EK Airbus parked in NBO a while.
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EK Airbus parked in NBO a while.
Anybody know what happened to the EK A343 that's parked in NBO couple of days now? Heard rumours of a flameout and a subsequent diversion into HKJK.
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Nothing on the Aviation Herald website.
The only thing I could find was Incident: Emirates B773 at Singapore on Dec 6th 2014, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
The only thing I could find was Incident: Emirates B773 at Singapore on Dec 6th 2014, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
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I saw it there yesterday parked in an area not on the chart, adjacent to F off of 06. Doors 2 and 3 were open on the right side and it looked like engine 3's covers were raised. I thought it was being scrapped haha.
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Eng #3 Seized up out of Lusaka to Dubai. Crew was asked to fly it to Dubai but elected to go to HKJK instead. 
Hardly surprising considering the "maintenance" being carried out on the 330/340 fleet these days. They're just lucky it didn't happen out of Kabul !!!
Hardly surprising considering the "maintenance" being carried out on the 330/340 fleet these days. They're just lucky it didn't happen out of Kabul !!!
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Engine 3 Failure
Confirmed from reliable source. Engine 3 failure passing FL230. They declared a mayday which was later downgraded to a PAN. They returned to LUN VOR to hold and after talking to VPNC went to NBO. Fuel Jettisoned....blah blah blah.
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Ask your source about the subsequent failure of engine 1 when the power runs were being done after engine 3 was replaced. FACT
fatbus..instead of attempting to be pompous and condescending, just ask any of the 330/340 (in particular the 340) pilots about the state of the aircraft - maintenance wise. Not pointing fingers at the maintenance department, per se, as they are extremely overworked and understaffed.
Lets face it, these aircraft are departing the premises soon. If I need to explain it to you, then perhaps you really are too aloof to actually comprehend what is going on reference the 330/340 fleet - and I won't be the one to explain it to you.
fatbus..instead of attempting to be pompous and condescending, just ask any of the 330/340 (in particular the 340) pilots about the state of the aircraft - maintenance wise. Not pointing fingers at the maintenance department, per se, as they are extremely overworked and understaffed.
Lets face it, these aircraft are departing the premises soon. If I need to explain it to you, then perhaps you really are too aloof to actually comprehend what is going on reference the 330/340 fleet - and I won't be the one to explain it to you.
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fatbus..instead of attempting to be pompous and condescending, just ask any of the 330/340 (in particular the 340) pilots about the state of the aircraft - maintenance wise. Not pointing fingers at the maintenance department, per se, as they are extremely overworked and understaffed.
Lets face it, these aircraft are departing the premises soon. If I need to explain it to you, then perhaps you really are too aloof to actually comprehend what is going on reference the 330/340 fleet - and I won't be the one to explain it to you.
Lets face it, these aircraft are departing the premises soon. If I need to explain it to you, then perhaps you really are too aloof to actually comprehend what is going on reference the 330/340 fleet - and I won't be the one to explain it to you.
short flights long nights
Is there any front line department theses days that is not understaffed and overworked? We must be approaching the PNR very soon. Not that the bouncy castle dwellers will notice, they will be too busy in Costa.
Crew was asked to fly it to Dubai but elected to go to HKJK instead.
ADD or Sana'a would have been within reach but WTF wants to go there - so NBO sounds like a good idea to me (or why not JNB? Plenty of SAA 340s there...).
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I saw it undertow at night. It almost looked like an uncontrolled engine failure. Now....a new engine brought to Kenya and they'll try and charge you duty from a fat bellied official.
