Air Canada 767 Circling Madrid Barajas for Emergency Landing
Feb 3, 2020, 10:14 am
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Just to add to the excitement ....
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ONES-area.html
Madrid’s Barajas Airport is closed with flights diverted after pilots detect DRONES in the take-off area
Feb 3, 2020, 10:16 am
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Source? Flightradar is still showing is circling at 7,575 ft
https://www.flightradar24.com/ACA837/23be1953
| Edit: Darn it! ChrisA330 beat me to it, with an eerily similar post
https://www.flightradar24.com/ACA837/23be1953
| Edit: Darn it! ChrisA330 beat me to it, with an eerily similar post
Feb 3, 2020, 10:17 am
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Feb 3, 2020, 10:39 am
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http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/com...s/fueldump.pdf
According to Boeing early models of B767-300ER can not dump fuel. The ones at AC are among them, and they did not install the fuel jettison system later.
According to Boeing early models of B767-300ER can not dump fuel. The ones at AC are among them, and they did not install the fuel jettison system later.
what a horrible ancient design..... they need to get rid of those planes...
it means that these planes cannot land immediately at all after take off?
Feb 3, 2020, 10:40 am
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They have relatives at LGW who got off very lightly. So, why not? And did you read about the tourist (American) who illegally flew a drone at 120 feet over the Plaza Mayor in Madrid? For those who haven't had the pleasure of visiting the Spanish capital, that's sort of like flying a drone low over Trafalgar Square or Times Square. Just a bit of fun!
Feb 3, 2020, 10:48 am
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spainflyer Any update on the expected landing time? I guess the EF data is quite out of date.
Feb 3, 2020, 10:48 am
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No that’s not what it means. In this case given there is an unknown issue/damage to the landing gear, the crew has determined its better to be lighter than land immediately.
Feb 3, 2020, 10:51 am
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As for these AC 767s, from what I heard AC decided against installing fuel jettison system on their 763s.
Feb 3, 2020, 10:54 am
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Feb 3, 2020, 11:06 am
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Landing announced on es.radio for 7:15 local time -- in 11 minutes. The radio station had a recording of the captain's announcements to the passengers, very calm, in perfect, peninsular Spanish, explaining landing in 15 minutes, with just one tire out of 8 blown out.