Ethiopean 787 fire at Heathrow
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You think it's highly unlikely that a PPruner will know somebody who worked on the repair and wheedle some info?
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Flight International saying the aircraft will fly around 22 December and was repaired using ` a composite section bolted to the airframe`. This information coming from the CE of the operator....
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I really hope "bolted" can mean something like "carefully glued together" or I will really question the validity of that source... LOL!
It would be a sad sad moment if composites were "bolted" in the meaning I am used to hear the word... again, the reservation for being non-native English speaker.
But a nice piece of gossip, I acknowledge that!
It would be a sad sad moment if composites were "bolted" in the meaning I am used to hear the word... again, the reservation for being non-native English speaker.
But a nice piece of gossip, I acknowledge that!
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May well be headed to Manston, but it left LHR went up over East Anglia, headed north up the morth sea climbing to FL390 before turning south - presumably to Manston.
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Once arrived at Manston, expected to leave again at 14-15:00.
Has the cabin interior been fixed? Would expect that to be done somewhere other that LHR, Cardiff ?
Has the cabin interior been fixed? Would expect that to be done somewhere other that LHR, Cardiff ?
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It looks like it is doing some manoeuvres over the North Sea at FL150...
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That would be my guess! Circling at various altitudes to keep an eye on pressure and electrical functions, then perhaps re-fuelling at Manston, then possibly home or to Boeing. Ethiopean will be VERY pleased to get it back into service and return the leased "wrong airport" 767!
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Also notice that they are squalking 6060, which is a Malmo code... but could be pronounced 'Sick Oh Sick Oh'.
Looks like they have just done a minimum radius turn at constant height...
Can't wait to see if Wing-Overs and Hammer-Heads are in their repertoire...
Looks like they have just done a minimum radius turn at constant height...
Can't wait to see if Wing-Overs and Hammer-Heads are in their repertoire...
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Missed that, but now appears to be heading back to Heathrow. Just flew over, too much Yuletide murkiness to see it, but heard it, making an unusual blaring sound, odd.
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Well after two holds at 8000ft it landed back Ok at Heathrow at 14:38.
The following IB A320 landed 5 minutes later, having allowed some time for the runway inspection perhaps.
So it wasn't Manston... most likely the pilots wanted to return to their cars after a successful flight.
The following IB A320 landed 5 minutes later, having allowed some time for the runway inspection perhaps.
So it wasn't Manston... most likely the pilots wanted to return to their cars after a successful flight.