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Title: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: Bob SEN on August 07, 2010, 06:35:49 PM

Squawking 7700 ,,,,,,,,, EGLL - KLAX flight....... looks like its heading back to EGLL....... hope they get down ok!!!

Title: Re: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: DaveReid on August 07, 2010, 07:51:22 PM

Quote from: Zeek on August 07, 2010, 06:35:49 PM

Squawking 7700 ,,,,,,,,, EGLL - KLAX flight....... looks like its heading back to EGLL....... hope they get down ok!!!

Landed just under an hour ago.

Title: Re: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: Bob SEN on August 07, 2010, 08:09:42 PM

Cheers Dave................. I lost it at 700ft!!!..........

Title: Re: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: EK01 on August 10, 2010, 09:23:41 AM

According to Aviation Herald, the aircraft had a fuel systems problem and turned back to LHR after dumping fuel in the Irish Sea. Landed safely about 2 hours after first declaring emergency.

Title: Re: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: Southwest on August 10, 2010, 10:00:08 AM

Was this Posh Spice's flight?

Title: Re: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: EK01 on August 11, 2010, 10:06:31 AM

Pass.

Title: Re: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: Allocator on August 12, 2010, 09:05:41 PM

Quote from: EK01 on August 10, 2010, 09:23:41 AM

According to Aviation Herald, the aircraft had a fuel systems problem and turned back to LHR after dumping fuel in the Irish Sea. Landed safely about 2 hours after first declaring emergency.

Hopefully the fuel won't end up 'in the Irish Sea'.  The idea is that you dump above 10,000 ft and the fuel vaporises before it gets down to sea level.
 

Title: Re: BAW269/G-BNLM/B744 Emergency...
Post by: EK01 on August 14, 2010, 11:20:49 AM

Quite correct, Allocator. Should have read 'over the Irish Sea'.