Air Canada on fire returning to Sydney

[maggies1]

Just heard that Air Canada has had a fire in the galley and is dumping fuel before returning to Sydney. Just waiting for the noon news for updates.

maggies1

 

[Ikara]

Just heard that it landed safely. No further details.

JB

 

[hummel]

Just heard that Air Canada has had a fire in the galley and is dumping fuel before returning to Sydney. Just waiting for the noon news for updates.

maggies1

Air Canada plane catches fire over Sydney | News.com.au

 

[anat0l]

Air Canada plane catches fire over Sydney | News.com.au

Once again the bold and brainless brigade start the roll of comments with the usual slathery of misinformation.

(Oh, and if any of the commentators are reading this, before you call me or us out as sycophants, you might want to move out of your glass house before throwing another stone)


Without jumping onto the bandwagon, perhaps someone (e.g. jb747) might like to comment on fuel dumps over land (both inhabited & non-inhabited) vs water, and the consideration of possible health effects.



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This anat0l content, if it must be known,
Was sent via Aust Freq Fly app, but not from an iPhone.

 

[medhead]

Pretty sure this has been answered. Doesn't the fuel have to be dumped above a certain height and it evaporates before it can hit the ground.

 

[harvyk]

Pretty sure this has been answered. Doesn't the fuel have to be dumped above a certain height and it evaporates before it can hit the ground.

That is correct, I'm pretty sure JB has posted the minimum heights in other threads...

 

[ozbeachbabe]

My favourite comment so far:

"The plane was so low, I've never seen a plane fly like that ... going from side to side. It was clearly a plane in distress," Lisa, who lives in the northern beach suburb of Manly, told 2UE.

Read more: Air Canada lands safely in Sydney after smoke filled the galley | News.com.au

Oh dear, poor old Lisa assumes that because see's never seen a plane fly like that before it's automatically in distress. I don't suppose by any chance the aircraft may have been dumping fuel.

Move over Air Crash Investigation, Lisa's coming to a cable channel near you!

 

[SeaWolf]

ABC has provided slightly more level-headed coverage:
Smoke in cabin forces plane back to Sydney - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

An Air Canada plane has landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin.The plane landed shortly after 12.10pm (AEST), a spokesman for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said.

 

[Awesom Andy]

AVHerald has now posted this event, with the cause being "oven ignores no smoking sign"
Incident: Air Canada B772 at Sydney on Jul 28th 2011, oven ignores no smoking sign

 

[jb747]

Amazing how if you make up a story, you'll always be picked up by the media. Let's face it...the aircraft was not 'going from side to side' nor was it particularly low.

Galley fires happen. Generally not a big deal if handled correctly and quickly by the cabin crew. But, any form of uncontrolled cabin fire is about as big a deal as you can get. If you aren't exactly sure which one you have, then finding the nearest bit of tarmac is an extremely good idea.

Dumping is normally limited to above 6000 feet. The fuel will not reach the ground (I doubt if it would if you dumped at 1000 feet). In an emergency you can dump wherever, and at whatever altitude, you like.

If you have a 'real' emergency, you'll likely dump whilst setting up the approach, and then secure the dump as you start the approach (around 3000 feet). Landing weight would not be an issue, so you would not hold whilst dumping to landing weight.