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BA 747 Fire

#1 Post by 1DC » Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:50 pm

A BA 747 has caught fire behind the cockpit at Castellon in Spain.

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#2 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:57 pm

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#3 Post by Woody » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:00 pm

Wasn’t me ;)))
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#4 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:04 pm

Woody wrote:
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Wasn’t me ;)))
Realised it was at the knacker's yard and decided to commit harakiri!
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#5 Post by PHXPhlyer » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:12 pm

Probably just a Paki worker fixing lunch. :ymdevil:

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#6 Post by ian16th » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:21 pm

They were going to break it up and part it out any way!
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#7 Post by boing » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:17 pm

Wonder what caused so much black smoke?

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#8 Post by barkingmad » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:50 pm

boing wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:17 pm
Wonder what caused so much black smoke?

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“Insurance job”?

Plastic bits & flightdeck sheepskin seat covers?

Hope it’s not yet another O2 box fire like the parked 777 some time ago?

Wot we urgently need now is a METAR, where are they when you need one in a hurry?!?! ~X(

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#9 Post by Wodrick » Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:58 pm

METAR: LECH 231730Z AUTO 18003KT 160V220 9000 NCD 11/08 Q1027
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ITORRO10?cm_ven=localwx_pwsdash

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#10 Post by tango15 » Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:21 pm

Wodrick wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:58 pm
METAR: LECH 231730Z AUTO 18003KT 160V220 9000 NCD 11/08 Q1027
Southerly wind at 3kts and high pressure - that'll do it!
It does seem odd that an unattended aircraft would self-immolate like that...

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#11 Post by Woody » Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:30 pm

It was G -CIVD , which should have been melted down years ago, last time I flew on it, Cabin Crew had to use duct tape to keep the overhead lockers closed :-o
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#12 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:28 pm

Woody wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:30 pm
It was G -CIVD , which should have been melted down years ago, last time I flew on it, Cabin Crew had to use duct tape to keep the overhead lockers closed :-o
En route to Cape Town eh!
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#13 Post by Woody » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:31 pm

TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:28 pm
Woody wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:30 pm
It was G -CIVD , which should have been melted down years ago, last time I flew on it, Cabin Crew had to use duct tape to keep the overhead lockers closed :-o
En route to Cape Town eh!
Coming back actually :D
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#14 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:34 pm

Woody wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:31 pm
TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:28 pm
Woody wrote:
Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:30 pm
It was G -CIVD , which should have been melted down years ago, last time I flew on it, Cabin Crew had to use duct tape to keep the overhead lockers closed :-o
En route to Cape Town eh!
Coming back actually :D
I flew in her in economy and, I kid you not, the seat seemed to have sprung a spring up my arse. T'was a painful 11 hours I can tell you... :))
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#15 Post by Woody » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:39 pm

I was in economy as well :-o

Remember a Redcap running up the jetty, having just closed the doors on a Las Vegas departure with no IFE :ymdevil:
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#16 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:46 am

This will learn us!




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#17 Post by Woody » Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:01 pm

Good job they’re scrapping it, as it’s not going to buff out :-o Image
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#18 Post by barkingmad » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:26 am

Is Castellon already an aircraft breaker’s yard or will it mean major disruption to the hardstandings as it gets sawn up into beercan material? :(

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#19 Post by Woody » Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:17 pm

Maybe QANTAS could give them some advice :-*

https://ukaviation.news/how-to-care-for-your-jumbo-jet/
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#20 Post by ian16th » Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:23 pm

Woody wrote:
Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:17 pm
Maybe QANTAS could give them some advice :-*

https://ukaviation.news/how-to-care-for-your-jumbo-jet/
That site tells porkies!
She was the first aircraft to fly from London to Sydney with no stops
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