UAL B777 Mayday

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3rd November 2003 | 06:30

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Findo

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UAL B777 Mayday

Within the last half hour a UAL B777 landed at Glasgow after a Mayday. Smoke in the cabin and an overweight landing. All seems to be fine.

No news reports as yet.

3rd November 2003 | 07:23

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Jurassic Jet Man

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Normal deplane - possible a/c pack issue.

3rd November 2003 | 09:26

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Rollingthunder

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BBC reporting it as a fire in the cockpit, but out before landing.

3rd November 2003 | 15:31

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kuningan

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BBC Report

BBC report here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3236009.stm
Sounds well handled all round...

3rd November 2003 | 18:08

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davethelimey

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I was intrigued by this other story: Emergency landing after fire alert

Specifically:

An Italian aircraft which was in the area at the time carried out an air-to-air inspection of the plane, but saw no sign of a fire.

How does an air-to-air inspection take place, particularly if the other plane was a commercial flight, with fuel/economy to bear in mind?