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Emergency landing @ Glasgow
Heard that crew reported fire/smoke indication in the hold. Confirmed as having some DG onboard, Glasgow asked if he could divert to Prestwick but crew declined, asking for landing ASAP.
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depends if it was a cockpit "smoke" indication, or an actual cabin full of smoke...either one is land now...but the former may not necessarily dictate an evacuation
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From the BBC report:
Could be a false indication of smoke in the hold. But you don't hang around to see if its real get on the ground and check there.
Some reports suggested that there had been a smell of smoke on board the aircraft, but a spokesman for the airport said checks had revealed no signs of smoke damage or fire.
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It will be interesting to establish when the crew actually declared the emergency.
Assuming Glasgow was the ETOPS nominated diversion airfield, how far west over the Atlantic was the aircraft when the crew actually declared the emergency....
Assuming Glasgow was the ETOPS nominated diversion airfield, how far west over the Atlantic was the aircraft when the crew actually declared the emergency....
And is smoke is clearing after landing, why evacuate via slides and risk injuries?
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They got a fire/smoke warning in a cargo hold. After landing they vacated onto taxiway G and shut down the engines, the fire brigade immedietely inspected and found no smoke or fire in the cargo hold, then the aircraft was towed a parking stand.
Exactly... the ETOPS alternate is for planning purposes mainly and to be suitable as such in-flight (weather). In an emergency the commander can go wherever he deems the safest. You are not obligated in any way to divert to your planned ETOPS alternate. I think it is actually more likely that they had SNN as an ETOPS alternate. But in this case it seems they were well out of the ETOPS segment anyway when this came up.
This does not neccessarily have anything to do with the fact that this is a B787
Makes no difference whether GLA was, as you put it "ETOPS nominated diversion airfield". If there is smoke you go for the nearest one.
And is smoke is clearing after landing, why evacuate via slides and risk injuries?
And is smoke is clearing after landing, why evacuate via slides and risk injuries?
Exactly... the ETOPS alternate is for planning purposes mainly and to be suitable as such in-flight (weather). In an emergency the commander can go wherever he deems the safest. You are not obligated in any way to divert to your planned ETOPS alternate. I think it is actually more likely that they had SNN as an ETOPS alternate. But in this case it seems they were well out of the ETOPS segment anyway when this came up.
This does not neccessarily have anything to do with the fact that this is a B787
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how far west over the Atlantic was the aircraft when the crew actually declared the emergency....
Aircraft was of course eastbound at the time (LO4 ORD-WAW).
Weird how this has been fired in to SB/SC. Thought at least it merited LOT's own page...
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