JetBlue 1416 LGB-AUS: Emergency Landing at LGB
Sep 19, 2014, 2:59 am
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JetBlue 1416 LGB-AUS: Emergency Landing at LGB
(Wait, I did a search, and no one posted about this incident yet?)
JetBlue 1416 (A320) was forced to turn back around after an engine blew and filled the cabin up with smoke. Quick landing back at LGB, and everyone evacuated safely. 1 person to the hospital.
Total time in air: 13 minutes.
See, e.g., http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/18/us/jet...gency-landing/
I watched another video earlier, and noticed two things:
- One of the overwing exits on the right side was open, the other was still plugged up.
- A few passengers boarding the buses away from the plane pulling their rollaboard
JetBlue 1416 (A320) was forced to turn back around after an engine blew and filled the cabin up with smoke. Quick landing back at LGB, and everyone evacuated safely. 1 person to the hospital.
Total time in air: 13 minutes.
See, e.g., http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/18/us/jet...gency-landing/
I watched another video earlier, and noticed two things:
- One of the overwing exits on the right side was open, the other was still plugged up.
- A few passengers boarding the buses away from the plane pulling their rollaboard
Sep 19, 2014, 8:09 am
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Interesting to note, though initially an evac was called for, the Captain tried to cancel the evac when it was noted by ARFF that the engine was not on fire.
Sep 19, 2014, 9:52 am
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Plenty of smoke in the cabin, however. Did the pilot think everyone would just calmly sit there if he came over the PA and said "Good news, everyone"?
Sep 19, 2014, 10:04 am
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Sep 19, 2014, 10:56 am
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Sep 19, 2014, 11:07 am
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The CNN article is trash (not surprising for CNN). They quote someone as saying smoke was so thick that he couldnt see the person next to him and was wondering when accident masks would be deployed. I saw a video from inside the cabin after masks were deployed with at least 4 rows ahead visible. Guy taking the video was smiling and waving at the camera.
Sep 19, 2014, 11:14 am
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This could have ended terribly for everyone, with what appears to be a failure at (or near) the most critical moment during takeoff... but thankfully the pilot and crew and a well designed aircraft held it together and there were no injuries.
Sep 19, 2014, 11:23 am
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Certainly a nerve racking event, but keep in mind a. commercial aircraft are designed to be able to take off with an engine out at takeoff, and b. in this case the outage did not occur during takeoff but sometime early in the ascent.
Sep 19, 2014, 11:33 am
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1945476
This is serious smoke based on the pictures. I would go ballistic when I hear the Captain cancelled emergency evac. This is totally irresponsible of the Captain. Just because you don't see fire blazing outside the engines doesn't mean there aren't any fires. Wasn't there a Middle Eastern airline a few years back landed without incident and the Captain also didn't order evac thinking the issue is minor, only to have fire consumed the plane in a matter of seconds and almost everyone died. With smoke and fire you always err on the side of caution.
This is serious smoke based on the pictures. I would go ballistic when I hear the Captain cancelled emergency evac. This is totally irresponsible of the Captain. Just because you don't see fire blazing outside the engines doesn't mean there aren't any fires. Wasn't there a Middle Eastern airline a few years back landed without incident and the Captain also didn't order evac thinking the issue is minor, only to have fire consumed the plane in a matter of seconds and almost everyone died. With smoke and fire you always err on the side of caution.
Sep 19, 2014, 11:34 am
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This isn't an engine failure, this is an engine fire. Engine failure doesn't kill you, fire and smoke will. No plan is design to safely fly with smoke and fires
Sep 19, 2014, 11:34 am
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The CNN article is trash (not surprising for CNN). They quote someone as saying smoke was so thick that he couldnt see the person next to him and was wondering when accident masks would be deployed. I saw a video from inside the cabin after masks were deployed with at least 4 rows ahead visible. Guy taking the video was smiling and waving at the camera.
Sep 19, 2014, 11:35 am
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The Captain was reckless to cancel emergency evac. I know some of you will replied nothing happen, but you always err on caution when it comes to smoke and fires.