TCX528K with problems?

[Andy Frost]

Watching TCX528K at present. He's been in the hold at Rosun on approach to Manchester for at least 20 minutes and has reported that he is burning off fuel. He is expecting to be in the hold until 15:00 UTC! then cleared to land on standby runway 23L. Watch this space.

[imropes]

Ta for info- watching

[Andy Frost]

Never a dull moment here, an aircraft, not TCX528K as I understand it, has lost a nose-wheel bolt on take-off and the runway is currently closed for inspection.

[RodBearden]

I see that TCX528K was scheduled to depart Manchester at 9.00 this morning, and didn't take off until 13.33. Still holding as I type this.

Rod

[Andy Frost]

Ok, many thanks Rod. He's due to call ATC in about 10 minutes (14:55 UTC) with his last pass over Rosun before making an approach. Perhaps he was the one with nosewheel problems. I'm listening in. He's just been instructed to call his Thompson engineer on 136.80

[TedLoon]

just passed my house. stockport

[TedLoon]

TCX528K 15:45 Luxor Diverted - Call Flightline on 090 10 10 1000 .... off the airport site. anyone explain?

[Andy Frost]

TCX528K landed without incident. Said something to Fire Control about an "indication being wrong" (I will investigate). They managed to taxi in back from 23L under their own steam.

[RodBearden]

Glad it got back safely.

Yes, TedLoon - it's rather misleading, isn't it? You would think they would say "Returned".

Rod

[TedLoon]

Returned....... makes sense now.. cheers rod

I was wondering how it made the round trip in 3 hours

[Andy Frost]

A radio recording as TCX528K landed now at http://www.gfrost.co.uk/SquawkBox/TCX528K.wav. On landing he switches frequencies and talks to the fire service, at which point, wouldn't you just know it, reception gets much worse! Anyhow he appears to say "Normal landing, we are happy to taxi to the gate. It was just an indication previously that we could not get the gear up". He looked ok from the ground too...http://www.gfrost.co.uk/SquawkBox/TCX528K.jpg. The passengers must have been dizzy, flying round in circles for an hour and a half!

[RodBearden]

Thanks for those, Andy.

Interesting stuff!

Rod