AA 64 JFK-Zurich emergency landing in Halifax due to smoke
Jun 9, 2009, 5:58 pm
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AA 64 JFK-Zurich emergency landing in Halifax due to smoke
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9012088.html
Fire forces jet to make emergency landing in Halifax
By EVA HOARE Staff Reporter
Tue. Jun 9 - 8:36 PM
A cabin fire forced an American Airlines jet to make an emergency landing tonight at about 8:15 p.m. at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
Flight 64, which left John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York at 5:25 p.m., was en route to Zurich, Switzerland, when smoke was detected in the plane's cabin.
The smoke came from a fire in a bathroom in the jet's mid-section, airport spokesman Peter Spurway said.
The Boring 767-300 apparently landed without incident, he said.
Airport fire crews were on the runway and RCMP were heading to the scene.
Fire forces jet to make emergency landing in Halifax
By EVA HOARE Staff Reporter
Tue. Jun 9 - 8:36 PM
A cabin fire forced an American Airlines jet to make an emergency landing tonight at about 8:15 p.m. at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
Flight 64, which left John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York at 5:25 p.m., was en route to Zurich, Switzerland, when smoke was detected in the plane's cabin.
The smoke came from a fire in a bathroom in the jet's mid-section, airport spokesman Peter Spurway said.
The Boring 767-300 apparently landed without incident, he said.
Airport fire crews were on the runway and RCMP were heading to the scene.
Jun 9, 2009, 6:37 pm
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AA.com is ***unreliable***
Yikes!
Just a reminder: never rely on the flight information on AA.com. In case of disruptions (which is really when you need the information most) it will spit out incorrect information.
AA.com shows that everything is cool with AA64: it reports it "IN TRANSIT" and estimates the arrival at 7:01 AM!!!
Until AA fixes AA.com (quite an embarassment), the best source of info on the web is IMHO a combination of www.aa.cargo and Sabre's Virtuallythere (mobile edition) at http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.s...ml?un_choice=5 . The first shows the diversion, landing YHZ at 2020 and gate arrival at 2020, with an ETA departure from there of 0200.
Just a reminder: never rely on the flight information on AA.com. In case of disruptions (which is really when you need the information most) it will spit out incorrect information.
AA.com shows that everything is cool with AA64: it reports it "IN TRANSIT" and estimates the arrival at 7:01 AM!!!
Until AA fixes AA.com (quite an embarassment), the best source of info on the web is IMHO a combination of www.aa.cargo and Sabre's Virtuallythere (mobile edition) at http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.s...ml?un_choice=5 . The first shows the diversion, landing YHZ at 2020 and gate arrival at 2020, with an ETA departure from there of 0200.
Jun 9, 2009, 8:19 pm
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Of course ExpertFlyer is showing a 7:12am arrival time. It also shows a different "actual" departure time from AA.com.
Jun 9, 2009, 9:47 pm
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Yikes!
Just a reminder: never rely on the flight information on AA.com. In case of disruptions (which is really when you need the information most) it will spit out incorrect information.
AA.com shows that everything is cool with AA64: it reports it "IN TRANSIT" and estimates the arrival at 7:01 AM!!!
Until AA fixes AA.com (quite an embarassment), the best source of info on the web is IMHO a combination of www.aa.cargo and Sabre's Virtuallythere (mobile edition) at http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.s...ml?un_choice=5 . The first shows the diversion, landing YHZ at 2020 and gate arrival at 2020, with an ETA departure from there of 0200.
Just a reminder: never rely on the flight information on AA.com. In case of disruptions (which is really when you need the information most) it will spit out incorrect information.
AA.com shows that everything is cool with AA64: it reports it "IN TRANSIT" and estimates the arrival at 7:01 AM!!!
Until AA fixes AA.com (quite an embarassment), the best source of info on the web is IMHO a combination of www.aa.cargo and Sabre's Virtuallythere (mobile edition) at http://mobile.usablenet.com/mt/www.s...ml?un_choice=5 . The first shows the diversion, landing YHZ at 2020 and gate arrival at 2020, with an ETA departure from there of 0200.
Jun 9, 2009, 9:56 pm
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Oh, you just found out another bug with AA.com's flight information. The flight departed at 1724, and took off at 1755. AA.com has the takeoff time in the "departed" column. www.aacargo.com has it right.
Amazing. Simply amazing.
Amazing. Simply amazing.
Jun 9, 2009, 10:53 pm
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I mentioned that you remember what happened AA flight is crashes into the mountains. This is where the plane is almost descent approach into BOG. The pilot didn't pay attention where the plane is turn around the mountains. That was 14 years ago. I remember all over the news by TV. So this is reason why has happening the flight is not survived with these people out of the aircraft.
Jun 9, 2009, 10:55 pm
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Jun 9, 2009, 11:15 pm
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The "other jet" AA is sending to YHZ. Glad to hear everyone is safe.
Jun 10, 2009, 12:33 am
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The "other jet" AA is sending to YHZ. Glad to hear everyone is safe.
Jun 10, 2009, 3:41 am
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Oh, you just found out another bug with AA.com's flight information. The flight departed at 1724, and took off at 1755. AA.com has the takeoff time in the "departed" column. www.aacargo.com has it right.
Amazing. Simply amazing.
Amazing. Simply amazing.
FWIW, the Arrivals/Departure information via the phone has always given the actual takeoff time even while the website was posting gate departure time...
Just some of the ridiculously "useful" things I have somehow managed to retain in my memory!
Jun 10, 2009, 3:45 am
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mmmm - fire, bathroom -- possibly a smoker?
UPDATE: Well that was a bad guess. It turns out the problem was related to a fan motor.
UPDATE: Well that was a bad guess. It turns out the problem was related to a fan motor.
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Jun 10, 2009, 6:36 am
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Looks like AA 64 with the replacement aircraft is now planned to arrive ZRH at 3:35pm...
Jun 10, 2009, 8:32 am
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Oh, you just found out another bug with AA.com's flight information. The flight departed at 1724, and took off at 1755. AA.com has the takeoff time in the "departed" column. www.aacargo.com has it right.
Amazing. Simply amazing.
Amazing. Simply amazing.
I actually find this more useful, especially when you're trying to meet someone who's coming from a notoriously congested airport, i.e. it's much more useful for me to know that the flight from JFK is in the air, not that they've pushed back since they might be on the tarmac for 90 minutes. I'd of course rather have both, but if I can only pick one, this is the one I'd want.
Jun 10, 2009, 8:36 am
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From USA Today Airplane Blog;
A Halifax airport spokesman tells AP that the smoke ultimately was traced to a fan motor in a lavatory. AA sent a replacement 767-300 to Halifax to pick up the passengers, who were expected to arrive in Zurich about eight hours later than scheduled.
A Halifax airport spokesman tells AP that the smoke ultimately was traced to a fan motor in a lavatory. AA sent a replacement 767-300 to Halifax to pick up the passengers, who were expected to arrive in Zurich about eight hours later than scheduled.
Jun 10, 2009, 9:36 am
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Here is a great example of why planes should fly as close to land as possible. There is often an airport close enough to stop. Imagine if they had already been in the middle of the Atlantic.