UA 777 diverts-Spilled coffee in cockpit
Mar 16, 2014, 11:47 am
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UA 777 diverts-Spilled coffee in cockpit
"Washington (CNN) -- Federal aviation authorities say they are investigating a string of events that began Monday when a pilot spilled coffee on a cockpit panel, leading to a false hijack warning and culminating in the plane's emergency landing in Canada.
At issue: Did United Airlines warn pilots not to hold beverages over the plane's electronics-laden console?
The incident occurred on United Airlines Flight 940, a Boeing 777-200 headed from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany.
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NTSB records do not show any incidents where spilled substances were a factor in a crash, he said."
At issue: Did United Airlines warn pilots not to hold beverages over the plane's electronics-laden console?
The incident occurred on United Airlines Flight 940, a Boeing 777-200 headed from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany.
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NTSB records do not show any incidents where spilled substances were a factor in a crash, he said."
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Mar 16, 2014, 11:49 am
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Didn't this happen in 2011 ?
Mar 16, 2014, 11:52 am
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Certainly did: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/01/05...ight.diverted/
Mar 16, 2014, 11:53 am
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Here is the existing thread from 2011; hard to imagine why is is topical now (plus, cutting and pasting news articles is a violation of FT Rules http://www.flyertalk.com/help/rules.php#q91):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...roblems-3.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...roblems-3.html