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BA27 Fuel dumping
FR24 showing BA27 currently holding over the North Sea.
Second A380 in two days to return to LHR , QF2 yesterday with Cargo door problem.
Wonder if tonight’s is tech or medical?
Second A380 in two days to return to LHR , QF2 yesterday with Cargo door problem.
Wonder if tonight’s is tech or medical?
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Tonight it seems to be a flap problem according to social media sources.
https://www.flightradar24.com/BAW27/1f70aa0f
https://www.flightradar24.com/BAW27/1f70aa0f
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Forgive my ignorance, but are you saying that there's a maximum amount of fuel that an A380 can dump, and it's not enough to get down to MLW when fuelled for a LHR-HKG sector ?
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Correct.
You can only dump from the aft galleries on a 380 so the aircraft will quite feasibly still be overweight for landing.
However this isnt isn’t normally an issue. In a dire emergency you can return immediately and land at MTOW.
If if there was a flap/slat issue then they probably dumped just to reduce Vapp and landing distance a bit and not to hammer the brakes/tyres.
You can only dump from the aft galleries on a 380 so the aircraft will quite feasibly still be overweight for landing.
However this isnt isn’t normally an issue. In a dire emergency you can return immediately and land at MTOW.
If if there was a flap/slat issue then they probably dumped just to reduce Vapp and landing distance a bit and not to hammer the brakes/tyres.
You can only dump from the aft galleries on a 380
Good Description Here On The A380 Fuel System