EI133 From Ireland, joined Jan 2000, 307 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 4598 times:
A delta aircraft veered off the runway at Dublin airport this morning.All crew and pax are safe the airport was closed for 50 mins approx.This is all the info i have at the moment.EI133
Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 11958 posts, RR: 37 Reply 3, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 4102 times:
No, it was an MD11; Delta's 767s only carry 195; the M11s carry around 248. DL has been using M11s to DUB since around October; it's quite a busy route for them as Americans, being discerning people, like visiting Ireland. I travelled this route around this time last year and it was full in both directions.
EI133 From Ireland, joined Jan 2000, 307 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 4046 times:
I just saw footage of it on TV. They had some passengers talking about it.A lot of flights into Dublin are being diverted to Shannon because of crosswinds here.
Sam the Lab From Ireland, joined Aug 2001, 230 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4003 times:
There have also been some diversions to Cork. EI035 which was inbound to Dublin from Cork diverted back to Cork. Also, EI223 & EI263 have also arrived at Cork. I think the problem is that R/W 16 has been in use at Dublin and with the very strong winds some flights have been out of limits for landing.
FutureFO From New Caledonia, joined Oct 2001, 3095 posts, RR: 24 Reply 9, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3899 times:
from what i heard and read on cbs.com was that it was around 50 feet. now if that is accurate then that is rather short. if it was the 600 yds then that would be a litlle extreme.
Bkkair From Thailand, joined Aug 2001, 408 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3876 times:
Those MD-11's don't do well in crosswinds. Scary. How many MD-11's have been lost in crosswinds? Mandarin in HKG comes to mind. Can't remember the others. I don't think the FedEx MD-11 lost in EWR was due to crosswinds though, but not sure.
Greenjet From Ireland, joined Aug 2001, 924 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 3816 times:
The flight was landing. Wind is causing havoc at DUB today.
From the Irish Times:
Winds of 65 miles per hour have grounded some flights at Dublin Airport today. A spokesman at the airport told ireland.com "There is a runway open if planes want to take off. Some are taking off, some are choosing not to".
The Aer Lingus flight from Boston has been diverted to Shannon and the Air Arran flight to Donegal has been cancelled.
The airport had been close for 50 minutes earlier today due to an incident with a Delta Airlines plane.
A airport spokesman confirmed that Delta flight 129 went off the runway and veered on to a grass margin after landing at 8.04 a.m. this morning.
The plane, which originated from Atlanta, USA, is about 500 metres away from the runway.
Ms Siobhán Scanlan of Delta Airlines said that there had been no injuries. "All the passengers and crew are now safely off the aircraft," she said.
She said that the conditions at the airport at the time of the incident were rainy and gusty and that there would be an investigation. "All incidents are investigated," she said.
Frostbite From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 394 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 3774 times:
Am I missing something here...the captions to Martin O'Connell's pics of the DL Mad Dog (Mud Dog??) refer to severe damage to the port engine.
Maybe I'm overlooking something obvious....but I see no evidence of severe damage from any of these pics. A filthy, muddy mess indeed, and I wouldn't be suprised if some turbine blades are damaged from the ingestion of so much wet earth....but I see nothing to indicate "serious" damage.
Will be curious to see how long that bird stays in DUB. Going to be quite a project to get her out of the muck and back into the skies again...
Aer Lingus From Ireland, joined May 2000, 1524 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 3737 times:
I said severe damage because looking at it head on the amount of muck and debris that actually WENT IN to the engine is something else. I wasnt able to get a head on shot but believe me, the engine is a right mess.
Shamrock104 From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 517 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3597 times:
I checked in at SNN this morning to fly on the tag-on Boston-Shannon-Dublin flight, boarded a practically empty A330 EI-JFK at 8am, we were on board, de-iced, and then told the news, then we disembarked.
At about 11.50 I was transferred to the Shannon-Dublin-Los Angeles flight EI145, along with all inbound Chicago passengers for Dublin, that was EI-DAA A330-200. We were on board that flight (completely full i would say) for about an hour, then we were de-planed and told the flight would not operate. We were all bussed to Dublin, where I arrived at 5.30. It took 10 hours to get from Shannon to Dublin with all these delays and false starts.
My EI (Bae 146) flight from Dublin to Shannon on Friday was cancelled too, so we were put on a groovy blue aircoach to Shannon. I was meant to arrive at 16:20, but arrived at 22:00 instead.
Alaskaairlines From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 2054 posts, RR: 17 Reply 24, posted (11 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3572 times:
The jet veered off because of winds? Thats strange. THe wind would have to be really strong in order to make a jet veer off the RWY.
-Dmitry
25 Aer Lingus: 55kt crosswinds plus a wet runway. Answer your question ? Why does everyone doubt my comments on the photo !!!
26 Kaitak: I wonder what happened/will happen to the crew; the international crews, particularly on the M11 (being one of the largest types) would be very senior
27 Greenjet: Then there was also the Futura 738 that went off the runway at SNN last year due to strong crosswinds. Good old wet and windy Ireland
28 Kaitak: Indeed yes, but from what I understand, Wellington NZ can be worse and more often! I saw some aviation videos from NZ and they were quite something!
29 Frostbite: Aer Lingus, what you say makes perfect sense. After posting my original message, I had myself some morning coffee and thought what a stupid comment I'
30 Aer Lingus: Nahh dont worry about it mate, happens to me too. Sure I woke up this morning and started chatting to one of my friends on MSN. It was only 5 mins lat
33 764er: How'd the pax get off the plane? Wouldn't the slides be used in this situation? Or did they already take the slides off and close the doors?
34 Jessman: Now the offroad capabilities of the MD 11 have been tested. Disappointing considering its 56" tires and 15' ground clearance
35 242: I said severe damage because looking at it head on the amount of muck and debris that actually WENT IN to the engine is something else. I wasnt able t
36 L-188: Most of what I see can just be washed off. Delta's insurance carrier is going to be springing for two new powerplants though. Doubt #2 got hurt and as
37 242: as long as they didn't drag the inboard flaps they should be ok. I doubt anything would have been thrown hard enough against them to puncture or sever
38 AlexG: In my opinion, even the right wing engine could be ok. Seems as if it did slide off the runway to the left side, while the front wheels should have be
40 Aer Lingus: I can now report that there is extensive damage to the a/c in the vicinity of the lower fuselage and wings.Trailing edge flaps are quite badly damaged
41 CLEfan: Wow. Sounds pretty bad. Might this bird be written off?
42 Favre: whats dl's op specs for crosswind landings??? 55kts seems way out of line---typical numbers are 25 kts need an alt/35kts is limit to attempt landing..
43 Aer Lingus: 55kt gusts had been reported at points throughout the morning
44 EI133: As far as I know the Pax came off by steps and were bussed into the terminal building.EI133
45 Woodsboy: A write-off? For a little mud???? Haha, a little exit from the runway into some mud rarely does more than require a hose down, engine and brake inspec
46 L-188: Yeah but that 747 went in straight ahead. If this guy went in on the side you will have more twisting and yawing forces on the airframe. Those heavier
47 Srbmod: Aircraft that have slid off the runway and in to mud and muck have been written off in the past, especially if it's the end of the runway they slide o
48 FrequentFlyKid: Srbmod -- There is a huge difference between AirTran's 737-200 being written off and a Delta MD-11. The 737-200's were on their way out anyway. The MD
49 Atlamt: For anyone interested. Ship 803 is back in ATL. It acutally looks to be in very good shape. The only repairs going on were the inboard L/H flap panel
50 Dalmd88: I heard they changed #1 and #3 engines in DUB. That would be a dream roadtrip. I haven't gone down to look at the plane but I also heard it wasn't ver
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