Air Canada 777 skids off the runway at YVR, fire trucks attending
Mar 29, 2008, 1:44 pm
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Air Canada 777 skids off the runway at YVR, fire trucks attending
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...78e9f85&k=2774
An Air Canada jet coming in from Sydney, Australia had a close call at Vancouver International Airport this morning when it slid off the runway.
The plane, a Boeing 777, was turning off the landing runway when it looks like it skidded off the pavement, said Bernie Leighton, a visitor from Edmonton who saw the immediate aftermath of the accident, but not the accident itself, from his hotel room at the Fairmont Airport Hotel.
"What we have at the moment is two fire trucks, one stair truck and some engineering vehicles and a $200-million airframe with its nose wheel stuck in the mud," Leighton said.
Buses were sent to remove the more than 200 passengers. No injuries have been reported.
The plane was scheduled to continue on to Toronto.
An Air Canada jet coming in from Sydney, Australia had a close call at Vancouver International Airport this morning when it slid off the runway.
The plane, a Boeing 777, was turning off the landing runway when it looks like it skidded off the pavement, said Bernie Leighton, a visitor from Edmonton who saw the immediate aftermath of the accident, but not the accident itself, from his hotel room at the Fairmont Airport Hotel.
"What we have at the moment is two fire trucks, one stair truck and some engineering vehicles and a $200-million airframe with its nose wheel stuck in the mud," Leighton said.
Buses were sent to remove the more than 200 passengers. No injuries have been reported.
The plane was scheduled to continue on to Toronto.
Mar 29, 2008, 1:59 pm
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maybe they wanted to avoid the embarassment.
Mar 29, 2008, 1:59 pm
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You forgot the case of liquid spilled in the galley.
Mar 29, 2008, 2:03 pm
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"a $200-million airframe with its nose wheel stuck in the mud," Leighton said.
Is the eyewitness in the OP an FTer? How else would some average Joe bystander know how much 777's cost?
Is the eyewitness in the OP an FTer? How else would some average Joe bystander know how much 777's cost?
Mar 29, 2008, 2:05 pm
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One way or another, he might not be "some average Joe bystander." Needs not necessarily be a participant in the FT zoo.
Mar 29, 2008, 2:09 pm
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Mar 29, 2008, 2:15 pm
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I just thought it funny that a bystander would drop that cost into a quote about the incident.
Mar 29, 2008, 2:35 pm
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And, weren't there two AC 777 diverted for an "acrid smell" on the flight deck? One was a PEK - YYZ and the other was a YVR-YYZ. Possibly the same aircraft?
Last edited by YVR72; Mar 29, 2008 at 3:01 pm Reason: Edited to reflect flight was PEK-YYZ, not HKG-YYZ (Thanks Rejuv)
Mar 29, 2008, 2:47 pm
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Yes. Though the former was on PEK-YYZ (not HKG-YYZ)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802929
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=804441
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802929
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=804441
Mar 29, 2008, 2:49 pm
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Today must be a slow day.