Dead man found in landing gear

[markis10]

Dead possible stowaway found on Delta in Narita

Being discussed over at FT but no doubt a very sad event, its surprising how many people dont realise that not all the AC is airconditioned etc

Incident: Delta Airlines B772 at Tokyo on Feb 7th 2010, stowaway found dead


Would appear to have passed through two airports before the discovery occurred.

 

[Mal]

Re: Dead possible stowaway found on Delta in Narita

It gets mighty cold outside the plane on longhaul flights. I don't recall what the 'record' temperature I've seen is, but on my flight HKG-HEL recently the outside temp was as low as -78 deg C.

Does make you wonder how he got into that bay. Was he an airport employee I wonder? Assuming he did enter at New York, it does show a breakdown in security procedure there.

 

[NYCguy]

Re: Dead possible stowaway found on Delta in Narita

It gets mighty cold outside the plane on longhaul flights. I don't recall what the 'record' temperature I've seen is, but on my flight HKG-HEL recently the outside temp was as low as -78 deg C.

That's cold!

The lowest outside temperature I have ever seen is -71℃, flying JFK-PEK last February.

Certainly wouldn't have been pleasant inside the wheel-bays. I imagine that the bodies of these unfortunate individuals would be frozen solid after 14 hours. Not pretty.

 

[docjames]

Re: Dead possible stowaway found on Delta in Narita

This sort of story pops up every so often.
IIRC the last one was ex-Lagos.


Not pleasant.

 

[Slats7]

Dead man found in landing gear | News.com.au

JAPANESE authorities have found the body of a man in the landing gear of a Delta airliner that arrived in Tokyo from New York.

The man, who was of dark complexion and dressed only in blue jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, was carrying no passport or personal belongings.


A mechanic found the body in the landing gear bay of the Boeing 777 after Delta Flight 59 landed at Tokyo's Narita International Airport at about 6:05 p.m. Sunday, a Chiba prefecture police spokesman said.

Not a smart idea.

 

[Mwenenzi]

Same as this thread http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/com...dead-possible-stowaway-found-delta-21592.html

 

[Slats7]

Sorry, please delete this thread then. The article was only posted on news.com.au at 7:07am so I didn't think or see any other threads on it!

 

[Walter Plinge]

I read a couple of years back that this happens 2 or 3 times a year on the approach to Heathrow -- a cold, dead body found in the fields approximately below the point where the landing gear doors open.

Apart from the cold and lack of oxygen I would think there is hardly any room for a person to fit in the wheel bay of a modern aircraft.