The report says it was an AirFrame failure, what exactly does that mean and how would that allow water to enter the cabin? Seems very strange.
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AirFrame Failure AC B767
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rattler
, Jan 06 2009 07:48 AM
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 07:48 AM
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| Incident: Air Canada B763 near Vancouver on Dec 31st 2008, cabin being watered By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Jan 6th 2009 11:09Z, last updated Tuesday, Jan 6th 2009 11:10Z An Air Canada Boeing 767-300, registration C-FOCA performing flight AC-63 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Seoul (South Korea), returned to Vancouver after the stunned flight crew reported water dripping into the rear of the cabin about one hour after departure. The airplane returned safely. The flight was cancelled. Transport Canada classified the incident as airframe failure. |
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 08:56 AM
Allot of Boeings get condensation in the ceilings. The water accumulates, then it drips from the ceiling panels. The article doesn't give us all the details, but I doubt the airframe "failed". More likely the medias just don't know what they are talking about....
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 11:12 AM
When SDRs (Service Difficulty Reports) are filed there is a general coding system that is used to describe the incident. Perhaps "Airframe Failure" was the closes match for the issue at hand. This could describe a Mechanical failure or a Structural failure The former is more likely.
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 11:53 AM
Thanks, as I thought. Could not understand how an airframe failure would not likely also result in a loss of pressurization since the water was appearing within the cabin or am I wrong there?
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 10:02 PM
"the stunned flight crew"
Just about sums it up!
Just about sums it up!
