriage problem. Anyone know for sure?
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Apparently the pax were told (by cabin crew I think) it was a problem with the brakes?
The reporter I heard this morning said that the smoke smelled 'acrid' like electrical smoke.
The reporter I heard this morning said that the smoke smelled 'acrid' like electrical smoke.
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The No 1 TRU is what the're looking at
An electrical problem related to a relay as was stated in the press, the smoke was not really bad but enough to leave anyway. The smell was evident before the smoke started, the brakes source was a myth, they were not even smoking when we left the aircraft.
