eisenbach From Austria, joined Mar 2001, 100 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 14782 times:
Now in the Austrian news: At the flight from Beijing to Vienna last Thursday the B767 had a fire in the galley. The crew was able to stop the fire and to return to Beijing. Crew member reported "black, dense smoke - it was hard to breathe".
The incident happend in Chinese airspace, at the northern Chinese border.
The defective galley was replaced, the plane returned on the next day to Vienna.
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"An Bord einer Boeing 767-300ER von Austrian Airlines ist es am vergangenen Donnerstag nach dem Start in Peking kurz nach Erreichen der Reiseflughöhe zu Rauchentwicklung in der Kabine gekommen. Offenbar war ein Ofen in der Galley defekt. Die Kabinenbesatzung aktivierte nach Unterbrechung der Stromversorgung sicherheitshalber die Feuerlöscher - die Rauchentwicklung hörte damit auf.
Die Maschine mit der Kennung OE-LAZ kehrte daraufhin nach Peking zurück, die Passagiere konnten das Flugzeug an einer Außenposition über Treppen verlassen. Die Fluggäste haben keinen Schaden davongetragen, zwei Flugbegleiter klagten über leichte Beschwerden durch den Rauch.
Der Ofen wurde in Peking aus dem Flugzeug entfernt und wird nun überprüft - die Maschine konnte am Folgetag nach Wien zurückkehren. "
"An Bord einer Boeing 767-300ER von Austrian Airlines ist es am vergangenen Donnerstag nach dem Start in Peking kurz nach Erreichen der Reiseflughöhe zu Rauchentwicklung in der Kabine gekommen. Offenbar war ein Ofen in der Galley defekt. Die Kabinenbesatzung aktivierte nach Unterbrechung der Stromversorgung sicherheitshalber die Feuerlöscher - die Rauchentwicklung hörte damit auf.
Die Maschine mit der Kennung OE-LAZ kehrte daraufhin nach Peking zurück, die Passagiere konnten das Flugzeug an einer Außenposition über Treppen verlassen. Die Fluggäste haben keinen Schaden davongetragen, zwei Flugbegleiter klagten über leichte Beschwerden durch den Rauch.
Der Ofen wurde in Peking aus dem Flugzeug entfernt und wird nun überprüft - die Maschine konnte am Folgetag nach Wien zurückkehren. "
Quick translation of mine:
"On board a Boeing 767-300ER operated by Austrian Airlines, smoke appeared in the cabin shortly after reaching cruise altitude last Thursday. A defective oven in the galley appeared to be the source of the smoke. The cabin crew switched off power and activated the fire extinguishers and the smoking stopped.
The oven was taken off the plane in Beijing and is currently being examined. The aircraft could return to Vienna the following day."
WARNING! The post above should be taken with a grain of salt! Furthermore, it may be slightly biased towards A.
JohnKrist From Sweden, joined Jan 2005, 1340 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (3 years 1 week 20 hours ago) and read 6951 times:
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Yeah it's time to retire these unsafe Boeings...
Doesn't sound to nice with thick black smoke, bet the pax were more than a bit anxious. Seems like the response from the crew was quick and professional so no real danger. But better safe than sorry!
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bushman From Russia, joined Jan 2007, 59 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 years 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 6560 times:
Quoting JohnKrist (Reply 8): Yeah it's time to retire these unsafe Boeings...
I personally don't like such phrases about airplanes, especially related to such a nice machine like 767. I've been working for the Boeing Company for some years, I have crossed the Atlantic 6 times on 767s and I'm completely confident in its perfect safety.
In this specific case the crew handled the situation very correctly and quickly. My respect to them.
By the way, that galley, and specifically, that oven was not made by Boeing itself. It must be a supplied part, so claims will go to the vendor.
JohnKrist From Sweden, joined Jan 2005, 1340 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (3 years 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 6218 times:
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Quoting bushman (Reply 9):
I personally don't like such phrases about airplanes
It was a joke since last few crashes has been leading to discussions about unsafe Russian aircraft and Airbuses. I thought it was obvious...
Only 767 I've been on was with Air China, and yes it is a very nice aircraft!
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bushman From Russia, joined Jan 2007, 59 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 1 week 17 hours ago) and read 5825 times:
Quoting JohnKrist (Reply 10): It was a joke since last few crashes has been leading to discussions about unsafe Russian aircraft and Airbuses. I thought it was obvious...
Sorry
Due to last few crashes my sense of humor has deteriorated a bit...
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