Engine fire, EDI
 

Spotted on BBC website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4601342.stm

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Passengers on board a British Airways flight at Edinburgh Airport have had to use the plane's emergency escape shutes after a fire in an engine. The aircraft was taxi-ing to the main runway for takeoff when the incident occurred. The pilot of the plane - which was bound for London's city airport - shut down the engine and the fire was put out. One passenger described how he saw flames coming from a starboard engine. No one's been injured

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Another RJ grounded?

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Its great how the passenger interviewed says "I wasn't for hanging around" and was first off the plane then complains that there was no-one outside directing him to move further away from the aircraft!

Everyman for himself

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Shows that at least somebody is listening to the emergency demonstration.

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Not 'arf mate!

Can't believe there was no-one waiting at the steps to meet him. What did he expect? Complimentary vouchers for the bar or a limo and an apology? Well done to the crew, sounds like the evac went OK.

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I was talking to a passenger at the back of the plane this morning. Apparently, the rear chute failed to deploy and it took them over 10 minutes to evacuate the plane!

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So...which of these is true?

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An evacuation does not automaticly follow an engine fire unless the fire fails to go out after the fire bottles are discharged into it. Who initiated the evacuation, the Captain... or Mr.Morton?

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This is weird, the same thing happened to the same type in BHX on Monday 9th.

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On a more upbeat note, the load factor was a good one. Anyone know which airframe got broken?

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Mr Morton:

Mr Morton's IQ?

Time to introduce a man with a red flag walking in front of taxying aeroplanes:confused:

Int EDI at 0825 out at 0850. Saw nothing.

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Ark - NOT a solution, I'm afraid. We need TWO - walking alongside as we do not know which side Mr M will pop out of....:)

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Does a 146/RJ actually NEED chutes? Not far to jump, surely?!

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Same thing didn't happen in BHX on Monday the 9th

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Of course it does! Think of elderly or wheelchair passengers for example.

Dale

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a touch under 6 ft I would say ..... :rolleyes:

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i believe it was BZAU
ive just been looking at my company manual after being told a version of events from quite a reliable source.if what i have been told is what actually happened,the crew are gonna have the book thrown at them and heads will more than likely roll

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Do give us the benefit of your expertise and tell us why heads should roll.

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Does anyone know why a BAe 146 initiated a pax evac shortly after push at BHX on Monday morning?