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JetBlue 194 - Hydraulic Failure in Vegas
The one thing I thought was interesting is that the Airbus A320 can not dump fuel. Is that becoming the norm for airliners..?? (www.dailymail.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I love how the article mentions that this is "...the latest in a long line of embarrassing incidents or accidents to hit the company" and then goes on to list bird strikes, bomb threats and unruly passengers. How the hell are any of those JetBlue's fault?
I saw that and the heck of it is, the only thing that even came close to tagging them was that Pilot going ballistic out over TX and no one could have ever predicted that. Even if there hadn't been another pilot on board to help, the FO would have got it down OK. He would have been busy as all getout but it was his life too.lol
You need to remember that this is the Daily Mail which is not known for underestimating a problem. I won't even take the free ones which British Airways give away.
This is also the news media in general, most of whom when it comes to aviation, don't seem to know an F-16 from a Mack truck.
on the bus the overweight landing checks are easy. They download the data from the computer, if its within tolerances the logbook is signed off and the plane returned to service. Dont know what was going on in the cockpit, but holding for hours with multiple hydraulic failures seems excessive.
spatr, my thoughts exactly... my best friend is a Bus Captain and said the exact same thing, land immediately and download the data. I'm not one to "armchair" or second guess anyone but that's just my .02 and coming from my buddy, I would have to agree.