American Airlines flight making emergency landing at LAX

[crab]

Originally posted by: KMc

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Slick5150

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Flying over LAX for 3 hrs already, why can't they find a less densely populated area to circle around.

Its not in any danger of crashing. They're just burning fuel before they land to lessen any risk of a fire.

Didn't they use to dump fuel? Or is that a big no no now?

737 Can't dump fuel.

"Authorities had said the pilot was going to attempt to land at 12:45 p.m. after dumping fuel around Catalina Island."

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😕

I assure you, a 737 cant dump fuel. The only A/C in AA's fleet that can are the 767s, 777s, and A300s.

 

[Savarak]

if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

 

[Whitecloak]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: KaOTiK
They need Steven Seagul stat!

Steven Seagull? Is he supposed to fly everyone to safety?

:laugh:

I think my favorite Steven Seagal performance was in Executive Decision. Seeing him get sucked out of the plane was so beautiful.

:laugh:

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

the tire popped on takeoff... if they rolled it up and flew to toronto, they would have even less gas and weight when they emergency land... maybe they didnt like canadas safety measures =p

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

😕

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Whitecloak

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: KaOTiK
They need Steven Seagul stat!

Steven Seagull? Is he supposed to fly everyone to safety?

:laugh:

I think my favorite Steven Seagal performance was in Executive Decision. Seeing him get sucked out of the plane was so beautiful.

:laugh:

I think I cheered when I saw that.

 

[Flammable]

If anyone is interested here's a picture of the holdings AAL 1586 had to do

http://flightaware.com/live/fl...arrivaltime=1220384820

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Flammable
If anyone is interested here's a picture of the holdings AAL 1586 had to do

http://flightaware.com/live/fl...arrivaltime=1220384820

lol, looks like a roller coaster.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Savarak

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

the tire popped on takeoff... if they rolled it up and flew to toronto, they would have even less gas and weight when they emergency land... maybe they didnt like canadas safety measures =p

I was wondering the same thing. The tire already blew, why not fly to Toronto and take care of it there.

Maybe there is a safety policy of landing ASAP after something bad happens, just in case something else bad happened. From the airlines point of view, better safe than sorry. Its better to delay a plane for a few hours than to have a plane crash.

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Savarak

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

the tire popped on takeoff... if they rolled it up and flew to toronto, they would have even less gas and weight when they emergency land... maybe they didnt like canadas safety measures =p

I was wondering the same thing. The tire already blew, why not fly to Toronto and take care of it there.

Maybe there is a safety policy of landing ASAP after something bad happens, just in case something else bad happened. From the airlines point of view, better safe than sorry. Its better to delay a plane for a few hours than to have a plane crash.

Because its not safe to retract landing gear with a blown tire on the rim. It fits into a very tight space as it is, and a tire could jam it up. That'll make for a really interesting landing 😉

Also, the 737 has no main gear doors, and it actually uses the wheels to seal the opening. Pic

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

😕

:laugh: So wait, if the plane with the flat tire was on a treadmill...

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

😕

:laugh: So wait, if the plane with the flat tire was on a treadmill...

it would be crash and burn 🙂

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: KMc

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Slick5150

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Flying over LAX for 3 hrs already, why can't they find a less densely populated area to circle around.

Its not in any danger of crashing. They're just burning fuel before they land to lessen any risk of a fire.

Didn't they use to dump fuel? Or is that a big no no now?

737 Can't dump fuel.

"Authorities had said the pilot was going to attempt to land at 12:45 p.m. after dumping fuel around Catalina Island."

Text

😕

I assure you, a 737 cant dump fuel. The only A/C in AA's fleet that can are the 767s, 777s, and A300s.

Interesting, I believe you because it sure sounds like you know what you are talking about by the other posts i have read.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Savarak

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

the tire popped on takeoff... if they rolled it up and flew to toronto, they would have even less gas and weight when they emergency land... maybe they didnt like canadas safety measures =p

I was wondering the same thing. The tire already blew, why not fly to Toronto and take care of it there.

Maybe there is a safety policy of landing ASAP after something bad happens, just in case something else bad happened. From the airlines point of view, better safe than sorry. Its better to delay a plane for a few hours than to have a plane crash.

Because its not safe to retract landing gear with a blown tire on the rim. It fits into a very tight space as it is, and a tire could jam it up. That'll make for a really interesting landing 😉

Also, the 737 has no main gear doors, and it actually uses the wheels to seal the opening. Pic

That clears it up completely. I would not be retracting blown gear either.

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: sswingle

Originally posted by: KMc

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Slick5150

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Flying over LAX for 3 hrs already, why can't they find a less densely populated area to circle around.

Its not in any danger of crashing. They're just burning fuel before they land to lessen any risk of a fire.

Didn't they use to dump fuel? Or is that a big no no now?

737 Can't dump fuel.

"Authorities had said the pilot was going to attempt to land at 12:45 p.m. after dumping fuel around Catalina Island."

Text

😕

Apparently it was an Airbus

It doesn't say that anywhere, they also show a picture of a 737....

My bad. I saw pics in the article but they were from a similar Jetblue incident.

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Savarak

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Savarak
if they gotta fly around for 3 hours why not land at their destination =P

Weight on a bad tire == bad for gear and increase safety issue.

Similar to why you do not drive your car for miles with a flat.

the tire popped on takeoff... if they rolled it up and flew to toronto, they would have even less gas and weight when they emergency land... maybe they didnt like canadas safety measures =p

I was wondering the same thing. The tire already blew, why not fly to Toronto and take care of it there.

Maybe there is a safety policy of landing ASAP after something bad happens, just in case something else bad happened. From the airlines point of view, better safe than sorry. Its better to delay a plane for a few hours than to have a plane crash.

Because its not safe to retract landing gear with a blown tire on the rim. It fits into a very tight space as it is, and a tire could jam it up. That'll make for a really interesting landing 😉

Also, the 737 has no main gear doors, and it actually uses the wheels to seal the opening. Pic

Ah, good point, I didn't know they had no wheel doors or something like that, interesting! Thanks for clearing that up!

 

[SSSnail]

It was supposed to be the nose landing gears btw. When they were landing, I watched it live and the pilot kept the nose up forever, setting it down so ever gingerly. Ends up being a nothing. What's really funny was the announcers focused on the wrong plane in the beginning, after that one landed they said "Never mind, that wasn't the plane".