UNITED FUBAR NEWFOUNDLAND
Seems they landed for a medical emegency- but could not close/lock doors ( frozen ) so stayed grounded for many hours in freezing temps with passengers aboard
Trying to find reasonable news . . https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ai...tunate-n960741 |
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Posted earlier in the North America sub-forum: https://www.pprune.org/north-america...-14-hours.html
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On first sight, I fully agree, on those unscheduled landings, nobody should worry about immigration papers.
On the other hand, if some country says that everyone on a flight with a medical diversion could enter a country, then it every terrorist would enter any country by having a heart-attack ... and 200+ of his fellows can enter the country. This is an airport used for emergencies, no matter technical or medical, and they should just call in the customs officers and everyone could enter enter the country, no waiting in a frozen plane. I am sure this would only happen every third or fourth year, and those officers would probably very proud to help. In this case, it seems that were was no emergency plan existant whatsoever. |
The strange part is why UAL did not get a rescue flight to YYR in 3 or 4 hours. It’s a 2 hour flight from EWR. |
This is on the airport. Certainly there's waiting room capacity with heat and washrooms available - and there's some 20 barrack blocks, with possible vacancies. A commissionnaire or RCMP could supervise in the absence of immigration and customs.
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Originally Posted by CONSO
(Post 10366614)
Seems they landed for a medical emegency- but could not close/lock doors ( frozen ) so stayed grounded for many hours in freezing temps with passengers aboard
Trying to find reasonable news . . https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ai...tunate-n960741 |
Originally Posted by Sailvi767
(Post 10366708)
The strange part is why UAL did not get a rescue flight to YYR in 3 or 4 hours. It’s a 2 hour flight from EWR. |
And why did nobody read GordonR's post #3?
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https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=551749
I experienced a similar event 6 years ago on a flight from LHR to PHL. We weren't allowed to leave the plane apart from the transfer to the replacement aircraft, being told that their were no immigration staff available at Goose Bay on a Sunday afternoon. Our plane sat in -12C temperatures for 10 hours and it got pretty cold. The rescue aircraft was a LHR-JFK plane that delivered its passengers to NY and then came back up to get us. An experience I don't ever want to repeat. |
Originally Posted by Speedywheels
(Post 10366913)
https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=551749
I experienced a similar event 6 years ago on a flight from LHR to PHL. We weren't allowed to leave the plane apart from the transfer to the replacement aircraft, being told that their were no immigration staff available at Goose Bay on a Sunday afternoon. Our plane sat in -12C temperatures for 10 hours and it got pretty cold. The rescue aircraft was a LHR-JFK plane that delivered its passengers to NY and then came back up to get us. An experience I don't ever want to repeat. And the local townspeople would never notice |
I haven't seen any report saying they were in an unheated plane and without food. Yes, I have been through a long delay similar to that. The lengthy stay on the ground was about the same time as the flight would have been. The cabin crew fed us meals like normal, lavatories were always functional, and the in flight entertainment was also operational. Yes, a lot of people were irate, yelling at the cabin crew, being asses. When returning from a lavatory I stopped by a galley to get a drink. The flight attendant asked me if I was going to yell at her like everyone else. I told her that if it would get me to our destination I could yell as loud as anyone but since it wouldn't make any difference, make the best of it. Now if they had been unloaded into a cold terminal with inadequate seating and vending machine snacks, that would have been cruel and unusual.
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Looks like United had a second issue in Goose Baay.
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/unite...t-of-the-plane |
Originally Posted by Old Boeing Driver
(Post 10368833)
Looks like United had a second issue in Goose Baay.
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/unite...t-of-the-plane A cracked windshield on a B-763, oy, the pain and suffering... :{ The passenger who filed the suit Wednesday, Theodore Liaw, claims United is trying to cover up the real story, which he allegedly discovered from the pilots flying the plane. “United has been lying to everyone about what happened,” the suit claims. According to one pilot, it wasn’t a bird strike that caused the window to crack because “there’s nothing alive at 40,000 feet.” Instead, they believe the incident was a result of a United mechanic over-torqueing the bolts of the cockpit window. “Nothing struck Flight 931 in the air. There was no bad weather. Under such ordinary flight conditions, cockpit windows for a Boeing 767-300 do not break of their own accord,” the suit claims. The document also states that had the last layer of the windshield broken before landing, “both pilots would have likely been sucked out of the plane and Flight 931’s passengers would have been doomed.” Liaw also says the pilots “grimly mentioned that everyone came close to dying many times over,” according to the suit. United reportedly gave all passengers on board a $500 voucher in exchange for a release of all liability, though Liaw did not accept it. Instead, he wants to hold United accountable and is seeking “fair compensation” for his bodily injury and severe emotional distress as a result of the “brush with death.” Liaw, a CEO and “extremely experienced flyer” who’s flown over one million miles with United, reportedly now has a fear of flying which could put his “entire career in jeopardy.” Fortunately, the skilled pilots of Flight 931 were eventually able to land the aircraft at the Goose Bay Airport located in Goose Bay, a remote city in the Newfoundland province of Canada (the most easterly part of that country). Due to that rapid descent and the resulting hard landing, Plaintiff suffered a bodily injury. Specifically, Mr. Liaw injured his back during the landing, and his back remains sore and receives treatment more than two months later. From the lawsuit: Indeed, it was entirely fortuitous that Flight 931 was not further over the Atlantic Ocean at the time of the accident. If that were the case, the airplane would have had to make an emergency landing into the ocean itself. As Flight 931’s pilots explained to Plaintiff, everyone on board would have either died from the impact or would have quickly frozen to death in the cold ocean. Plaintiff wandered up to the cockpit to express his appreciation to Flight 931’s pilots on landing the plane in one piece. The pilot and co-pilot were extraordinarily helpful, and freely discussed what had precipitated the near-calamity. Pointing to the shattered cockpit window, the pilots explained to Plaintiff how two of the three layers of that window had been completely compromised, and how the co-pilot’s quick thinking (and extraordinary bravery) had saved everyone by keeping the third layer intact long enough for the plane to land in Goose Bay. The pilots grimly mentioned that everyone came close to dying many times over – from the pilots being sucked out of the window, to the fact that had the plane been further out on its journey, the pilots would have had no choice but to risk an almost certainly fatal water landing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Even if a United mechanic was not responsible for over-torqueing the bolts of the cockpit window, some other United-related negligence was to blame for the cockpit window shattering. Nothing struck Flight 931 in the air. There was no bad weather. Under such ordinary flight conditions, cockpit windows for a Boeing 767-300 do not break of their own accord. In any event, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional distress as a result of United’s accident. In particular, he has seen two different psychologists since Flight 931, and his mental injuries have not diminished. On five different occasions since then, he has had vivid nightmares involving people dying in horrific ways. He also now experiences panic attacks when he is in high locations, whereas he previously never had a fear of heights. |
If it was a front window- unlikely to be sucked out - if a side window - possible. but both pilots out the window - shades of james bond and gert frobe !
yes a side window ' suckout'/blowout - can happen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britis...ys_Flight_5390 |
The danger of discussing anything related to this job with joe public nowadays. |
Door issue aside, this flight could not have continued to HKG because Goose Bay has no ETOPS-qualified B-777 mechanics to inspect and release the flight. Goose Bay fuel would not meet UAL's fuel freeze testing requirements for polar flights. For these same reasons, the "rescue" 777 had to return domestically to Newark. Reports are that the passenger in question walked out the door and down the stairs to his medical escort. Poor choice of airports for a medical diversion, better choice would be Gander'St. Johns, Newfoundland or Keflavik, Iceland. Chances are also good that the aircraft did not dump enough fuel to avoid an overweight landing, another lengthy inspection requiring qualified mechanics. Captain made a bad decision or got himself talked into one.
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Captain made a bad decision or got himself talked into one |
Chances are also good that the aircraft did not dump enough fuel to avoid an overweight landing |
Originally Posted by timbob
(Post 10368954)
Door issue aside, this flight could not have continued to HKG because Goose Bay has no ETOPS-qualified B-777 mechanics to inspect and release the flight. Goose Bay fuel would not meet UAL's fuel freeze testing requirements for polar flights. For these same reasons, the "rescue" 777 had to return domestically to Newark. Reports are that the passenger in question walked out the door and down the stairs to his medical escort. Poor choice of airports for a medical diversion, better choice would be Gander'St. Johns, Newfoundland or Keflavik, Iceland. Chances are also good that the aircraft did not dump enough fuel to avoid an overweight landing, another lengthy inspection requiring qualified mechanics. Captain made a bad decision or got himself talked into one.
glad you know all about it...Captain followed company procedures maybe??? |
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