QANTAS emergency landing Lord Howe Is
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QANTAS emergency landing Lord Howe Is
"A QANTAS plane has made an emergency landing on Lord Howe Island following engine failure, an airline spokeswoman says."
Here we go again, media must be getting very tired of these stories by now.
Lets wait for the spin...there was no safety risk.
Here we go again, media must be getting very tired of these stories by now.
Lets wait for the spin...there was no safety risk.
Why don't we use the term 'precautionary landing' for such events? The news report I heard suggested an oil pressure problem. 'Emergency landing' sounds overly startling for a sensible airport return and brings the press running like hyenas.
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The Age is reporting it as a 'Qantas Jet' 
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k me, these turkeys have no idea how to research anything.
Q400 can land into LHI, only problem is that the only way it can get back to the mainland is in a shipping container
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. Fk me, these turkeys have no idea how to research anything. Q400 can land into LHI, only problem is that the only way it can get back to the mainland is in a shipping container
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While I accept that it was not an emergency landing, I assume on this route there are life rafts are carried.
If you have ditch one, how do you launch rafts and escape from a floating high wing aircraft?
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If you have ditch one, how do you launch rafts and escape from a floating high wing aircraft?
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Engine Failure or Precautionary Shut-Down.
Have to agree with FF. The aircraft did not suffer an Engine failure and the engine was shut down before the symptoms observed led to a failure. Out of interest, where are the power plants overhauled? Have not heard the usual outcry regarding off-shore maintenance.
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How does it float?
As said above... Sits on a wing and the tail... Escape on the high side and in most high wings you would put in place sill raisers which make a seal. Blocks the water rushing in but only allows enough time to get out (minutes) then shell be found on the bottom...
News on the radio saying it was a qantas jet too
As said above... Sits on a wing and the tail... Escape on the high side and in most high wings you would put in place sill raisers which make a seal. Blocks the water rushing in but only allows enough time to get out (minutes) then shell be found on the bottom...
News on the radio saying it was a qantas jet too
Doubt it,
Flight was ex SYD and they'll just send Eastern engineers to fix 'er up!
TQS was the rego.
This makes 3 engine shutdowns in a matter of weeks at QLink.
-300 into BNE with low oil pressure (Turns out the gauge was F*$ked)
-400 into CNJ with a FADEC failure
Flight was ex SYD and they'll just send Eastern engineers to fix 'er up!
TQS was the rego.
This makes 3 engine shutdowns in a matter of weeks at QLink.
-300 into BNE with low oil pressure (Turns out the gauge was F*$ked)
-400 into CNJ with a FADEC failure
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Few new bits in the left oil system, nice overnight for the engineers on LHI and she'll be right in the morning.
Not the greatest day to do a single engine landing at the Island, South Westerly at 20G38 makes for a "fun" approach.
Not the greatest day to do a single engine landing at the Island, South Westerly at 20G38 makes for a "fun" approach.
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Easiest decision in aviation..."It doesn't look good, I think we will need to overnight on Lord Howe". 
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Howard Hughes Easiest decision in aviation..."It doesn't look good, I think we will need to overnight on Lord Howe".
single engine approach to LHI on a gusty day like that... Perhaps not the easiest decision at al.l
The Dash8 crews have plenty of experience with Lord Howe.
