EliNYC From United States of America, joined Apr 2010, 9 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 2704 times:
My friend was on LO 26 WAW-JFK this evening, and the flight has returned after 1:40 in the air. I have few cryptic texts from him - anyone has any more info?
"Lot broke in air hardly landed in Warsaw 2 h of horror"
Ushermittwoch From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 2888 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2539 times:
17:45 Left the gate - Warschau, Polen - F. Chopin
18:03 Took off - Warschau, Polen - F. Chopin
20:23 Aircraft forced to return landed at - Warschau, Polen - F. Chopin
20:31 Expected on block at - Warschau, Polen - F. Chopin
20:45 Next info will be at - Warschau, Polen - F. Chopin
10:00 Estimated time of departure - Warschau, Polen - F. Chopin
21:02 Estimated time of arrival - New York, USA - John F Kennedy International
Airportugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3064 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2502 times:
Quoting Johner (Reply 2): Air conditioning problems. Had to return to Warsaw, but I wouldn't say it was a "horror" though...
konrad From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 494 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2460 times:
According to a polish aviation forum it was an air conditioning failure 1/2 hour into the flight. The aircraft burned (or dumped) fuel for an hour to return to WAW. A non-event, but demonstrates the age and condition of LOT 767 fleet.
richierich From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 4022 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2428 times:
Quoting konrad (Reply 5): A non-event, but demonstrates the age and condition of LOT 767 fleet.
Quoting aerdingus (Reply 6): Surely it could happen to any aircraft, operated by any airline?
Yeah, what does this have to do with the 767? And LOT for that matter? It's not like they are the first airline to return to the gate with a mechanical...
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37 Reply 8, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2303 times:
Yes, the text was written by a bit a drama queen.
I am sure the people on board the LOT Il-62s in 1980 and 1987 wished they just had an airconditioning failure.
nobody has ever died from hard work, but why take the risk?
Delta777Jet From Germany, joined Jun 2000, 1131 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2256 times:
But it is noteworthy, that in the last couple of days a LOT happens with LOT 767's.
There was a brake fire in Chicago a week ago, they fixed or not fixed the aircraft and the plane left Chicago with just 4 hours ground time just to land in Warsaw and have again an brake fire.
I mean a fire on an aircraft is something to classify as serious I would say and that the damn thing was not properly fixed in Chicago due to whatever reasons (probably financially) may be an explanation for this.
People now may say that the planes are old etc., but there are many many airlines in the world who operate old aircraft very reliable and safe. The A/C problem may not be a real big deal after all, just that the aircraft is not serviceable for the journey over the atlantic.
flylot From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 186 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1925 times:
This is just a minor mechanical malfunction that could happen to any airliner new or old. These sorta things happen everyday and its being blown out of proportion.
Aesma From France, joined Nov 2009, 4787 posts, RR: 9 Reply 11, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1525 times:
Correct me if I'm wrong but there are at least two packs, and you should be fine with only one working. Could they have T/O with one MELed, and the other one gave up in flight ? If so, then it's a little like with the AF 744 from Brazil that had a toilet problem.
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mke717spotter From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 2310 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1434 times:
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