Hkg-lax 192 engine shutdown after landing (Gate 41, 43 tow in)
May 2, 2019, 8:31 pm
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Hkg-lax 192 engine shutdown after landing (Gate 41, 43 tow in)
Hello all, you guys always know how to find the info.
Was a normal flight coming into lax. The plane was late getting into hkg from dfw and the turn around was pretty quick to get us out a little delayed but made great time getting into lax.
Upon landing the captain came over the pa and said he was shutting both engines down and we would be towed in.
Any idea why? Just curious as I have never had this experience. Thanks.
Was a normal flight coming into lax. The plane was late getting into hkg from dfw and the turn around was pretty quick to get us out a little delayed but made great time getting into lax.
Upon landing the captain came over the pa and said he was shutting both engines down and we would be towed in.
Any idea why? Just curious as I have never had this experience. Thanks.
May 2, 2019, 8:50 pm
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No issue. LAX has some tow in gates (gates 41/43 are amongst the ones that require a tow in) because of the proximity to the terminal building and it's in a tight spot.
May 2, 2019, 9:14 pm
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Happened to us last year on a SYD-LAX flight. Captain told us that he would shut down the engines and wait for a tug to tow us into the gate. We had landed around 30 mins early, but it took 45 mins for the tug to show up! 
May 3, 2019, 6:33 am
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Hello all, you guys always know how to find the info.
Was a normal flight coming into lax. The plane was late getting into hkg from dfw and the turn around was pretty quick to get us out a little delayed but made great time getting into lax.
Upon landing the captain came over the pa and said he was shutting both engines down and we would be towed in.
Any idea why? Just curious as I have never had this experience. Thanks.
Was a normal flight coming into lax. The plane was late getting into hkg from dfw and the turn around was pretty quick to get us out a little delayed but made great time getting into lax.
Upon landing the captain came over the pa and said he was shutting both engines down and we would be towed in.
Any idea why? Just curious as I have never had this experience. Thanks.
May 3, 2019, 6:51 am
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This is a common issue in any communication between parties with different levels of subject matter proficiency (sometimes with very bad results, see pretty much any space flight disaster).
May 3, 2019, 10:27 am
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I was on that flight, didn't even think twice about it haha, just thought it was normal to be towed in
I thought the flight was going to be delayed even more but they did a really quick turnaround
One thing I observed after landing was how many wheelchairs there were waiting outside... Not sure if that is normal
I thought the flight was going to be delayed even more but they did a really quick turnaround
One thing I observed after landing was how many wheelchairs there were waiting outside... Not sure if that is normal
May 3, 2019, 12:35 pm
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It’s common at TBIT as well. Aircraft are moved into a dock as well as pushed back using tugs instead of engine power. While the engines are off, power is provided by the APU, the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit.
May 3, 2019, 2:25 pm
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I am often on the DFW-LAX flight and get towed in. Sometimes it is right away and it only takes an extra 5 minutes, other times it take 10 minutes before the tug hooks up. One time the pilot came on the speaker and said "We are stopping our engines and getting towed into the gate. This is because this gate was designed for a DC6."
May 3, 2019, 11:37 pm
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May 4, 2019, 1:18 am
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A bit like choosing between NYC 1939 and prehistoric times as in "The Odyssey of Flight 33" (Twilight Zone, Season 2 Ep 18, Feb 24, 1961)
