Was there a problem at BLI 7/23/16? QX2362 circled for 10 minutes
Jul 24, 2016, 10:00 am
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Was there a problem at BLI 7/23/16? QX2362 circled for 10 minutes
Looks like 2362 from Portland went around and circled for 10 mins prior to landing.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/Q...502Z/KPDX/KBLI
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/Q...502Z/KPDX/KBLI
Jul 24, 2016, 12:57 pm
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METAR KBLI 240553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01560117 10211 20156 58002=
METAR KBLI 240453Z 20003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP233 T01610122=
+/- 1 hr of landing KBLI reported visibility 10 miles sky clear (and winds of only 3kts).
Jul 25, 2016, 9:04 am
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Maybe someone needed to take a last minute poo? I know this is FT and all but circling for 10 min and arriving 3 min late (officially on time per FAA) happens so often I'm lost as to the why needs to be asked and answered.
Jul 25, 2016, 9:43 am
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Jul 25, 2016, 7:11 pm
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Bingo. Perhaps even the pilot made an announcement. I've never flown in/out of BLI but I'd imagine it doesn't have excess runway capacity, so all it could take is one plane slightly delayed for takeoff, or a plane on final approach would have the entire field at "maximum operational capacity"
They went around once, came in for a 2nd approach and circled again. Wouldn't surprise me to hear something like they had to do an alternate gear extension.