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Phuket Air 747 grounded after safety check
LONDON: Passengers booked on Phuket Air flights were left in limbo after one aircraft was grounded because of “serious defects” and another was barred from carrying passengers.
Safety inspectors in London prevented the Boeing 747-200 from taking off after they discovered the collision avoidance system was broken. The aircraft had returned to Gatwick after one engine shut down.
The British Department for Transport ordered emergency inspections of all Phuket Air planes on British soil on April 4, after a flight from Bangkok to London had twice aborted take-off after refueling at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Passengers forced the crew to stop the plane after seeing fuel gushing from a wing. The airline said later that this was due to over-filling, and posed no danger.
British Civil Aviation Authority officials who inspected the 25-year-old plane when it finally arrived at Gatwick – 36 hours late – found the evacuation safety lights – meant to indicate escape routes during an emergency – were not working.
The plane was deemed airworthy and allowed to return to Bangkok – but without passengers.
Then, on April 6, another Phuket Air 747 had to return to Gatwick three hours into a flight to Bangkok, because of a hydraulic fault. One engine was shut off while the plane was airborne.
The plane had already spent 11 hours on the ground at Sharjah during the flight to Gatwick, while repairs were carried out. It was thought the problem had been fixed, but it recurred during the return flight to Bangkok.
Attempts by the Gazette to obtain a comment from the airline were unsuccessful.
Before the start of the four days of problems, Phuket Air announced that is was axing the direct service between Bangkok and London because of the impending low season, and replacing the route with a new one between Bangkok and Amsterdam.
The airline’s marketing and communications manager, Krona Visutrasai, told the Gazette the London flights would be “suspended temporarily”, but that the company intended to restore the route later.
Sources: BBC, The Times.
Phuket Air 747 grounded after safety check
LONDON: Passengers booked on Phuket Air flights were left in limbo after one aircraft was grounded because of “serious defects” and another was barred from carrying passengers.
Safety inspectors in London prevented the Boeing 747-200 from taking off after they discovered the collision avoidance system was broken. The aircraft had returned to Gatwick after one engine shut down.
The British Department for Transport ordered emergency inspections of all Phuket Air planes on British soil on April 4, after a flight from Bangkok to London had twice aborted take-off after refueling at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Passengers forced the crew to stop the plane after seeing fuel gushing from a wing. The airline said later that this was due to over-filling, and posed no danger.
British Civil Aviation Authority officials who inspected the 25-year-old plane when it finally arrived at Gatwick – 36 hours late – found the evacuation safety lights – meant to indicate escape routes during an emergency – were not working.
The plane was deemed airworthy and allowed to return to Bangkok – but without passengers.
Then, on April 6, another Phuket Air 747 had to return to Gatwick three hours into a flight to Bangkok, because of a hydraulic fault. One engine was shut off while the plane was airborne.
The plane had already spent 11 hours on the ground at Sharjah during the flight to Gatwick, while repairs were carried out. It was thought the problem had been fixed, but it recurred during the return flight to Bangkok.
Attempts by the Gazette to obtain a comment from the airline were unsuccessful.
Before the start of the four days of problems, Phuket Air announced that is was axing the direct service between Bangkok and London because of the impending low season, and replacing the route with a new one between Bangkok and Amsterdam.
The airline’s marketing and communications manager, Krona Visutrasai, told the Gazette the London flights would be “suspended temporarily”, but that the company intended to restore the route later.
Sources: BBC, The Times.
Tosta oli juttua muilla palstoilla ja todellakin sen perusteella mitä luin, Phuket Air on viimeinen lentoyhtiö, jonka koneisiin itse astun. Heidän pitkien matkojen Boing 747 laivasto koostuu täysin museokoneista. Yksi kone on mm. ostettu joltain Kamerunilaiselta lentoyhtiöltä, joka hyllytti sen aikoja sitten yli-ikäisenä. Kaikki muutkin koneet on 70-luvun puolelta ja viimeisin tarkastus, jossa kone käydään ilmailulain mukaan tietyn väliajoin osa osalta läpi on käsillä ihan pian.
Ei sillä koneen iällä ole mitään väliä eikä tekemistä turvallisuuden kanssa. Päivän vanhan koneen saa tonttiin ihan samalla tavalla kun vuonna 1975 valmistetunkin.
Aeron vanha DC-3:kin lentää jälleen tänä kesänä
Ja Lufthansan kunnostetu Junkers on tulossa Malmille tekemään yleisölennätyksiä toukokuussa.
Aeron vanha DC-3:kin lentää jälleen tänä kesänä

Ja Lufthansan kunnostetu Junkers on tulossa Malmille tekemään yleisölennätyksiä toukokuussa.
Ja tama Sharjahin tankkausepisodi on taytta mediapaskaa kuten lentokoneista yleensa. Jollain palstalla asiantuntija selitti tuosta tankkauksesta ja miten ylitankkaus menee johonkin erilliseen sailioon jne. Kaverit Sharjahin kentalla ei sita osanneet oikein tyhjentaa joten se ruikkaili kerosiinia pitkin kenttaa.
Ja Phuket Airin 747:t ei tosiaan ole 70-luvulta kaikki
HS-VAO ja HS-VAU B747-2U3B ovat, ja Garudan vanhoja. Lentaa chartereja Aasiassa, huonossa kunnossa.
Eurooppaan lennetaan B747-300 kalustolla joka on KLM:n ja Singapore Airlinesin vanhaa ja 80-luvulta. Thai Airways lentaa myos B747-300 koneilla edelleen.
Ja Phuket Airin 747:t ei tosiaan ole 70-luvulta kaikki
HS-VAO ja HS-VAU B747-2U3B ovat, ja Garudan vanhoja. Lentaa chartereja Aasiassa, huonossa kunnossa.
Eurooppaan lennetaan B747-300 kalustolla joka on KLM:n ja Singapore Airlinesin vanhaa ja 80-luvulta. Thai Airways lentaa myos B747-300 koneilla edelleen.
Taitaa 747-3D7 lentaa CPH/PEK/ATH talla hetkella.Don Muang kirjoitti:ValitettavastiOX266 kirjoitti:
Thai Airways lentaa myos B747-300 koneilla edelleen.![]()
Nämä koneet ovat paljon huonommassa kunnossa kuin muut Thain jumbot. Nyt tarkoitan cabinin puolta. Köpiksessä viime ke tuli bongattua Thain 743 viimeksi.