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Southwest 1704 diverts from KBUR to KLAX with Flaps problem
According to the LA Times SWA 1704 from Sacramento to Burbank experienced flaps problems and diverted to Los Angeles International for 'high speed landing" on September 20. The aircraft flew on to Burbank later in the day. (www.latimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
"landed almost at full speed." I doubt it. It makes me so angry when the media quotes passengers as if they had even the faintest idea about how aviation.
Yeah, FULL SPEED denotes 5-600 mph. I kinda doubt he'd set on down that fast. That all must have came from the Breathless News Network. I didn't look at the source but it was either them or one like them. LOL. Unless they are close around or in the industry, ain't nobody got a clue as to what happens on a routine basis, and then when something they consider out of the ordinary does happen and they happen to be around, it's headline news, disaster narrowly averted.
Well, if no flaps at all(and it doesn't say), the landing speed would have been hot, but other than that, it really shouldn't have been a whole lot different than a normal landing. Flight crew would have been in high speed with everything happening a little faster, plus a little more work on the brakes and TR's but really no big deal.
Most everyone here knows my feelings on SWA, Personally I do not like them because of their maintenance practices, but in this case I have to ask: "Why is this news...?" This is BS... If every time a CRJ made the news due to a Flap Fail Event there would not be room for any other news stories out there...
Well, on SWA, it is not a CRJ, it was a 737, but as you say, not newsworthy. I remember landing a 767 about a year and a half ago with only 10degrees. To say landing hot would be an understatement.LOL
Very True... Makes for a Long Roll out and nice warm brakes...
yep, but not having a long runway and it being a tad wet too boot made things interesting. I think everybody has got to do one stupid thing before they retire. LOL
Hey Preacher just been through some of what u are going through. Been at Mayo in Jacksonville for the last 45 days. Home now doing great. So will you my friend