UA 863 SFO-SYD 787-9 7/12 quick return after reported engine trouble
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UA 863 SFO-SYD 787-9 7/12 quick return after reported engine trouble
UA 863 SFO-SYD 7/12/2018 787-900 emergency turn around and return to SFO shortly after take-off due to (reported, passengers) flames from engine number 1. Passengers quoted they were told (doubtful) "Engine seized up"?? Track shows circling presumably for fuel dump before return to SFO. No official word, yet, of course.
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...ng-sfo-sydney/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...545Z/KSFO/KSFO
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...ng-sfo-sydney/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...545Z/KSFO/KSFO
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I was in line at 1L when I heard a pilot from that aircraft report the failure and his intentions to deviate from the assigned departure. A pilot from another aircraft on the ground reported seeing flames trailing the engine. The statement by the passenger that it happened 40 minutes into the flight must have included all the time from pushback to takeoff, as there were lengthy delays getting airborne at San Francisco last night.
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Listening to the liveatc.net tapes, UA 863 reported an engine failure to the tower controller and said they were going out two miles and then turning to a heading of 310, probably one of those company generated engine-out procedures that ATC knows nothing about. Works great in the sim. The tower missed the engine out comment and kept telling United to follow the GNNRR TWO departure. United tells the next controller that they had a surge but still have power on the affected engine. They say they will probably come back but need to make some calls. These days you are supposed to engage system matter experts and arrive at a consensus to make a command decision, right? United is told that the plane behind them on the runway saw flames coming out of the engine on the takeoff roll and they say, yep, we felt it.
United requests to climb on flight plan course pending the decision to return to SFO. After a few minutes, Oakland Center asks UA 863 if they are declaring an emergency. UA 863 says yes, they want to return and dump fuel for at least 35 minutes and they want the equipment standing by when they land. United says the left engine had the surge but 'we now have total use of it'. United is given box pattern vectors for the fuel dump. When finished they are vectored for the ILS 28R.
UA 863 lands on 28R, gets checked by the fire crew, taxis to the gate, another day at the office.
United requests to climb on flight plan course pending the decision to return to SFO. After a few minutes, Oakland Center asks UA 863 if they are declaring an emergency. UA 863 says yes, they want to return and dump fuel for at least 35 minutes and they want the equipment standing by when they land. United says the left engine had the surge but 'we now have total use of it'. United is given box pattern vectors for the fuel dump. When finished they are vectored for the ILS 28R.
UA 863 lands on 28R, gets checked by the fire crew, taxis to the gate, another day at the office.
UA 863 reported an engine failure to the tower controller and said they were going out two miles and then turning to a heading of 310, probably one of those company generated engine-out procedures that ATC knows nothing about. Works great in the sim. The tower missed the engine out comment and kept telling United to follow the GNNRR TWO departure.
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Below the Glidepath - not correcting
Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) - Page 417
1. Distress and Urgency
Communications
a.
A pilot who encounters a distress or urgency
condition can obtain assistance simply by contacting
the air traffic facility or other agency in whose area of
responsibility the aircraft is operating, stating the
nature of the difficulty, pilot’s intentions and
assistance desired. Distress and urgency communica-
tions procedures are prescribed by the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), however, and
have decided advantages over the informal procedure
described above.
b. Distress
and urgency communications proce-
dures discussed in the following paragraphs relate to
the use of air ground voice communications.
c.
The initial communication, and if considered
necessary, any subsequent transmissions by an
aircraft in distress should begin with the signal
MAYDAY, preferably repeated three times. The
signal PAN−PAN should be used in the same manner
for an urgency condition.
d. Distress
communications have absolute priority
over all other communications, and the word
MAYDAY commands radio silence on the frequency
in use. Urgency communications have priority over
all other communications except distress, and the
word PAN−PAN warns other stations not to interfere
with urgency transmissions.
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I knew there were no FARs about it..." I'm declaring an emergency" has proven time and time again that it gets US ATC on board immediately..
As far as other FIRs your company will have procedures based on the relevant AIP for information of FIR entry and emergency RT protocol
As far as other FIRs your company will have procedures based on the relevant AIP for information of FIR entry and emergency RT protocol
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