BA422 (LHR-VLC) emergency landing in VLC (cabin filled with smoke)
Aug 5, 2019, 12:28 pm
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Clearly a scary event for all concerned. Correct me if I am wrong but isn't the most important thing for the pilots to get the plane landed rather than communicating with the passengers.
Aug 5, 2019, 12:30 pm
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Apparently the passengers are inside the terminal with no baggage and no-one from BA has gone to them and explain anything. I expect a lot of bad press from this, as at least a couple of journalist were inside the plan as I can read from their twitter feeds.
Aug 5, 2019, 12:31 pm
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Aug 5, 2019, 12:38 pm
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I was on the flight
Found this thread looking for info since we aren't getting much info. Can answer any questions.
Smoke filled the cabin right after we started to descend. Maybe 10 minutes in air after smoke started and before landing. On runway for about 10 minutes in smoke before they deployed slides.
Crew was silent through most of it.
Smoke filled the cabin right after we started to descend. Maybe 10 minutes in air after smoke started and before landing. On runway for about 10 minutes in smoke before they deployed slides.
Crew was silent through most of it.
Aug 5, 2019, 12:44 pm
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Aug 5, 2019, 12:47 pm
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Agreed, but once you're parked on a taxiway, there isn't much aviation or navigation left to do.
Was it actually a 10 minute wait (measured by a clock), or did it just feel like it. I would imagine that sitting in a smoke filled cabin for 30 seconds would already feel like several minutes...
Was it actually a 10 minute wait (measured by a clock), or did it just feel like it. I would imagine that sitting in a smoke filled cabin for 30 seconds would already feel like several minutes...
Aug 5, 2019, 1:01 pm
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According to some Spanish media at least 10 people has been treated on-scene for smoke inhalation.
This will be classified as an incident and there would be an official investigation by the CIAIAC (Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil, National Comission for the Investigacion of Air Accidents and Incidents), assisted by the AAIB.
This will be classified as an incident and there would be an official investigation by the CIAIAC (Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil, National Comission for the Investigacion of Air Accidents and Incidents), assisted by the AAIB.
Aug 5, 2019, 1:04 pm
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The main priority in any situation is obviously passenger safety. Every action is taken to ensure this, though communicating with passengers is not always priority number one.
Well done to the crew onboard today in what must've been an incredibly demanding situation.
Aug 5, 2019, 1:07 pm
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People were yelling "open the doors". Not sure why they took 10 minutes to open them. When they did people in the back few rows tried to run to the front of the plane, which was absurd.
Agreed, but once you're parked on a taxiway, there isn't much aviation or navigation left to do.
Was it actually a 10 minute wait (measured by a clock), or did it just feel like it. I would imagine that sitting in a smoke filled cabin for 30 seconds would already feel like several minutes...
Was it actually a 10 minute wait (measured by a clock), or did it just feel like it. I would imagine that sitting in a smoke filled cabin for 30 seconds would already feel like several minutes...
It was actually 10 minute wait on the ground. I texted my partner immediately after we touched down and then again after I got off the slide. 10 minutes between texts.
Last edited by Prospero; Aug 5, 2019 at 1:19 pm Reason: Combine consecutive posts
Aug 5, 2019, 1:15 pm
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Just a warning, as a new poster you are limited to 5 posts within the first 24 hours so you are coming up on that. So you may want to wait to respond to any other questions all at once. Glad you are safe.
Aug 5, 2019, 1:23 pm
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The flight crew will only evacuate if they feel that the passengers safety is at risk.
After the engines have been shut down the cabin crew will be ready to evacuate if ordered to do so or if they personally feel that the situation is clearly catastrophic.
The flight crew will be completing many checks which may take priority over passenger communication, the SCCM will be the eyes and ears of the flight crew during this time.
After the engines have been shut down the cabin crew will be ready to evacuate if ordered to do so or if they personally feel that the situation is clearly catastrophic.
The flight crew will be completing many checks which may take priority over passenger communication, the SCCM will be the eyes and ears of the flight crew during this time.