Air Malta emergency at GLA
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Air Malta emergency at GLA
As reported to a newsgroup by someone with a scanner
'Air Malta 197 with 2 burst tyres and a hydraulic leak will be returning to GLA...... 'Seems one maybe two tyres burst on takeoff, part of the debris has damaged part of the hydraulic system and there is a leak. The aircraft is burning off fuel before attempting an emergency landing. Rescue 177 (from PIK) at airfield. Shortly to make a low go around so that ground crew can try to assess damage........ This is on going with the aircraft yet to land.
'Air Malta 197 with 2 burst tyres and a hydraulic leak will be returning to GLA...... 'Seems one maybe two tyres burst on takeoff, part of the debris has damaged part of the hydraulic system and there is a leak. The aircraft is burning off fuel before attempting an emergency landing. Rescue 177 (from PIK) at airfield. Shortly to make a low go around so that ground crew can try to assess damage........ This is on going with the aircraft yet to land.
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From the BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3619848.stm
An Air Malta flight is circling Glasgow Airport to burn up fuel before making an emergency landing.
Airport operator BAA said the Boeing 737, with 143 people on board, suffered hydraulic failure on take-off.
Emergency services have been placed on stand-by and a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter has been sent to the scene.
More soon.
BAA spokesman Malcolm Robertson said full-scale emergency procedures have been activated at the airport.
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An Air Malta plane carrying 143 passengers is making an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, an airport spokesman said.
The captain of the aircraft, mainly carrying holiday-makers, called a state of emergency after it experienced problems with the undercarriage shortly after take-off from Glasgow at 7.30pm.
All emergency services were tonight on stand-by as the crew prepared to land back at the airport almost three hours after becoming air-bourne.
Now due 22.30
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3619848.stm
An Air Malta flight is circling Glasgow Airport to burn up fuel before making an emergency landing.
Airport operator BAA said the Boeing 737, with 143 people on board, suffered hydraulic failure on take-off.
Emergency services have been placed on stand-by and a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter has been sent to the scene.
More soon.
BAA spokesman Malcolm Robertson said full-scale emergency procedures have been activated at the airport.
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An Air Malta plane carrying 143 passengers is making an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, an airport spokesman said.
The captain of the aircraft, mainly carrying holiday-makers, called a state of emergency after it experienced problems with the undercarriage shortly after take-off from Glasgow at 7.30pm.
All emergency services were tonight on stand-by as the crew prepared to land back at the airport almost three hours after becoming air-bourne.
Now due 22.30
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Emergency landing at Glasgow
http://news.bbc.co.uk reporting on its front page ticker:
"Passenger jet preparing to make emergency landing at Glasgow Airport. More Soon"
"Passenger jet preparing to make emergency landing at Glasgow Airport. More Soon"
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A text book touch down which seemed very smooth for an aircraft with 2 burst tires and a hydraulic leak. Was still on the runway with emergency services in attendance at 2320, although I have since heard aircraft depart at 2355.
Excellent job by the crew if the news reports are correct and glad all on board are o.k.
Well done to all involved.
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Excellent job by the crew if the news reports are correct and glad all on board are o.k.
Well done to all involved.
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There was a Scottish broadcast as we were all in the hold at LANAK stating that the aircaft had evacuated on the runway, and that the runway was contaminated with hydraulic fluid. This prompted some, if not all of us to divert to EDI. Did the a/c evacuate or not??? Glad everyone was OK. As we parked next to the Air Malta in GLA it was still leaking fluid at 2330(L). Good job well done by the looks of it!!
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I had a wander around the aircraft today and the tyre seems intact so it could have been the tread as mentioned earlier.
Most of the passengers left today on the A320 with a free-bar
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Indeed no.2 tire has lost all tread from shoulder to shoulder and has a hole on outbd side (brake side) but is still on the hub although the bead has broken away from rim at brake side.
Aftflap is pretty mangled, midflap has panel damage, and a dent in the leading edge at the inbd foreflap support track cut-out, and the foreflap has a dent in the leading edge adjacent to the support track at the inbd end. The falsework directly above the main wheel is punctured/buckled. There are rubber marks on the no.1 eng inbd fan cowl, fuselage fwd of the wing leading edge, fuselage aft of the trailing edge a couple of feet below the pax windows and also on the lower surface of the stab! (tread separation on rotation?).
A couple of pipes were split around the L/h gear transfer valve hence loss of hydraulic pressure/fluid and the whole wheel well is swimming in skydrol!
Hopefully she will be back flying by the end of the weekend though, and it's alway's good to know the situation was so well handled and got full support from all at GLA!
Nice one,
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Aftflap is pretty mangled, midflap has panel damage, and a dent in the leading edge at the inbd foreflap support track cut-out, and the foreflap has a dent in the leading edge adjacent to the support track at the inbd end. The falsework directly above the main wheel is punctured/buckled. There are rubber marks on the no.1 eng inbd fan cowl, fuselage fwd of the wing leading edge, fuselage aft of the trailing edge a couple of feet below the pax windows and also on the lower surface of the stab! (tread separation on rotation?).
A couple of pipes were split around the L/h gear transfer valve hence loss of hydraulic pressure/fluid and the whole wheel well is swimming in skydrol!
Hopefully she will be back flying by the end of the weekend though, and it's alway's good to know the situation was so well handled and got full support from all at GLA!
Nice one,
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BA had a similar event to this one, sometime last year.........
It took about two weeks to fix then, mainly the repairs to the Flaps and replacement of the Gear doors......
With the itroduction of the fantastic computer system of EWS ( Engineering Without Spares )
Just think how long it would take BA to do the same thing now !!!
They would just park it up and use it as a source of spares !....just like OCZ,
It took about two weeks to fix then, mainly the repairs to the Flaps and replacement of the Gear doors......
With the itroduction of the fantastic computer system of EWS ( Engineering Without Spares )
Just think how long it would take BA to do the same thing now !!!
They would just park it up and use it as a source of spares !....just like OCZ,
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It would make sense if Air Malta get BA to repair their 737. Bit of extra revenue for BA...... and yes you're right that OCZ is being brought back to service.......if they can stop robbing it !!!! its wanted at LHR ,due to their many grounded aircraft.
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BBC NI FINDS "LOCAL LINK"
Last Updated: Thursday, 2 September, 2004, 12:07 GMT 13:07 UK
Honeymoon pair in aircraft alert
The Air Malta flight lands at Glasgow Airport
A Northern Ireland couple have told of their terror after a plane taking them on honeymoon was at the centre of a safety alert in Scotland.
Newlyweds Colin, 29, and Joy Walker, 28, from County Down, were on an Air Malta Boeing 737 which burst a tyre during take-off from Glasgow Airport.
Emergency services stood by as the plane circled the airport for three hours before landing safely.
Mr Walker said: "I was just overcome with relief when it stopped."
The crew had reported a suspected problem with a tyre when Air Malta Flight KM197, with 137 passengers and five crew on board, took off at 1936 BST on Wednesday.
The passengers were put up in a hotel overnight and finally left Glasgow at 1100 BST on Thursday.
Mr Walker from Bangor said: "The passengers had been told to go into the brace position for the landing.
These guys have been through a difficult experience. They have been through a trauma
BAA spokesman
"It was a really rocky landing - the worst I have been on.
"My head was against the seat in front of me. I just wanted the plane to stop.
"It seemed like it was going on for ages."
An Air Malta spokesman said the crew followed "standard procedure" after suffering loss of pressure in the tyre.
He said: "It is not hugely common but it is not uncommon either.
"There was still a good tyre on the main landing gear and the pilot was able to land safely according to standard procedure.
"The crew are well trained for such incidents and we are always pleased that they carry out their duties accordingly."
A BAA spokesman said the passengers had been through a frightening ordeal but no-one was physically injured.
Helicopters involved
He said: "These guys have been through a difficult experience. They have been through a trauma."
The passengers were taken off the aircraft and escorted to a secure area at the side of the airfield. No-one was reported to be injured.
There was relief among the stranded passengers as they filed into the international arrival hall after the aircraft landed.
Strathclyde Fire Brigade sent eight fire engines, a turntable ladder, a heavy recovery vehicle and technical support units to assist the on-site airport crews during the incident.
Police and RAF helicopters were also involved in the operation.
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Honeymoon pair in aircraft alert
The Air Malta flight lands at Glasgow Airport
A Northern Ireland couple have told of their terror after a plane taking them on honeymoon was at the centre of a safety alert in Scotland.
Newlyweds Colin, 29, and Joy Walker, 28, from County Down, were on an Air Malta Boeing 737 which burst a tyre during take-off from Glasgow Airport.
Emergency services stood by as the plane circled the airport for three hours before landing safely.
Mr Walker said: "I was just overcome with relief when it stopped."
The crew had reported a suspected problem with a tyre when Air Malta Flight KM197, with 137 passengers and five crew on board, took off at 1936 BST on Wednesday.
The passengers were put up in a hotel overnight and finally left Glasgow at 1100 BST on Thursday.
Mr Walker from Bangor said: "The passengers had been told to go into the brace position for the landing.
These guys have been through a difficult experience. They have been through a trauma
BAA spokesman
"It was a really rocky landing - the worst I have been on.
"My head was against the seat in front of me. I just wanted the plane to stop.
"It seemed like it was going on for ages."
An Air Malta spokesman said the crew followed "standard procedure" after suffering loss of pressure in the tyre.
He said: "It is not hugely common but it is not uncommon either.
"There was still a good tyre on the main landing gear and the pilot was able to land safely according to standard procedure.
"The crew are well trained for such incidents and we are always pleased that they carry out their duties accordingly."
A BAA spokesman said the passengers had been through a frightening ordeal but no-one was physically injured.
Helicopters involved
He said: "These guys have been through a difficult experience. They have been through a trauma."
The passengers were taken off the aircraft and escorted to a secure area at the side of the airfield. No-one was reported to be injured.
There was relief among the stranded passengers as they filed into the international arrival hall after the aircraft landed.
Strathclyde Fire Brigade sent eight fire engines, a turntable ladder, a heavy recovery vehicle and technical support units to assist the on-site airport crews during the incident.
Police and RAF helicopters were also involved in the operation.
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Air Malta
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Why didnt it come back for an emergency landing into PIK, so as to minimise disruption at GLA? Assume this would have been related to the significant emergency service available closer at Glasgow City?
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They would have got the same response from the emergency services at Prestwick.
I would assume that it landed at Glasgow for operational reasons whatever they would be.
I would assume that it landed at Glasgow for operational reasons whatever they would be.
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can someone explain the phrase "the plane circled the airport..." etc.... so beloved by the media.
In this case the media stated it was for 3 hours, its been similar in other such incidents.
Does ATC literally ask the plane to hold above the airport? Is the a/c directed to a designated hold? Sorry, just curious?
In this case the media stated it was for 3 hours, its been similar in other such incidents.
Does ATC literally ask the plane to hold above the airport? Is the a/c directed to a designated hold? Sorry, just curious?