Possible bird strike UA840 SYD to LA turnback
 

http://dailym.ai/29cyv3F

United press release says it was "possible bird strike."

But reported as bird hitting a wing, causing smoke to pour out and requiring an emergency landing.

Above, video of the "smoke" pouring out:)


Mickjoebill

looks more like an fuel dump for whatever reason ???
obviously had to dump fuel to land- but why is still unknown - bird strike on wing ??? Uhhhhh

Bimbo journalism at its best !:ugh:

Neither fuel nor smoke.

Chem trails!

Dean

Yup, hit the wrong switch; should only be done at night. Tea without biscuits at the CIA for them!

Looks like fuel dump to me!!
 

The link below is to a fuel dump by a B777 and it looks very similar to the situation described at the beginning of the thread. I reckon it is a fuel dump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlaUOEa2UGY

Of course it's a fuel dump. That'll be why the big jets have a pipe sticking out of the wing trailing edge :rolleyes:

Fuelled for Trans-Pacific flight (presumably this flight stops over at Honolulu?) so above max landing weight for return to Sydney.

If you watch the following video from the first link it claims they lost an engine due to bird strike. Unclear how far into the flight they were but that's a long way to go on one engine. ETOPS probably made the decision for the crew.

FFS the media could do with checking facts but hey, its a story, who gives a rats if we get the details correct. Kinda surprised it wasn't called a Cessna Jumbo.

It was a 787-9, not a 777.

Ive recently seen an A-380 clearly labelled a Boeing Airbus 380A lately. LOL

Yep Engines Turn or Passengers Swim applies on LONG overwater routes- and that is one of the longest probably Sydney to LAX

"Ive recently seen an A-380 clearly labelled a Boeing Airbus 380A lately. LOL"

You want a really belly buster?

Popular Mechanics Magazine had an article published while the A380 was under development and stated that it would be the first aircraft with a 1.3 billion pound max takeoff weight !!! Yes BILLION !

I see that the headline has been changed in the article from 'smoke' to 'fuel'.


From further down the original article -



So they were onto it at the beginning, but didn't know. Do they read & comprehend their stuff before they publish?

SNAFU as far as the media is concerned.

Just to update you: once DHS was created, they took that function over. :cool: They don't even know what tea is. It's coffee and doughnuts that they won't serve. :eek:


On topic: looks like the crew and procedures fit the situation just fine, so ... a story about things working out correctly when something went wrong. Good news, albeit a delay in travel for the passengers.

Popular Mechanics admitted to the typographical error and subsequently published a correction. A not unusual 'B' for an 'M' error.

A Science channel on TV consistently refers to the A380 as the first double-decker airliner. Not true of course, but they have yet to correct the misstatement.