China Southern A380 -- Hail damage to radome, cockpit windows, leading edge surfaces
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China Southern A380 -- Hail damage to radome, cockpit windows, leading edge surfaces
"On the 26th of May 2019, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A380 encountered a nasty hail storm, causing significant damage to the radome, cockpit windows and leading edge surfaces. The aircraft, registered B-6140, was performing flight CZ3101 from Guangzhou to Beijing and was cruising at 37,100ft when it entered a nasty weather system."
https://samchui.com/2019/05/27/china-southern-airlines-airbus-a380-receives-significant-hail-damage/
https://samchui.com/2019/05/27/china-southern-airlines-airbus-a380-receives-significant-hail-damage/
Often not approved.
Because only the airways themselves are civilian airspace, so diversion off track means coordination with military ATC will be necessary.
The trick is to tell them you'll be holding on the airway, waiting for their clearance to avoid weather.
Either they provide it or eventually the cell will move off the airway...
Because only the airways themselves are civilian airspace, so diversion off track means coordination with military ATC will be necessary.
The trick is to tell them you'll be holding on the airway, waiting for their clearance to avoid weather.
Either they provide it or eventually the cell will move off the airway...
Often not approved.
Because only the airways themselves are civilian airspace, so diversion off track means coordination with military ATC will be necessary.
The trick is to tell them you'll be holding on the airway, waiting for their clearance to avoid weather.
Either they provide it or eventually the cell will move off the airway...
Because only the airways themselves are civilian airspace, so diversion off track means coordination with military ATC will be necessary.
The trick is to tell them you'll be holding on the airway, waiting for their clearance to avoid weather.
Either they provide it or eventually the cell will move off the airway...
No need for enroute holding, doing something like that will just result in a requirement to descend down low until you have no fuel left.
The hail damage is more likely due to people not being able to use a Wx radar properly.
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Hailstones shatter an Airbus A380
Hailstones shatter an Airbus A380's windscreen at 37,000ft, forcing the pilot to issue a mayday call.
The China Southern Airlines flight from Guangzhou Baiyun Int'l was en-route to Beijing Int'l when the pilot issued a mayday call.
The China Southern Airlines flight from Guangzhou Baiyun Int'l was en-route to Beijing Int'l when the pilot issued a mayday call.
...which is why we deviate > 40NM UPWIND of appreciable cells... and with the 3D WXR in the 380 there really is no excuse for not having seen what's brewing in the bottom, even if the top doesn't paint (which is normal). This is not likely excusable in cruise. Different story in an approach/departure situation.
And here's the corresponding satellite imagery and flight path at 2:50 UTC:
and at UT 3:00:
and at 03:10 UTC:
And here's the corresponding satellite imagery and flight path at 2:50 UTC:
and at UT 3:00:
and at 03:10 UTC:
Last edited by physicus; 28th May 2019 at 16:38. Reason: added imagery
I don't fly in China so I don't know what the repercussions are for deviating from clearance, but if they won't clear you to avoid a CB, surely you just do it and let them deal with it? Chuck-in a Mayday if you like as it will be recorded, 'Mayday Mayday Mayday, xxx123 turning left heading 080 to avoid weather' and save yourself rather than wreck an aircraft or destroy one to the point it's unflyable.
If the repercussions are such that they'd shoot you down for deviating from a clearance, and you think it's acceptable to fly through that airspace with that knowledge, then you really aren't worth your stripes.
If the repercussions are such that they'd shoot you down for deviating from a clearance, and you think it's acceptable to fly through that airspace with that knowledge, then you really aren't worth your stripes.
Would it were that easy. You patently don’t operate in Chinese airspace very often if at all. Yes. Mayday call. And all the ****e that comes afterwards. Chinese airspace is the most obstructive and unhelpful in the world.
Give me India any day..at least they are trying their level best to accommodate you as opposed to trying to kill you.
Give me India any day..at least they are trying their level best to accommodate you as opposed to trying to kill you.
ATC. Unable
XYZ123 I say again due weather we require 20miles right.
ATC. Unable.
Panpan Panpan Panpan XYZ123 due weather deviating right 20 miles.
Simple. Fill out the paperwork later rather than trash an airframe or spiral out of a Cb.
Yes I do fly in China.
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I never had big issue for weather avoidance in China airspace but in some airways you can only dodge the weather on one side which can be quite frustrating. They will happily make you fly 100 miles left of track when only 10 miles right would be enough but due to the tension with Taiwan or Military activities ... “CAN NOT!” Not ATC fault, they just follow orders.
Some ATC like Guangzhou have weather radar and will vector you around the weather without asking your opinion.
Some ATC like Guangzhou have weather radar and will vector you around the weather without asking your opinion.
Would it were that easy. You patently don’t operate in Chinese airspace very often if at all. Yes. Mayday call. And all the ****e that comes afterwards. Chinese airspace is the most obstructive and unhelpful in the world.
Give me India any day..at least they are trying their level best to accommodate you as opposed to trying to kill you.
Give me India any day..at least they are trying their level best to accommodate you as opposed to trying to kill you.
You might prefer to fly in India, that’s fine. But if China is too dangerous to fly through then you shouldn’t be doing it.
Is discussing Chinese atc breaking some pprune rule? That is clearly on topic. People are wondering whether they flew through a CB because they couldn’t get clearance around a a CB, as apart from negligence, there is no other possible reason they wouldn’t avoid a CB. How is that off topic moderator? Of course that is speculation, but if you were to ban speculation, then this RUMOUR forum would be pretty empty?!
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How is that off topic moderator?