Scary Ride on World Air Flight
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Scary Ride on World Air Flight
This is a bit second hand as I got it from my brother who has just returned from Jamaica.
No mention of it on the "professional rumor" bit so I though I would post it here
His flight was due to be on a A340 with Air Jamaica from LHR to Montego Bay. (Sunday 29th) After checking in he was informed that the A340 was out of action and a "World Air" aircraft was being substituded and would be taking them across.
He was a dissapointed to see that it was an old DC10-30 which was looking quite shabby, no IFE and just looking generally tired inside and out. The plane was pretty full and a normal takeoff ensued.
Approx 41/2 hours into the flight the plane "shook" for a couple of seconds quite violently and then returned to normal. about 5 minutes later the vibartion / shaking came back - again for about 5 to 10 seconds then quiet again for approx 3 minutes.
When it happended again for a third time the cabin crew started to move very quickly down the cabin and started to peer out of the window on the port side of the aircraft looking very nervous as the vibration continued persistantly.
The captain then came onto the tannoy and she said that she was experiencing some technical problems with the port engine and as a precaution she was shutting it down.
The plane was vibarting very badly at this time and the PAX were all very nervous. The vibration subsided then but the noise from the other two engines increased (I imagine to compensate for the extra thrust required)
She then came onto the tannoy again to say they had completed fuel calculations and wold be continuing on to Jamaica but would be landing at Kingston instead on the remaining two engines.
Thankfully all went well from that point.
There are some pictures of the aircraft below - coincidentally someone took a photo of it the day it went out of LHR.
And even more coincidentally the other pic show the aircraft a couple of years ago either taxing or landing with the port engine off - how strange (but no doubt a coinidence)
The plane has been around a bit - Ex Iberia (1981) then Continental then World Air.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=113294
No mention of it on the "professional rumor" bit so I though I would post it here
His flight was due to be on a A340 with Air Jamaica from LHR to Montego Bay. (Sunday 29th) After checking in he was informed that the A340 was out of action and a "World Air" aircraft was being substituded and would be taking them across.
He was a dissapointed to see that it was an old DC10-30 which was looking quite shabby, no IFE and just looking generally tired inside and out. The plane was pretty full and a normal takeoff ensued.
Approx 41/2 hours into the flight the plane "shook" for a couple of seconds quite violently and then returned to normal. about 5 minutes later the vibartion / shaking came back - again for about 5 to 10 seconds then quiet again for approx 3 minutes.
When it happended again for a third time the cabin crew started to move very quickly down the cabin and started to peer out of the window on the port side of the aircraft looking very nervous as the vibration continued persistantly.
The captain then came onto the tannoy and she said that she was experiencing some technical problems with the port engine and as a precaution she was shutting it down.
The plane was vibarting very badly at this time and the PAX were all very nervous. The vibration subsided then but the noise from the other two engines increased (I imagine to compensate for the extra thrust required)
She then came onto the tannoy again to say they had completed fuel calculations and wold be continuing on to Jamaica but would be landing at Kingston instead on the remaining two engines.
Thankfully all went well from that point.
There are some pictures of the aircraft below - coincidentally someone took a photo of it the day it went out of LHR.
And even more coincidentally the other pic show the aircraft a couple of years ago either taxing or landing with the port engine off - how strange (but no doubt a coinidence)
The plane has been around a bit - Ex Iberia (1981) then Continental then World Air.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=113294
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Approx 41/2 hours into the flight the plane "shook" for a couple of seconds quite violently and then returned to normal. about 5 minutes later the vibartion / shaking came back - again for about 5 to 10 seconds then quiet again for approx 3 minutes.
When it happended again for a third time the cabin crew started to move very quickly down the cabin and started to peer out of the window on the port side of the aircraft looking very nervous as the vibration continued persistantly.
The captain then came onto the tannoy and she said that she was experiencing some technical problems with the port engine and as a precaution she was shutting it down.
When it happended again for a third time the cabin crew started to move very quickly down the cabin and started to peer out of the window on the port side of the aircraft looking very nervous as the vibration continued persistantly.
The captain then came onto the tannoy and she said that she was experiencing some technical problems with the port engine and as a precaution she was shutting it down.
* Yes, I know it's not true, but it sounded good for effect.
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And even more coincidentally the other pic show the aircraft a couple of years ago either taxing or landing with the port engine off
