BA747 emegency landing @ Riga Sunday 20/4/03?
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BA747 emegency landing last Sunday?
There are few articles around about BA 747 emergency landing in RIX/Riga enroute from Calcutta to London due to smoke in cockpit last Sunday, 307 pax evacuated / no injuries. Any info on that?
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Quite correct CargoOne. It was the BA146 DEL LHR that made an unscheduled stop at RIX, smoke in the flight deck from the door lock solenoid of all things. A relief aircraft was on it's way almost before it was down.
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Thnx for info. I've been told about articles in local press headed like "We've been just 2 minutes from major crash right in the city centre"
v737 we are talking about BA flight number not Bae146
Thnx for info. I've been told about articles in local press headed like "We've been just 2 minutes from major crash right in the city centre"
v737 we are talking about BA flight number not Bae146
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viking737 I dont think that they are talking about a BAe146, but rather the flight number.......
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viking 737:
I nearly made the same joke but then I realised that those who live in Big Airways and take themselves so terribly seriously would find it very difficult to laugh. Anyway, thanks for trying!
I nearly made the same joke but then I realised that those who live in Big Airways and take themselves so terribly seriously would find it very difficult to laugh. Anyway, thanks for trying!
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<<Quite correct CargoOne. It was the BA146 DEL LHR that made an unscheduled stop at RIX, smoke in the flight deck from the door lock solenoid of all things. A relief aircraft was on it's way almost before it was down>>
Am I missing the point here. Why not just replace the solenoid? A relief aircraft seems a very expensive option.
Am I missing the point here. Why not just replace the solenoid? A relief aircraft seems a very expensive option.
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Safety first ZFT. How do you know its just the solenoid? What caused it to fail, wiring probs that might affect somehing else? Who was it said 'if you think safety is expensive, try having a crash'?
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Couldn't agree more. Solenoids don't just start smoking 'cos they're bored or want to look like James Dean. Either it's got an internal short of some kind, or too many volts for too long have been applied. Either way, you wouldn't just replace it and carry on - it'd be like replacing a fuse in your house mains distribution without checking why it had failed.
Given the choice of going ahead with a flight where something had improperly combusted but the cause was not fully explored, or waiting for a replacement a/c, I know which one I'd go for...
R
Given the choice of going ahead with a flight where something had improperly combusted but the cause was not fully explored, or waiting for a replacement a/c, I know which one I'd go for...
R
