Ryanair Incident at Kerry Airport

Quaderno

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=434f6da7&opt=0

That's not something that's very helpful in weather conditions like today, but probably a good decision by the crew anyway. Better safe than sorry.

A320

Id beg to differ about a good decision by crew without the facts, If it was bleed air contamination it may be a bit hasty in my opinion,Theres a procedure for fumes clearance,if the crew smelt fumes,the left pack was contaminated for a start,i know exactly what its like when bleed air is contaminated by de-icing fluid

castie

As someone who knows nothing about the workings of aircraft if i smelt fumes Id be dam glad they evacuated whether it was hasty or not!

View Profile

It being a harsh winter so far I imagine the crew have been de-icing on a regular basis and so are familiar with the smell of de-icing fluid in the air-con/bleed air.

Must have been something a bit stronger to warrant an evacuation.

BrianD

A320 wrote: »

Id beg to differ about a good decision by crew without the facts, If it was bleed air contamination it may be a bit hasty in my opinion,Theres a procedure for fumes clearance,if the crew smelt fumes,the left pack was contaminated for a start,i know exactly what its like when bleed air is contaminated by de-icing fluid

Passengers reported smoke - black smoke - in the cabin. In a small airport like Kerry better safe than sorry.

Would there still be fumes from de-ice after a plane had landed?

A320

I'd still wait for exactly what happened,especially passenger reports being sensationalised,but safe over sorry I fully agree

APU is required ro be shut off during de-icing and the fluid should not be sprayed into any intakes,so it should not be contaminated and i wouldn't think the crew are used to it.

Briand,it could be possible yes as the pack source was prob switched to the APU on the ground and the contamination was on the APU side of the bleed system,but on saying that,it could be nothing to do with yesterdays incident.

testicle

A320 wrote: »

I'd still wait for exactly what happened,especially passenger reports being sensationalised,but safe over sorry I fully agree

APU is required ro be shut off during de-icing and the fluid should not be sprayed into any intakes,so it should not be contaminated and i wouldn't think the crew are used to it.

Briand,it could be possible yes as the pack source was prob switched to the APU on the ground and the contamination was on the isolation valve side of the bleed system,but on saying that,it could be nothing to do with yesterdays incident.

The aircraft hadn't parked, and the smoke was smelled when taxiing from the runway to parking.

A320

I know it hadnt,nothing in my post indicated that.

View Profile

Briand,it could be possible yes as the pack source was prob switched to the APU on the ground and the contamination was on the APU side of the bleed system...

There's no requirement to switch the pack to APU after landing on the 737. In fact its best not to even start the APU once on the ground if there is ground power available.

APM

View Profile wrote: »

There's no requirement to switch the pack to APU after landing on the 737. In fact its best not to even start the APU once on the ground if there is ground power available.

and to add to what view profile is saying, even if the APU was stated and used after landing there is no chance that the APU bleed was used for the packs. The bleeds wouldn't be changed until after the engine has been shut down