VB flight return to Tulla

[preset]

Anybody know the reason why yesterdays midday Virgin Blue flight MEL-ADL returned to MEL ? Pax reported cabin was quite hot & descent was rapid although I think this may have been perception due to ears hurting (pressurisation problem perhaps?) Capt announced the intention to return after about 20 mins into the flight.

[Buster Hyman]

Must've been the ADL United fans complaining about the service/flight/routing/turbulence/ticket cost...etc, etc, etc....

[Bumpfoh]

Bwahahaha

Accompanied with the coach getting hot under the collar again!

Or do they fly QF?

[Warped Wings]

Both aircon packs tripped off passing 10,000ft. Aircraft returned to MEL unpressurised.

[Buster Hyman]

Unpressurised? Crikey, that was lucky! There could've been bits of pie floaters from here to Tailem Bend!!!

[preset]

Thanks WW. Non flier friend was on board & got a little worried. I can now give him a rational non dramatic explanation

[Aussie]

Suprised it didnt make the news!

[J430]

Get real its the media!!!

hey Aussie,

no way.....unless the Virgins hosties start shagging the Pax, its not gonna get the media's attention for a while........a wing falling off might

J

[Aussie]

yeah good point.... what was i thinking!!

[woftam]

I would be interested to know what would cause both packs to trip off together.
Anyone know the cause?

[cunninglinguist]

Was'nt anything like that infamous incident, a few years ago, when a trg Cap returned with a pressurisation fault and the engineer walked into the flight deck and casually reached up and turned the bleeds on and said " give that a try " was it

[woftam]

So...............no idea what caused this yet?

[anawanahuanana]

I believe that it was caused by both ram air door actuators failing, for different reasons, and this caused both packs to overheat. Bit unfortunate really. I think one door had seized and damaged the motor, and the other was a problem with the connector on the motor. Allegedly.............

[woftam]

So,was that the actual cause?

[numbskull]

Two ram air door actuators failing at the same time????

How long was the actuator with a dicky connector playing up for??

How did the other door seize? It's Not exactly a common occurence.

It sounds like there is more to this story.