AAL new york- zurich emergency landing in Halifax, NS
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AAL new york- zurich emergency landing in Halifax, NS
HALIFAX — An American Airlines flight with 210 people on board has made an emergency landing in Halifax after an apparent electrical fire in a cabin washroom.
Peter Spurway, a spokesman for the Halifax International Airport Authority, says one person was taken to hospital after the plane landed safely at about 8:30 p.m. local time.
He says the passenger jet was en route to Zurich from New York City when the crew declared an emergency and diverted to Halifax.
Spurway says the fire is believed to have started in a ceiling fan in a mid-cabin washroom. The remaining passengers have left the plane safely.
Peter Spurway, a spokesman for the Halifax International Airport Authority, says one person was taken to hospital after the plane landed safely at about 8:30 p.m. local time.
He says the passenger jet was en route to Zurich from New York City when the crew declared an emergency and diverted to Halifax.
Spurway says the fire is believed to have started in a ceiling fan in a mid-cabin washroom. The remaining passengers have left the plane safely.
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A Great Decision by the crew...what we have learned from Swissair and Valujet...if your jet is either on or you suspect it is on fire, better to attempt an "off-airport" landing, rather than try to make it to a hard surface...Thankfully that wasn't the case here, but could've been had the crew not acted quickly and decisively...
Some time ago a colleague had smoke and commenced descent for immediate landing.
Smoke cleared but he continued for landing.
Afterwards, he seemed to me to be subjected to some adverse criticism for not re-assessing and continuing flight.
I have no doubt whatsoever that he made the correct decision.
It's easy to say, and it's an oldie, but in that situation if there's any doubt then there's no doubt.
Smoke cleared but he continued for landing.
Afterwards, he seemed to me to be subjected to some adverse criticism for not re-assessing and continuing flight.
I have no doubt whatsoever that he made the correct decision.
It's easy to say, and it's an oldie, but in that situation if there's any doubt then there's no doubt.
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Back in my turboprop days, I used to brief the crew - we get a fire indication, we will be on the ground in five minutes. It may be on a plowed field but it will be within five minutes.
Swissair wasn't the scariest scenario. Valujet was....
Swissair wasn't the scariest scenario. Valujet was....
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Had a 757 climbing out of MIA and at 20,000 ft smelled electrical smoke through the whole cabin and cockpit. We declared an emergency and went back to MIA and landed. SwissAir101 at Halifax had the same problem a year before so didn't want to duplicate it. It ended up with no fire and we were fine. Downloading nonessential busses immediately put the fumes down to a tolerale level.
