Qantas near disaster

[pod 0]

http://bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=124968

[glynbuk 29]

Frightening thought

[joekicker 53]

All the more reason to abandon the big old airlines and fly the modern skies. Air Isaan for example.

 

http://www.isaanair.com

 

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[cannonball83204 78]

I'd call that 344 lucky souls. I hope they all kissed the ground when they deplaned. I know I damn sure would have. Makes me wonder how many BM's were onboard? Hope they enjoy their mongering considering the alternative.....Reggie

[flyboy747 21]

Wouldnt be too sure about that Joe....many of these cheapo airlines are flying very very old aircraft.

[soi unwise 6]

I think it's a testimony to the sucess of the back up system.Well done to the designer.

[timbon 6]

Quote:-

 

"With the batteries providing power for up to an hour, aviation sources said the failure would have been a disaster if it had occurred further out to sea. "

 

If it was trans Atlantic probably yes but surely the route to Bangkok never takes it more than an hour from an airport.

[Gus 97]

Any BMs on this flight? Once you have sobered up post your thougths

It seems that the problem was a blocked drain in the first class galley, the water then overflowed and cut out the electrics.

You can read more on pprune.org the pilots forum.

 

ps: Is that Isaan air a wind up, maybe that's their video on youporn, Handjob airlines

[Bullfrog 2,224]

KLM had an engine failure flying out of J'Burg this week..had to return and land on one engine..........Maybe we are due a big one soon......

[BongoBill9999 0]

KLM had an engine failure flying out of J'Burg this week..had to return and land on one engine..........Maybe we are due a big one soon......

 

It was a 747 so it had 3 spare engines. If it were BA it would have carried on (as one did from LA to London a while back)

[Samsonite 181]

A 747 has a generator on each engine and all four generators were working.

However, water dripped down on the control circuits cutting off distribution of the electrical power. There is a shield designed to prevent water from reaching the control circuits, but during the last heavy maintenance on this aircraft the shield was not re-installed.

Some mech or quality control supervisor might lose their head over this one.

Edited January 11, 2008 by Scalawag

[ginseng 0]

All the more reason to abandon the big old airlines and fly the modern skies. Air Isaan for example.

 

http://www.isaanair.com

 

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