A380 G-XLEB SFO-LHR diverted to YVR due to staff sickness [25 Oct 2016]
Nov 1, 2016, 6:56 pm
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From The Aviation Herald:
"On Nov 1st 2016 the TSB reported that there was a strong obnoxious smell near the #4 main cabin door and upper flight deck galley. The crew consulted with dispatch and decided to divert to Calgary, but was subsequently notified that Calgary did not have the equipment needed to handle the A380, hence the crew decided to divert to Vancouver. The crew donned their oxygen masks and dumped fuel. The entire 25 crew and a passenger were taken to local hospitals for precautionary checks, 3 cabin crew and the passenger were affected by the fumes, all were released. The operator dispatched maintenance personnel as well as aircraft manufacturer's support personnel to Vancouver, however, no source of the problem could be found. The aircraft positioned to London with only flight crew and maintenance personnel on board, however, despite system troubleshooting in flight no faults were found. The aircraft returned to service."
"On Nov 1st 2016 the TSB reported that there was a strong obnoxious smell near the #4 main cabin door and upper flight deck galley. The crew consulted with dispatch and decided to divert to Calgary, but was subsequently notified that Calgary did not have the equipment needed to handle the A380, hence the crew decided to divert to Vancouver. The crew donned their oxygen masks and dumped fuel. The entire 25 crew and a passenger were taken to local hospitals for precautionary checks, 3 cabin crew and the passenger were affected by the fumes, all were released. The operator dispatched maintenance personnel as well as aircraft manufacturer's support personnel to Vancouver, however, no source of the problem could be found. The aircraft positioned to London with only flight crew and maintenance personnel on board, however, despite system troubleshooting in flight no faults were found. The aircraft returned to service."
Nov 1, 2016, 7:22 pm
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Nov 2, 2016, 5:17 am
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Nov 2, 2016, 6:33 am
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Granted I didn't head the ATC recording but according to the media only 2 fainted but more "were affected" and all examined. There were reports of passengers coughing too but this could be a bit panic related too (or not). When we are not there we can only speculate. The OP was there and didn't experience anything abnormal during the flight.
Nov 4, 2016, 7:20 pm
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Nov 5, 2016, 2:19 am
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That article even links to another that gives the correct details. Rather sloppy.
Nov 5, 2016, 9:08 am
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So after the incident involving XLEB I was on XLEK Wednesday night on the 268 from LAX chatting to the CSD when she was required urgently in the F cabin for report of fumes in that cabin. I was in row 15 and didn't smell anything untoward. The CSD later told me there was an odor in the F cabin and it was being worked by a crew member who was on the diverted flight to YVR.
Thankfully whatever the issue was we had no need to divert and had an unenventful flight to LHR.
Just wondering is there some kind of issue with the A380?
Thankfully whatever the issue was we had no need to divert and had an unenventful flight to LHR.
Just wondering is there some kind of issue with the A380?
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Nov 5, 2016, 1:58 pm
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The report written by the CSD into this incident now features in today's Sunday Times. That is behind a paywall, but this report in The Australian gives a good summary of this somewhat unusual if troubling event.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...39c83a42130231
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...39c83a42130231
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The report written by the CSD into this incident now features in today's Sunday Times. That is behind a paywall, but this report in The Australian gives a good summary of this somewhat unusual if troubling event.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...39c83a42130231
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...39c83a42130231
Jan 1, 2017, 6:58 am
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The trick that sometimes work, and does in this case, is to google the title of the article, in this case: british airways flight crew spaced out on fumes and then click on one of the results. I am reading the Australian using this method.