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AA 1586 LAX-YYX: blown tire. Emergency landing at LAX
AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling
LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. CNN entertainment network is carrying the story. |
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AA 1586 LAX-YYX: blown tire. Emergency landing at LAX
John Doe wrote:
AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. Landed safely at 12:52 local LAX time. |
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What's the rule for burning fuel? (WasAA 1586)
"John Doe" wrote in message ... John Doe wrote: AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. Landed safely at 12:52 local LAX time. I'm wondering what the rule id for burning off fuel. On my flight from ORD to IAH last Friday, we took off, and the landing gear jammed. We just circled around and landed again. We were in the air for a total of about 45 minutes. |
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AA 1586 LAX-YYX: blown tire. Emergency landing at LAX
"John Doe" wrote in message ... John Doe wrote: AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. Landed safely at 12:52 local LAX time. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............ |
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What's the rule for burning fuel? (WasAA 1586)
"Jim Davis" wrote in message ... "John Doe" wrote in message ... John Doe wrote: AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. Landed safely at 12:52 local LAX time. I'm wondering what the rule id for burning off fuel. On my flight from ORD to IAH last Friday, we took off, and the landing gear jammed. We just circled around and landed again. We were in the air for a total of about 45 minutes. It's generally not a concern with fuel per se, but the maximum weight at take off quite often exceeds the maximum landing weight, so you burn off fuel until you get down below the limit. Of course, if it were truly a get-this-thing-back-on-the-ground- soonest sort of emergency, they'd go ahead and do that and to hell with the weight limits - but you don't do that unless you have to. Bob M. |
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What's the rule for burning fuel? (WasAA 1586)
In message "Jim Davis"
wrote: "John Doe" wrote in message . .. John Doe wrote: AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. Landed safely at 12:52 local LAX time. I'm wondering what the rule id for burning off fuel. On my flight from ORD to IAH last Friday, we took off, and the landing gear jammed. We just circled around and landed again. We were in the air for a total of about 45 minutes. A blown tire may be different then landing gear which won't retract in terms of landing weight, stability, and odds of catastrophic failure. The big thing though, is that even under ideal circumstances, maximum take-off weight is likely higher then the maximum landing weight, so the difference in weight must be handled. Since passengers would complain if they and their cargo were unloaded before landing, fuel is the easiest solution. |
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AA 1586 LAX-YYX: blown tire. Emergency landing at LAX
John Doe wrote:
AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. CNN entertainment network is carrying the story. This isn't that uncommon. Must be a slow news day. |
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What's the rule for burning fuel? (WasAA 1586)
Jim Davis wrote:
I'm wondering what the rule id for burning off fuel. On my flight from ORD to IAH last Friday, we took off, and the landing gear jammed. We just circled around and landed again. We were in the air for a total of about 45 minutes. Depends on how much fuel had been loaded on the plane (and how much cargo/passengers). If it was for a short haul, the plane likely wouldn't have full tanks and might be able to land right away because its total weight would be below the allowable langing weight. But for LAX-Toronto, this would be a fair distance for a 737 and likely that its tanks were nearly full. On a 737 (considering it doesn't have landing gear doors for the main gears), would it have hurt to retract the gear with a possibly blown tire and then continue to Toronto and make the dangerous landing there with low fuel, instead of circling around for 3 hours going nowhere at LAX ? |
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What's the rule for burning fuel? (WasAA 1586)
John Doe wrote:
Jim Davis wrote: I'm wondering what the rule id for burning off fuel. On my flight from ORD to IAH last Friday, we took off, and the landing gear jammed. We just circled around and landed again. We were in the air for a total of about 45 minutes. Depends on how much fuel had been loaded on the plane (and how much cargo/passengers). If it was for a short haul, the plane likely wouldn't have full tanks and might be able to land right away because its total weight would be below the allowable langing weight. But for LAX-Toronto, this would be a fair distance for a 737 and likely that its tanks were nearly full. On a 737 (considering it doesn't have landing gear doors for the main gears), would it have hurt to retract the gear with a possibly blown tire and then continue to Toronto and make the dangerous landing there with low fuel, instead of circling around for 3 hours going nowhere at LAX ? Don't AA have a big maintenance facility at LAX? |
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What's the rule for burning fuel? (WasAA 1586)
"Bob Myers" wrote in message ... "Jim Davis" wrote in message ... "John Doe" wrote in message ... John Doe wrote: AA 1586 from LAX to Toronto blew a tire on take off. Currently circling LAX to burn fuel and will attempt emergency landing at LAX. Landed safely at 12:52 local LAX time. I'm wondering what the rule id for burning off fuel. On my flight from ORD to IAH last Friday, we took off, and the landing gear jammed. We just circled around and landed again. We were in the air for a total of about 45 minutes. It's generally not a concern with fuel per se, but the maximum weight at take off quite often exceeds the maximum landing weight, so you burn off fuel until you get down below the limit. Of course, if it were truly a get-this-thing-back-on-the-ground- soonest sort of emergency, they'd go ahead and do that and to hell with the weight limits - but you don't do that unless you have to. Bob M. A few years ago on a return flight from SJU, shortly after takeoff, there was smoke in the galley. We have an emergency "heavy" landing with this NW Airbus 320. It ends up that it was the pizza oven causing the cardboard pizza to start burning..Looks like they cook like my wife!! Joe |
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