747-300...more problems
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747-300...more problems
Qantas jet in SA makes emergency landing
Saturday Mar 29 18:45 AEDT
A crack in the external window of a Qantas jet caused an emergency landing at Adelaide airport on Saturday afternoon.
A Boeing 747 flying from Perth to Sydney was forced to make the unscheduled landing when the window "popped", a passenger said.
"A window in the business class section popped mid-air," said the passenger, who did not want to give his name.
"The pilot got people to sit down and fasten their seat belts and assured passengers later on that they (the windows) were triple strength and the plane was being diverted just to be on the safe side."
The passenger said the plane landed safely in Adelaide where it was met on the tarmac by a full suite of emergency service vehicles, but that no one had been injured.
Qantas confirmed the reports of the unplanned landing, saying the diversion to Adelaide was merely "a precaution".
"The plane was diverted to Adelaide as a precaution due to a suspected crack in an external window panel," a Qantas spokeswoman said.
"Engineers are inspecting the aircraft in Adelaide."
She said passengers would be accommodated on another aircraft leaving Adelaide this evening.
It was the latest in a string of mechanical problems or gear failure incidents which have beset Qantas planes this year.
On January 7, a Qantas Boeing 747 carrying more than 300 people lost power while approaching Bangkok.
On February 20, a plane's landing gear failed on a Qantas flight from Gladstone to Rockhampton in Queensland.
Then on March 25, an international Qantas flight carrying 232 passengers was forced to abort its takeoff at Los Angeles.
In July last year, The Australian newspaper reported that staples were used to hold wiring in place on a Qantas 747-400.
This came days after a tyre burst on a Qantas plane landing at Sydney domestic airport, and an engine panel fell from QF415 upon landing at Melbourne.
Saturday Mar 29 18:45 AEDT
A crack in the external window of a Qantas jet caused an emergency landing at Adelaide airport on Saturday afternoon.
A Boeing 747 flying from Perth to Sydney was forced to make the unscheduled landing when the window "popped", a passenger said.
"A window in the business class section popped mid-air," said the passenger, who did not want to give his name.
"The pilot got people to sit down and fasten their seat belts and assured passengers later on that they (the windows) were triple strength and the plane was being diverted just to be on the safe side."
The passenger said the plane landed safely in Adelaide where it was met on the tarmac by a full suite of emergency service vehicles, but that no one had been injured.
Qantas confirmed the reports of the unplanned landing, saying the diversion to Adelaide was merely "a precaution".
"The plane was diverted to Adelaide as a precaution due to a suspected crack in an external window panel," a Qantas spokeswoman said.
"Engineers are inspecting the aircraft in Adelaide."
She said passengers would be accommodated on another aircraft leaving Adelaide this evening.
It was the latest in a string of mechanical problems or gear failure incidents which have beset Qantas planes this year.
On January 7, a Qantas Boeing 747 carrying more than 300 people lost power while approaching Bangkok.
On February 20, a plane's landing gear failed on a Qantas flight from Gladstone to Rockhampton in Queensland.
Then on March 25, an international Qantas flight carrying 232 passengers was forced to abort its takeoff at Los Angeles.
In July last year, The Australian newspaper reported that staples were used to hold wiring in place on a Qantas 747-400.
This came days after a tyre burst on a Qantas plane landing at Sydney domestic airport, and an engine panel fell from QF415 upon landing at Melbourne.
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But there is absolutely, positively, no problems with the outsourcing of maintenance at Qantas!
As for spare parts, who needs 'em, they only cost money and clutter up warehouses don't they!
I'm just waiting for management to suggest a nostalgia surcharge for riding on Qantas Classic jumbo's and the 767's .
As for spare parts, who needs 'em, they only cost money and clutter up warehouses don't they!
I'm just waiting for management to suggest a nostalgia surcharge for riding on Qantas Classic jumbo's and the 767's .
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hey jaba I believe that the skipper got the senior hosty to tape his wallet against the suspect window, there's noway that such a large object could get thu should have the window gone beyond 'pop' !!!
me thinks that window seats are over rated anyway, why not remove all the windows anyway & save weight, they could hand out extra blankets for the cold air, for a fee of course!
CW
me thinks that window seats are over rated anyway, why not remove all the windows anyway & save weight, they could hand out extra blankets for the cold air, for a fee of course!
CW
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"hey jaba I believe that the skipper got the senior hosty to tape his wallet against the suspect window, there's noway that such a large object could get thu should have the window gone beyond 'pop' !!!"
Is that why I'm leaving to EK wally?
Is that why I'm leaving to EK wally?
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With all due respect Pyro, you are a 17 yr old student pilot, and I am not much closer to the QF coal face, so what would you know...or me either for that matter.
But I think no truer words have been said!
And many at the big Q would agree.
J
But I think no truer words have been said!
And many at the big Q would agree.
J
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i think what i said was more stating the obvious...
I reckon its either from outsourcing maintenance, or a large part of their fleet is ageing (sp?), causing defects coming from worn out parts... (after thinking about it a bit more)'
(I may be a 17 year old student pilot, but that can't stop me from doing my research in my spare time, even before I got my SPL, after all, my ambition in life from about 4 years old to 15 years old was to work for Qantas. Then I saw that there is more to airlines than Qantas, so I now keep an open mind.)
I reckon its either from outsourcing maintenance, or a large part of their fleet is ageing (sp?), causing defects coming from worn out parts... (after thinking about it a bit more)'
(I may be a 17 year old student pilot, but that can't stop me from doing my research in my spare time, even before I got my SPL, after all, my ambition in life from about 4 years old to 15 years old was to work for Qantas. Then I saw that there is more to airlines than Qantas, so I now keep an open mind.)
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The usual lazy journalism, a par that would not normally make more than a couple of collumn centimeters at best is fluffed up by cutting and pasting the last 100 years of (insert airline concerned name here) of incidents. I'm surprised we didn't get a reprise of Bangkok # 1 and #2 and the loss of one of their Constellations on Mauritius.
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Tempo,
How about the simple fact that QF management are neglecting the 'premium airline' in favour of the low cost crap???
Yes, sh1t does happen, but when management neglect the fleet as they are doing now on the 743, 744 and 767s, then it happens a lot more frequently. Yes, it was just an outer window so really no big deal. But its just the miniscule tip of the iceberg. When a serious incident occurs in QF Mainline in the future, investigators will look back and go "Oh wow, look at the holes lining up in the swiss cheese!" Obvious to everyone it seems, but management.
WHEN something does happen, it of course wont affect GD cause he will be long gone.
M
How about the simple fact that QF management are neglecting the 'premium airline' in favour of the low cost crap???
Yes, sh1t does happen, but when management neglect the fleet as they are doing now on the 743, 744 and 767s, then it happens a lot more frequently. Yes, it was just an outer window so really no big deal. But its just the miniscule tip of the iceberg. When a serious incident occurs in QF Mainline in the future, investigators will look back and go "Oh wow, look at the holes lining up in the swiss cheese!" Obvious to everyone it seems, but management.
WHEN something does happen, it of course wont affect GD cause he will be long gone.
M
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