GF006 A330 Mayday, Diverted into DXB
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GF006 A330 Mayday, Diverted into DXB
Was landing into DXB this morning, heard GF006 A330 declaring a Mayday due to Fire in the cabin over southern Iran. Captain came on the freq explaining that they had an electrical cabin fire with flames. Fire was out, still some smoke left in the cabin. Alll were sounding quite stressfull.
They diverted into DXB. Made a high speed descend and a straight in ILS 12L with a normal landing in DXB around 0730LT. From what we could hear it sounded like a nice job. Well done guys!
Disembarked with steps since no sign of fire and smoke anymore after landing.
Anybody more details what started it....?
They diverted into DXB. Made a high speed descend and a straight in ILS 12L with a normal landing in DXB around 0730LT. From what we could hear it sounded like a nice job. Well done guys!
Disembarked with steps since no sign of fire and smoke anymore after landing.
Anybody more details what started it....?
I was working UAE Radar North (132.15) at the time, I tells ya my "stress'o'meter" went off the scale for a little while.
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From what I recall the Swiss air fire was located in the cockpit and was connected to the entertainment system. Sounds like the Gulf air fire was located to an individual screen in the cabin.
But no one wants a fire on board, good going chaps
But no one wants a fire on board, good going chaps
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Same problem on EK flight not long ago. Behind the IFE system there are cooling fans that often short circuit. A puff of smoke and all over with. Turn the master power switch off and continue with yer coffee. PAss the papers round the pax and find the ASR forms. Oh don't forget to come to PPRuNe.
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Same problem on EK flight not long ago. Behind the IFE system there are cooling fans that often short circuit. A puff of smoke and all over with. Turn the master power switch off and continue with yer coffee. PAss the papers round the pax and find the ASR forms. Oh don't forget to come to PPRuNe.
What is ASR?
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Same problem on EK flight not long ago. Behind the IFE system there are cooling fans that often short circuit. A puff of smoke and all over with. Turn the master power switch off and continue with yer coffee. PAss the papers round the pax and find the ASR forms. Oh don't forget to come to PPRuNe.
My vote is for flying with the GF captain who seems to have given the matter the attention it deserves.
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Kudos to the Capt...there's no such thing as a small fire...get on the ground and then find out if it's out or not...continuing on to find out it is raging away undetected until it's too late is fool hardy...good on the GF capt ...shame on you critical winge...
...shame on you critical winge...
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I would have to agree with ironbutt and clipped wings.
Aircraft interiors are luxurious tinder-boxes. Read a sobering stat published by British Airways that said, statistically speaking, when I fire starts inside an aircraft you have less than 2 or 3 minutes to extinguish it before it becomes uncontrollable.
If it becomes uncontrollable, you have only 12 minutes to get the aircraft on the ground. If you do not, the aircraft will be lost due to fire.
The Swissair crash makes for frightening bedtime reading. In that case, a cooling fan actually wisked away many of the smoke fumes to a place where they could not be detected by the crew while the fire grew in intensity.
Aircraft interiors are luxurious tinder-boxes. Read a sobering stat published by British Airways that said, statistically speaking, when I fire starts inside an aircraft you have less than 2 or 3 minutes to extinguish it before it becomes uncontrollable.
If it becomes uncontrollable, you have only 12 minutes to get the aircraft on the ground. If you do not, the aircraft will be lost due to fire.
The Swissair crash makes for frightening bedtime reading. In that case, a cooling fan actually wisked away many of the smoke fumes to a place where they could not be detected by the crew while the fire grew in intensity.
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fight the fire
As a cabin crew you have 90 seconds to deal with a fire. after 90 seconds its disastrous.
Depending what kind of fire it is (electrical, solid) there is a special procedure to fight the fire.
well done GF crew!!!
Depending what kind of fire it is (electrical, solid) there is a special procedure to fight the fire.
well done GF crew!!!
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