Jetstar Bus Diverts to SIN
Jetstar Bus Diverts to SIN
Has anyone got any info about the Jet* bus en route Phuket-Oz which diverted into SIN Monday with major problems in the automatics?
I heard it on Radio Oz but there seems to be nothing written anywhere.
I heard it on Radio Oz but there seems to be nothing written anywhere.
Yes it's all suspiciously quiet.
However rumour doing the rounds up here is that it was in an extensive ITCZ cloud band, experiencing significant static buildup (St Elmo's fire) and then suffered multiple TAT probe failures, resulting in multiple ADIRU failures, resulting in reversion to direct law flight and a diversion to SIN.
If true, comparisons with the Air France accident over the Atlantic will be inevitable.
However rumour doing the rounds up here is that it was in an extensive ITCZ cloud band, experiencing significant static buildup (St Elmo's fire) and then suffered multiple TAT probe failures, resulting in multiple ADIRU failures, resulting in reversion to direct law flight and a diversion to SIN.
If true, comparisons with the Air France accident over the Atlantic will be inevitable.
Bleve,
Sounds more like the Capts TAT probe (which feeds ADR 1 &3), the aircraft would then be no longer RVSM compliant (no autopilot). About a 30 min fix to change one over if the part is in stock.
Capt Kremin,
TAT not Pitot, the TAT is used to Mach number calculation and TAT indication on the lower ecam.
Sounds more like the Capts TAT probe (which feeds ADR 1 &3), the aircraft would then be no longer RVSM compliant (no autopilot). About a 30 min fix to change one over if the part is in stock.
Capt Kremin,
TAT not Pitot, the TAT is used to Mach number calculation and TAT indication on the lower ecam.
That's interesting.
I was flying through the same airspace last night (south thailand and malaysia) in my A330 and experienced some really awesome St elmos's. Radios were scratchy and weather radar was all red (until i went to manual gain).
It was a little weird (and i have been flying around here for 16 years).
I shall have to investigate more.
Cheers.
I was flying through the same airspace last night (south thailand and malaysia) in my A330 and experienced some really awesome St elmos's. Radios were scratchy and weather radar was all red (until i went to manual gain).
It was a little weird (and i have been flying around here for 16 years).
I shall have to investigate more.
Cheers.
According to the QF engineers in SIN, it lost both TAT probes.
Was still parked at a remote stand there on Tue night.
Was still parked at a remote stand there on Tue night.
