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Air Canada jet carrying 130 'is preparing for an emergency landing at Madrid airport
An Air Canada Boeing 767 is set to make an emergency landing at an airport in Madrid after part of its landing gear reportedly fell off and entered its engines. The plane bound for Toronto carrying 130 passengers is expected to land around 6pm local time after spending three hours circling Madrid to burn as much fuel as possible. (www.dailymail.co.uk) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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Circling with only one engine for three hours to burn off fuel. Why not dump it? Lose that other engine, and you've lost all chances of dumping anything.
That doesn't seem right.
That doesn't seem right.
A: Madrid has no real major "dump area" for the amt needed to get rid of and B: they had to wait for a chase aircraft to inspect the gear anyhow. And if the other engine shut down, it would become 1 big glider. Remember Gimli Manitoba or Air Transat 236.
Landed 4 days ago. Back in service. Time to remove
You need to talk to your maintenance department on the capability of your aircraft with one or two unusable tires and the cost of dumping fuel on the school yard. Those kids will claim medical problems for the rest of their lives. That cost won't be over for decades. Reverse thrust doesn't change with overweight landing, read the ops and maintenance manuals.
I think you referring to the wrong squawk.
I am referring to flights that spend hours flying around burning off fuel or dumping it vs. an overweight landing and the log book entry required for such a landing. Seems there have been several lately.
A slightly overweight landing may only require an inspection after it’s been entered in the log book. However, depending on the exact aircraft landing weight, it may involve a more in depth inspection, dye penetration, non-destructive testing or even landing gear removal and overhaul.......very, very expensive and time consuming with the “assumption“ you are already at a maintenance base! Fuel is the least expensive option.
There is a difference between slight overweight landing, and severe overweight landing. Also aircraft specs, in this case MTOW 159,000 kg and MLW of 136,078 and that is with good landing gear and engines.
While I severely disagree of how and where Delta 89 dumped, again plane specs of MTOW 297,550kg and MLW 213,000kg and that again is with good engines, which this particular craft did not have.
While I severely disagree of how and where Delta 89 dumped, again plane specs of MTOW 297,550kg and MLW 213,000kg and that again is with good engines, which this particular craft did not have.