Mayday over Manch 16th March 2007
 

Heard a Mayday today whilst talking on a Manch freq, apparently smoke in the flight deck. Was handed over to Leeds smartish.

Last heard he was vectored to 24R, hope everything worked out ok for the crew and all on board are ok.

Anyone know the outcome please?

We arrived back in the MAN area as this SAS aircraft was heading back to land and spent 20 mins in the hold while they got on the ground.

As we taxied in after landing, we passed the aircraft parked on the pier. There were a handful of fire trucks around it and a chap offloading bags from the rear hold.

As we walked down the pier after the flight we saw a fuel bowser had connected up to them.

Glad it turned out well for them.

I presume this was one of their MD's...Must be a constant pain in the ass flying those, considering how often they have smoke in the cabin/cockpit.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=266604

What Number?
 

Anyone from SAS confirm type and number - also of the ship last week please?

Anyone? Was it an MD-80?

Minor point..... Wouldn't have been handed to Leeds if vectored to 24R.
24R at CC 32 middle at NM

MD-80
 

A McDonell "Douglas" built MD-80 series. In the SAS case, MD-82/83 or 87.

My apoligies ppdude for posting in haste the other day, we were handed over to Leeds fairly quickly, hence the reason for wanting to know the outcome :ok:

Sorry, Ive just re read your post, and see it was you handed over to NM, The first time I read I thought it was the Mayday. Apologies.....

So was it the same one?
 

Sorry to labour the point here but does anyone know (Short Approach maybe) if it was the same ship involved in the SAS smoke related turn back the week before?

I would be interested in the tail number because some ex Swissair MDs went to SAS.

Thanks,

FC.

According to the MAN spotters site it was SE-DIN, which SAS have had since new.

Thanks for the info
 

Thanks CP!

Now I just need to know the first one in Scandinavia if anyone has that.

FC.