Heathrow Airport runways closed after plane 'fire'

Jimbuna · 05-24-13, 05:34 AM

Luckily the plane landed safely and nobody was killed or injured.

One possible cause being considered is a 'bird strike'.

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A British Airways (BA) plane had to return to Heathrow Airport to make an emergency landing after black smoke was seen coming from an engine.
Both runways were closed as passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane down emergency chutes.
BA said the Heathrow to Oslo service turned back after a technical fault at about 09:00 BST. Witnesses reported seeing flames coming from the engine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22652718

BossMark · 05-24-13, 06:38 AM

Yes thankfully the plane landed safely with no injury's.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-24-13, 07:47 AM

Apparently the crew had practiced such an emergency every six months for over 20 years without ever needing to do it till today.

Why would both engine covers come off around the same time is a question?

Tchocky · 05-24-13, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Apparently the crew had practiced such an emergency every six months for over 20 years without ever needing to do it till today.

And it seems to have paid off too, well done crew and all associated.

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Why would both engine covers come off around the same time is a question?

That made my ears prick up too. When you hit a bird you rarely hit just one, I guess the starboard engine ingested one while the port engine took outside damage leading to the cover popping off.

Checking updates from European flow control, it really shows you the effect of, well, anything happening to Heathrow.

Oberon · 05-24-13, 08:13 AM

Busy day for the UK ATC today, a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft is being escorted by Typhoons to Stansted after diverting from Manchester due to an 'incident'.

EDIT: Looks like the flight is PK709 from Lahore to Manchester, a 777-340. Judging by Flightradar24, it's on the ground now at Stansted.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-24-13, 08:32 AM

Stansted is usually where hijacked a/c go*, or other terrorist incident. I'm just saying. . .

*Or used to be, there hasn't been one for many years in UK airspace, to my knowledge.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-24-13, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

Checking updates from European flow control, it really shows you the effect of, well, anything happening to Heathrow.

Wow, great link. Thanks.

Looks like Monaco GP weekend is causing trouble too.

Tchocky · 05-24-13, 08:37 AM

Haha yeah, I'm very glad I'm not working today. So much of our traffic is for the London Group so any excessive holding for Heathrow tends to slow down everything else.

TarJak · 05-24-13, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Why would both engine covers come off around the same time is a question?

Only speculating in this case but bird flocks have caused multi-engine failures in the past.

Bird strike can be one of the nastiest things you can come across whilst flying:

soopaman2 · 05-24-13, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Apparently the crew had practiced such an emergency every six months for over 20 years without ever needing to do it till today.

Why would both engine covers come off around the same time is a question?

Because it was an Airbus.

HunterICX · 05-24-13, 11:07 AM

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Because it was an Airbus.

which has the IAE engines also used on McDonnell Douglas aircraft..what's your fricking point?

HunterICX

soopaman2 · 05-24-13, 11:16 AM

You angry?
Work for Airbus or something, or did you twist my comment into some kind of anti euro thing from some " dumb Merican"?

I love you guys, your planes just suck, sorry. Tails falling off...
(IMHO)
I am willing to bet it is the latter.

So why the angry tone, you own stock in airbus?

And I looked up a comparison between Boeing and Airbus, and Boeing has more crashes, but only due to being in service for vastly longer, with more models.

Airbus learned from Boeing, like everyone else did.

Tchocky · 05-24-13, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

You angry?
Work for Airbus or something, or did you twist my comment into some kind of anti euro thing from some " dumb Merican"?

Nobody's getting nationalistic here except you.

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I love you guys, your planes just suck, sorry.

You're wrong here. Airbus make safe aircraft.

Nationalism can be checked at the door.

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So why the angry tone, you own stock in airbus?

Probably angry because you're making unfounded generalisations that are flat-out incorrect.

HunterICX · 05-24-13, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

I love you guys, your planes just suck, sorry.

What have the faulty engines to do with Airbus? Airbus just builds the frame the Airline company chooses the engines it wishes to use on them.

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

"dumb Merican"?

Thankfully I don't have to say it myself.

HunterICX

soopaman2 · 05-24-13, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

What have the faulty engines to do with Airbus? Airbus just builds the frame the Airline company chooses the engines it wishes to use on them.

Thankfully I don't have to say it myself.

HunterICX

Hey I am honest at least.

*gives HunterICX a big wet Bugs Bunny Kiss, and flees!*

I was mean, sorry, guys.

Edit: I continously demonstrate that I suck at life, thanks for tolerating me.

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Haha yeah, I'm very glad I'm not working today. So much of our traffic is for the London Group so any excessive holding for Heathrow tends to slow down everything else. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Busy day for the UK ATC today, a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft is being escorted by Typhoons to Stansted after diverting from Manchester due to an 'incident'. EDIT: Looks like the flight is PK709 from Lahore to Manchester, a 777-340. Judging by Flightradar24, it's on the ground now at Stansted.