Delta 55 332 evacuation at LOS after emergency landing
Feb 13, 2018, 5:53 pm
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Delta 55 332 evacuation at LOS after emergency landing
Feb 13, 2018, 8:11 pm
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"Flight tracking website FlightAware indicates the flight had only been in the air for a little less than an hour and a half, and had only traveled 29 of its roughly 5,800-mile journey, before one of the A330-200's two engines reported issues."
Huh?
Huh?
Feb 13, 2018, 8:13 pm
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"Flight tracking website FlightAware indicates the flight had only been in the air for a little less than an hour and a half, and had only traveled 29 of its roughly 5,800-mile journey, before one of the A330-200's two engines reported issues."
Huh?
Huh?
Distance
Actual: 29 mi (Planned: 5,793 mi)
Feb 13, 2018, 9:16 pm
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Feb 14, 2018, 9:31 am
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The flight was only a few minutes long. If you replay the Flightaware track, the plane clearly does a quick return to the airport, but on final approach, Flightaware starts 'estimating' that the plane has started heading towards ATL and runs for about an hour on the assumed (but not real) track.
The interesting (and by that I guess I mean upsetting) thing is that the situation was urgent enough that the flight returned and landed asap, meaning a likely overweight landing. No time to dump or burn fuel. That means that the pilots assessed the situation as critical, and there might be structural problems with this a/c now.
Very thankful that they got down safely and that the injuries appear minor and evacuation-related.
The interesting (and by that I guess I mean upsetting) thing is that the situation was urgent enough that the flight returned and landed asap, meaning a likely overweight landing. No time to dump or burn fuel. That means that the pilots assessed the situation as critical, and there might be structural problems with this a/c now.
Very thankful that they got down safely and that the injuries appear minor and evacuation-related.
Feb 14, 2018, 12:29 pm
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The flight was only a few minutes long. If you replay the Flightaware track, the plane clearly does a quick return to the airport, but on final approach, Flightaware starts 'estimating' that the plane has started heading towards ATL and runs for about an hour on the assumed (but not real) track.
The interesting (and by that I guess I mean upsetting) thing is that the situation was urgent enough that the flight returned and landed asap, meaning a likely overweight landing. No time to dump or burn fuel. That means that the pilots assessed the situation as critical, and there might be structural problems with this a/c now.
Very thankful that they got down safely and that the injuries appear minor and evacuation-related.
The interesting (and by that I guess I mean upsetting) thing is that the situation was urgent enough that the flight returned and landed asap, meaning a likely overweight landing. No time to dump or burn fuel. That means that the pilots assessed the situation as critical, and there might be structural problems with this a/c now.
Very thankful that they got down safely and that the injuries appear minor and evacuation-related.
Feb 14, 2018, 1:01 pm
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Feb 16, 2018, 3:46 pm
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How many errors can you find?
Delta airline apologises to AIB for reporting emergency - Local - Pulse
Delta airline apologises to AIB for reporting emergency - Local - Pulse
Feb 16, 2018, 4:07 pm
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How many errors can you find?
Delta airline apologises to AIB for reporting emergency - Local - Pulse
Delta airline apologises to AIB for reporting emergency - Local - Pulse
Feb 16, 2018, 4:53 pm
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Seriously guys, doesn't matter how many engines this plane had. If this had been a 747, and one of its engines failed at or immediately after takeoff (as was the case here), the plane would have turned around and landed, and the flight would have been cancelled. Exactly the same result.