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Cockpit fire on board Jetstar A330 forces it to land.

  • 11-06-2009 7:54am
    #1
    Run_to_da_hills
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    A potentially serious incident involving a cockpit fire on board an Australian low budget carrier using a 2 year old A330 forces it to land at Guam.

    Not good press for the A330 just two weeks after the French incident and the second serious A330 incident with a Qantas associated Jet. (Jetstar is part-owned by Qantas).

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8094388.stm


Comments

  • #2
    Reoil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭Reoil


    What on earth can cause fires in the cockpit?


  • #3
    tracker-man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭tracker-man


    What on earth can cause fires in the cockpit?

    All of the electrical equipment. There is probably alot of heat generated with it. Apparently it was something to do with the window and its heating system (I assume to clear fog) having a malfunction and catching fire. More.


  • #4
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Airbus must be feeling a bit uneasy now....

    Really bad for Airbus, Boeing executives are probably smirking in joy.


  • #5
    CaptainSkidmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭CaptainSkidmark


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Airbus must be feeling a bit uneasy now....

    Really bad for Airbus, Boeing executives are probably smirking in joy.

    I dont think Boeing would be happy with the potential loss of life for any Aircraft Manufacturing company


  • #6
    Flyer1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Flyer1


    Jasus i think i'll stay off the A330 for a while:o


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  • #7
    m_stan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭m_stan


    Flyer1 wrote: »
    Jasus i think i'll stay off the A330 for a while:o

    Me too. Oh, hold on - I'll be on one for 10hrs on Monday :)


  • #8
    EI-A330
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭EI-A330


    such a Pity for this to happen again to the A330 as it is such a great plane with a fine safety record until the past few weeks, im sure airbus will get to the bottom of the problems and soldier on.


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