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DATE:30/06/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
Cathay 747’s engine shut down before landing at Amsterdam
By Ghim-Lay Yeo
One of four engines on a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747-400 aircraft was shut down before it landed at Amsterdam on 27 June after its flight crew detected a problem with the engine.
The flight from Hong Kong landed safely at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, says Cathay, which has informed Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department about the incident.
Cathay's flight crew detected a problem with the 747's no. 3 engine about 50 minutes before the aircraft was scheduled to land at Amsterdam and "shut down the relevant engine as a precautionary measure", says the Oneworld carrier.
"At no time was the safety of the 377 passengers onboard in question," it adds.
The aircraft's engine was changed, after Cathay flew six engineers and a replacement engine to Amsterdam on 28 June.
As a result, passengers scheduled to travel on the aircraft from Amsterdam to Hong Kong on 27 June had to be accommodated on other airlines, says Cathay.
This morning we had a 747 with malfunctioning (nose)gear doors.Avia06 wrote:In the very early morning of this Thursday, at 06:00hrs I saw an KLM 747 (Asia) circling very low above my hometown (Purmerend) 35 km north of Schiphol. KLM 0032 was the callsign
Slats, Flaps and gear were fully deployed and the captain (pilot) was talking about an emergency, ATC directed him to SPY and thereafter directly to approach 18C. Delta 239 was put into the holding above SUGHOL before continuing.
Does anyone know what was going on with this flight?
Regards,
3 flat tires to be exact.SkyPlane wrote:And the SHY*** with 4 flat tires on RWY 27 this morning
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