Air Canada emergency landing inKEF

[AlphaWhiskyRomeo]

A good half mil, although the An-124 might have scooped the sick engine up as part of a back load.

[QAR ASR]

I was on frequency when this occured and my deepest sympathies to the crew involved. Just as they called the problem every prat in creation piped up offering help and advice, even one of his own company suggesting he diverted elsewhere! Did he mot have the professional respect for his colleagues to consider that they may have looked at their options. (Before someone tries to shoot me down, I've heard helpful r/t transmissions in such situations and this was not it, it was just cringeworthy).

I know people are keen tick their good deed for the day box but having to field a torrent of unecessary r/t is the last thing someone needs in that situation. Especially when the transmissions amounted to little more than transatlantic back slapping. It would have been more helpful keeping the frequency clear so if needed to, he could have asked for help.

[L337]

I am afraid to ask, but, I will. :-) What accents did the "transatlantic back slapping" take place in.

L337

[pete zahut]

lomapaseo So why are the folks staring at a closed cowl ?

They are fixing the engine with the power of their mind which is more time efficient.

[BUMPFF]

Somewhere between 'astronomical' and 'incaculable'. I was involved in an investigation into an occurrence involving a B747 at a remote Arctic location some years ago that involved flying in a new engine nose ring by AN-124 and five days down time plus two weeks hangar time after the aircraft had been patched up and flown out. I believe all parties are still arguing over the bill.

[Icelandic_pilot]

Hey guys, new here at the forums.

Yes those guys were heroes doing this in the crappy weather that was here at the time, but it was totally unnecessary. And saying the aircraft would not fit in the hangar is a load of crap!
Our 767's can easily be fit in there, and can actually fit a MD-11. So one A330 should fit in there, and the Icelandair mechanics told the Air Canada mechs that more than once. But no, they said it wouldn't fit.

[Clarence Oveur]

Wingspan :

767 - 47.57 m
MD-11 - 51.97 m
A330 - 60.3 m

12.7 m more than a 767 and 8.3 more than a MD-11. You better have something more substantial than "it should fit". And then measure it twice.

[smith]

I think the GE facility at PIK carries out work on all engine types not just GE engines as GE bought the company a good few years ago and it was a general maintenance facility then. I stand to be corrected on this though.

[Georgeablelovehowindia]

smith, you're correct. BA renewed the overhaul contract with GE for their Trent engines recently. It was in the financial bit of the newspapers.

[cod liver oil]

Icelandic_pilot, if it's the facility in the background that you're referring to, I'd be curious to know the height of those hangar doors.

A330 distance from ground to top of vertical stab is 55' 5.9"

rgds

cod

[Icelandic_pilot]

I'm not sure of the exact height, but a MD-11 can fit in there, and the distance from ground to top of the vertical stab is 57' 6'' (17,53 metres)