SQ-368 (engine & wing on fire) final report out
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Willit Run, what time lapse? It takes all of 5 seconds for the chief purser to push the cockpit call button to indicate urgent situation. Then another 5 seconds for the captain to pick up the phone. Then another 5 seconds for the CP to tell Capt, right wing on fire.
This was nothing but luck. Pure stupidity on the part of all of the crew. From the front all the way to the back. Any one of them could have called an urgent situation at any time. Apparently they are all to timid to do that. Time to find another career if that is the case.
This was nothing but luck. Pure stupidity on the part of all of the crew. From the front all the way to the back. Any one of them could have called an urgent situation at any time. Apparently they are all to timid to do that. Time to find another career if that is the case.
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I would have ordered an evacuation in that situation. ANY time you have fire you evacuate.
I definitely believe in sitting on my hands for a few seconds and doing nothing, rather than leaping into action with instant decisions but it does sound like these guys were frozen into indecision, rather than cooly assessing. As a regular SIA traveller that is a bit worrying.
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Ha ha, typical Pprune ...well it is Monday morning I suppose.
Quite apart from the fact that the wing is not visible from the flight deck, nobody here knows what indications or communications the flight crew had. At least the passengers got to take their carry on with them.
Quite apart from the fact that the wing is not visible from the flight deck, nobody here knows what indications or communications the flight crew had. At least the passengers got to take their carry on with them.
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I'm surprised the *cabin crew* didn't evac on their own initiative.
The crew in the cabin should have been making the call to the Captain and if he ignored or neglected to act they should have. Sitting there like that is nothing like QF32 where it was not on fire. This was and the equipment was not there to meet it when it stopped.
Amazing alright.
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nobody here knows what indications or communications the flight crew had
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Its quite apparent that the fire was visible from inside the cabin. The crew knew about it, the pax knew about it and so did the tower. NO excuse. I wont even get into the 2-3 hour diversion with a fuel leak.
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How about....." The whole wing area is on fire"
Should focus everyone's, especially the captains, attention even if the pilots can't see the majority of the wing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92TYaLJZew
Should focus everyone's, especially the captains, attention even if the pilots can't see the majority of the wing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92TYaLJZew
I am surprised……I am surprised non of the PAX didn't initiate it either, there is no way on earth I would sit in my seat with that lack of action.
The crew in the cabin should have been making the call to the Captain and if he ignored or neglected to act they should have.
The crew in the cabin should have been making the call to the Captain and if he ignored or neglected to act they should have.
There is no such thing as a 'good' fire!
Sure, wait to assess the situation first but the wing was on fire.
Get out!
" Sorry Sir for the friction burn but talk about what you're going to do to me over dinner with your family tonight!".
Sure, wait to assess the situation first but the wing was on fire.
Get out!
" Sorry Sir for the friction burn but talk about what you're going to do to me over dinner with your family tonight!".
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Wing on fire
The bottom line here is the RIGHT WING of a Boeing 777 EXTENDED RANGE is on fire. At least large portions of the leading edge, trailing edge, engine, and who knows what underneath.
The pilots know how much fuel is sitting in those wing tanks on a wide-body ER turn-back. It's going to come down to who knew what the exact situation was, when ... and how much longer it took to call for an evacuation.
As a commercial pilot, if I saw anything resembling the photo I posted earlier, that would be an IMMEDIATE evacuation, other side, at wheel stop.
The pilots know how much fuel is sitting in those wing tanks on a wide-body ER turn-back. It's going to come down to who knew what the exact situation was, when ... and how much longer it took to call for an evacuation.
As a commercial pilot, if I saw anything resembling the photo I posted earlier, that would be an IMMEDIATE evacuation, other side, at wheel stop.
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As a non-pilot lurker [but with a technical interest etc] I have to say if I was on that flight I would be screaming at the crew to order an evacuation.
Yes I know there are fire bottles in the engine nacelles etc but all I can see is a fully loaded aircraft sitting on the ground with most of its right wing in flames.
All I can think of is the British Airtours disaster and how quickly that fire spread into the cabin.
I know that evacuating a fully loaded aircraft on the runway of an active airport is dangerous but Jesus Christ, this could have gone very badly the other way.
Yes I know there are fire bottles in the engine nacelles etc but all I can see is a fully loaded aircraft sitting on the ground with most of its right wing in flames.
All I can think of is the British Airtours disaster and how quickly that fire spread into the cabin.
I know that evacuating a fully loaded aircraft on the runway of an active airport is dangerous but Jesus Christ, this could have gone very badly the other way.
This video is taken from outside the aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jC-2NhU10Q
It shows that the entire wing is well involved with flame, and (concerningly) it takes over a minute and a half to knock back from the time the AFS first start hosing it. It takes over a minute for them to get foam on the wing, and a significant amount of that time is probably spend driving around the taxiways, rather than cutting across the grass.
That minute, with the fire intensifying, would seem like a very long time for a passenger. It seemed long to me, as a mere video viewer.
If I'd been on that plane, I'd be getting off. I wouldn't dick around waiting for the evac order.
It shows that the entire wing is well involved with flame, and (concerningly) it takes over a minute and a half to knock back from the time the AFS first start hosing it. It takes over a minute for them to get foam on the wing, and a significant amount of that time is probably spend driving around the taxiways, rather than cutting across the grass.
That minute, with the fire intensifying, would seem like a very long time for a passenger. It seemed long to me, as a mere video viewer.
If I'd been on that plane, I'd be getting off. I wouldn't dick around waiting for the evac order.
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Hello,
I wonder whether any "emergency"was declared before the aircraft returned to Singapore.Surely this would have placed the fireservices on alert and respond in a much faster fashion than reported by some pax.?
Cheers
I wonder whether any "emergency"was declared before the aircraft returned to Singapore.Surely this would have placed the fireservices on alert and respond in a much faster fashion than reported by some pax.?
Cheers
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HPSOV L......That DV window is useful in more ways than one!..Unless of course it is raining!!!!!
Watching the video,incredible....unless the crew assessed that the rapid spread of fire around the complete airframe would present a higher risk to evacuating passengers,rather than awaiting the fire crew to douse the flames(benefit of the doubt here).
As some people may not realise,...every emergency situation comes with its own unique set of circumstances...Our trained reaction cannot,by virtue of the human condition,take into account ALL possibilities,therefore our company emergency procedures often,by necessity,tend to be generalised.
Human Perception is variable.CRM takes this into account,and we are taught to gather and incorporate all available information before making a final considered decision.
It would certainly seem that a passenger evacuation was the correct response here,incorporating already having emergency services on standby at the landing turnoff position(good training for them)...and..the non use of reverse thrust on the suspect engine,on landing.
In retrospect,no injuries,ergo..job well done...Hmmmmmmmmm.
Watching the video,incredible....unless the crew assessed that the rapid spread of fire around the complete airframe would present a higher risk to evacuating passengers,rather than awaiting the fire crew to douse the flames(benefit of the doubt here).
As some people may not realise,...every emergency situation comes with its own unique set of circumstances...Our trained reaction cannot,by virtue of the human condition,take into account ALL possibilities,therefore our company emergency procedures often,by necessity,tend to be generalised.
Human Perception is variable.CRM takes this into account,and we are taught to gather and incorporate all available information before making a final considered decision.
It would certainly seem that a passenger evacuation was the correct response here,incorporating already having emergency services on standby at the landing turnoff position(good training for them)...and..the non use of reverse thrust on the suspect engine,on landing.
In retrospect,no injuries,ergo..job well done...Hmmmmmmmmm.
Last edited by Yaw String; 27th Jun 2016 at 05:07.
The airfield plan calls for aircraft to land 02L and stop abeam the Fire Station at midpoint. The Fire Services wait on a very large pan adjacent to the runway. Ground Services wait on the opposite side where taxiways join the runway.
Most aircraft at MLW can stop just past the Fire Service PAN. I think that this would have been an overweight landing because he rolled well past midfield.
Most aircraft at MLW can stop just past the Fire Service PAN. I think that this would have been an overweight landing because he rolled well past midfield.
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I think that this would have been an overweight landing because he rolled well past midfield.
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that since they only just got past Langkawi before heading back they'd be overweight. My attempts at being Sherlock Holmes are also totally irrelevant.
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a significant amount of that time is probably spend driving around the taxiways, rather than cutting across the grass