Flybe Dash emergency at LGW? (copy including spotter chat)

[5milesbaby]

ATC "I'm sorry Sir, due to the fact my uncle's sister-in-law's boyfriends mum is due into Gatters in about half an hour and they have drinkies booked with their neighbours later we are going to ask you to fly for an extra 30 minutes with that acrid smell and go block some other piece of tarmac. Actually, most of Northern France are about to move out and shut down so would you mind possibly bogging off there instead so I don't even have to fill in any paperwork and we can save our foam for the firefighters to fill up the local nightclub later for the end of term foamparty? They would also appreciate not having their afternoon kick-a-round interrupted and the nursery school 3 miles from touchdown still have the kids in the playground following lunch................"

[atco-matic]

BA2723 div to BOH
BA2957 div to BOH
BA8114 div to BOH
EK 015 div to BHX
EZY5292 div to STN
TCX513L div to STN
BT651 div to STN
TOM4501 div to LTN
TOM4521 div to ???
TOM4541 div to ???
EI921 div to ???

[greekdalek]

I thought Manston had a nice wide and long runway suitable for emergency landings on foam for aircraft with collapsing gear?

Obviously I was venting my frustration in a somwehat petulant and thoughtless way and have subsequently realised the issue was "smoke in cabin" - apologies to the flight crew and passengers who looked as tho' they were stoic throughout.

Mrs Greekdalek will not mind missing 30 mins of Australian Pink Floyd when she knows what has caused all this.

[Storminnorm]

I thought smoking was banned in cabins? WTFIH?

[Robin400]

Bleed air Fumes

Shut off the appropriate bleed air, land as soon as possible and vacate the runway at a fast turnoff. The old Roots Blowers used to do this on a regular basis. In the middle on the North Sea you have little option but continue.

[HeathrowAirport]

A few BA flights diverted to manston - Apparently.

[DOOBIE]

3 Thomsons came to LTN, a 763, a 75W and a 733.

[akerosid]

So, any indication of what might have caused the smoke - air conditioning issues?

JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-JECL (CN: 4114) Flybe Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 by John Fitzpatrick

[EGMH]

A few BA flights diverted to manston - Apparently.

Correct BAW44E & BAW549, although they we're 'Row diverts.

[Skipness One Echo]

EI921P routed LHR-LGW this afternoon so I assume that EI921 ended up at Heathrow just before the thunferstorms caused delays of the sort of :"Good afternoon Emirates 2 Super, you are number 51 in the queue for start, expect one hour ten minutes delay....."