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UA460 LAX-SFO divert SBA 15 Aug 2016 (smoke in cockpit?)

   
Old Aug 15, 2016, 8:47 pm
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UA460 LAX-SFO divert SBA 15 Aug 2016 (smoke in cockpit?)
Looks like diverted after takeoff to Santa Barbara, anyone with additional info?
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Old Aug 15, 2016, 8:52 pm
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Code:
0460/15aug
p lax/out    620p  l01.50  ☨
p lax/off    637p
p sba/on     715p
p sba/eta    721p          maintenance
f sba/etd    801p  l03.31  maintenance 1535
p sfo/eta    738p  l01.42  awaiting flt
p sfo/out    747p  e00.03  ☨
f yvr/eta   1002p  e00.07
d fcf/dvrt  sba enrt lax-sfo a/awaiting flt
d hdq/lax sfo prot under gg cn1 b69☨
d hdq/lax sfo prot under gg cn1 b69
    
sked  lax  orig    430p              gtd   85 ship 4627
      sfo   556p   750p     gta   66 gtd   74 ship 4054
      yvr  1009p  term      gta   76
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Old Aug 15, 2016, 8:53 pm
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And it was very late

Code:
0460/15AUG
P LAX/OUT    620P  L01.50  ☨
P LAX/OFF    637P
P SBA/ON     715P
P SBA/ETA    721P          MAINTENANCE
F SBA/ETD    801P  L03.31  MAINTENANCE 1535
P SFO/ETA    738P  L01.42  AWAITING FLT
P SFO/OUT    747P  E00.03  ☨
F YVR/ETA   1002P  E00.07
D FCF/DVRT  SBA ENRT LAX-SFO A/AWAITING FLT
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Old Aug 15, 2016, 9:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Lani1
Looks like diverted after takeoff to Santa Barbara, anyone with additional info?
Apparently smoke in cockpit. Emergency services were rolled at SBA.

Looks like they made it to about 27,000 feet before they decided to divert - initially to Vandenberg AFB, but then turned around and went back to SBA.

Update: SBA-SFO is now scheduled for 11:30pm departure, using a different plane.
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 1:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Lani1
UA460 LAX-SFO divert SBA 15 Aug 2016 (smoke in cockpit?)
Looks like diverted after takeoff to Santa Barbara, anyone with additional info?
Originally Posted by docbert
.. Update: SBA-SFO is now scheduled for 11:30pm departure, using a different plane.
Looks like they finally made to SFO by 2AM! with a different aircraft #4637 instead of the original #4627
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 2:32 pm
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One of the guys on my staff was on that flight...sounded like a pretty horrible experience at SBA. He said they saw smoke trailing out of one of the engines, but that there was no smoke detectable in the cabin.
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 3:58 pm
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Geez. I'd have rented a car in SB and drove.
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 4:18 pm
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Originally Posted by whitearrow
Geez. I'd have rented a car in SB and drove.
5+ hour drive --- would gotten to SFO about the same time or may be less than an hour earlier.
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 6:02 pm
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I would've driven back to LAX and gotten on another flight.
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 7:33 pm
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Originally Posted by pseudoswede
I would've driven back to LAX and gotten on another flight.
It's only 90 mi, but at 6-7 PM, you wouldn't arrive at LAX until 10 PM due to traffic. Welcome to California!
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 7:44 pm
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I'd take UAL5727
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by mduell
I'd take UAL5727
As a CRJ-200 the number of available seats would have been an issue for off-loading an A320.
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 8:02 pm
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I didn't say everybody would take it. Early bird gets the worm.
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Old Aug 16, 2016, 10:35 pm
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SBA used to be my home airport. Havent seen an airbus there...ever! Even when UA used to fly mainline in there.


Here is a pic from a news article:
https://www.noozhawk.com/noozhawk/pr..._santa_barbara



Glad to hear all went safely. Smoke in the cabin is a serious threat to an aircraft. Well done to the flight crew for putting safety first.
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Old Aug 18, 2016, 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by mduell
I'd take UAL5727
That is what my daughter did, smart girl!
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