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OMG - we're all going to die!
"Breaking News" on ABC Melbourne Radio. Passenger on board aircraft rings in to announce that a VN flight from Melbourne to Vietnam takeoff was aborted and they were told it was an engine failure on no.2 engine.
Is this the same one reported elsewhere as having blown multiple tyres in the process of pulling up - closing the airport? I'd venture to suggest that would grab the attention of the average SLF.
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What would said passenger prefer:
(a) Flight to continue with failed engine
(b) Boat trip instead
(c) Perfect world with no mechanical failures
Option (c) doesn't exist... Mechanical things are subject to failure. If SLF don't want to be exposed to said risks the solution is simple - DON'T FLY...
Be grateful your dirt cheap airfare still pays for competent crew who try to do the right thing to preserve the safety of their backsides (and in turn the pax backsides) at all costs.
Oh, and one more thing: I'm sick of hearing "OMG"....
(a) Flight to continue with failed engine
(b) Boat trip instead
(c) Perfect world with no mechanical failures
Option (c) doesn't exist... Mechanical things are subject to failure. If SLF don't want to be exposed to said risks the solution is simple - DON'T FLY...
Be grateful your dirt cheap airfare still pays for competent crew who try to do the right thing to preserve the safety of their backsides (and in turn the pax backsides) at all costs.
Oh, and one more thing: I'm sick of hearing "OMG"....
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Not that I believe them but this is what is on the front page of the Age.
"An engine failure has spread fiery debris across a runway at Melbourne Airport, disrupting flights entering and leaving.
There was an engine failure aboard Vietnam Airlines flight 780 to Ho Chi Minh City as it took off on Tuesday morning, a Melbourne Airport spokeswoman said.
Debris and small spot fires were seen coming from one of the engines, the spokeswoman said.
No one was hurt but the aircraft came to a stop at the intersection of two main runways, disrupting flights, she said.
MORE TO COME"
"An engine failure has spread fiery debris across a runway at Melbourne Airport, disrupting flights entering and leaving.
There was an engine failure aboard Vietnam Airlines flight 780 to Ho Chi Minh City as it took off on Tuesday morning, a Melbourne Airport spokeswoman said.
Debris and small spot fires were seen coming from one of the engines, the spokeswoman said.
No one was hurt but the aircraft came to a stop at the intersection of two main runways, disrupting flights, she said.
MORE TO COME"
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FY - Good work that man!
Ive had to hold and nearly divert for one before that decided to come to rest at the intersection. Not the drivers fault by any means just Murphy at work doing his usual.
Ive had to hold and nearly divert for one before that decided to come to rest at the intersection. Not the drivers fault by any means just Murphy at work doing his usual.
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Was it taking off on 16 or 34?
Assuming the wind favoured it and discounting any debris on 34, could it not have been opened to LAHSO ops providing the disabled aircraft had passed the limit line?
Assuming the wind favoured it and discounting any debris on 34, could it not have been opened to LAHSO ops providing the disabled aircraft had passed the limit line?
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The same in the NZ herald about the aircraft just rotating however, I don't know what is more likely;
A) Said passenger has no idea what they are talking about
B) Entirely plausible that said airline would reject after V1
Hmmmm.
A) Said passenger has no idea what they are talking about
B) Entirely plausible that said airline would reject after V1
Hmmmm.
Nunc est bibendum
A passenger ce reported that I did a go around from 20' because there was an aircraft on the runway that was going to collide with us. I put very little faith in anything reported by passengers.
Perhaps the nose came up, perhaps it was simply the acceleration and feeling of the nose being high before the rapid deceleration and feeling of the nose going back down again. Either way, until the facts come out, trust little of what is reported.
Perhaps the nose came up, perhaps it was simply the acceleration and feeling of the nose being high before the rapid deceleration and feeling of the nose going back down again. Either way, until the facts come out, trust little of what is reported.
ABC is reporting that a passenger stated that the nose had risen before the takeoff was aborted
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Got to love the reporting in the media - Age, Herald Sun to name a few - NOT.
So far I have read, blown tyre, aircraft on fire, runway and surrounds on fire, possibly caused by engine blowing up, I could go on !
It seems to be a case of "what is the scariest headline we can use"
So far I have read, blown tyre, aircraft on fire, runway and surrounds on fire, possibly caused by engine blowing up, I could go on !
It seems to be a case of "what is the scariest headline we can use"