JetBlue emergency, no NTSB report

[whaleroast]

I can't believe you paid 10 dollars to FlightInfo to ask this question.

 

[polaris746]

I actually paid $10 to read and write in this thread about Palwaukee Flyers notorious owner Jim Kwasek, where I trained and got scammed $10,000 because I didn't know any better. You don't have to be a smartass just because I fly a Cessna and you're an ATP.

 

[ultrarunner]

Polaris, did you search the FAA ASRS or accident/incident database. At somepoint it'll show up somewhere if you REALLY need to know EXACTLY what happened. I'm sure the pilots filled out a NASA form, so it'll show up at some point.

As others have pointed out, whatever did happen didn't meet NTSB and unlike the FAA, if you don't meet their rules, they don't particularly care. The FAA on the other had is a paper-work-generating machine.

 

[polaris746]

Nothing on accident/incident database, but I found this thread on a.net
http://www.airliners.net/discussion...in/3326224/?searchid=3326224&s=1017#ID3326224

Apparently people were listening when it happend. Blueline was pretty much dead on. Nose wheel problem

 

[Crossky]

On Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 7:32 p.m., the JetBlue Embraer 190 I was on performed an emergency landing at BOS. Flight 1017 took off of BOS bound for JFK, and right as it was reaching cruising altitude the seatbelt sign illuminated and the captain came on the intercom.

"Ladies and gentleman, we have encountered a minor electrical problem and we will be returning to Boston. At this time, please give your crew members your undivided attention as they demonstrate emergency landing procedures."

I like JB, but this seems like an overreaction IMO. A 'minor electrical problem' shouldn't require an EMG LDG, desparate phone calls to loved ones, and brace brace brace! calls. Maybe your A/C didn't have nosewheel steering like the other poster theorized. Perhpas they should've told the pax that if that's the case.

An ORD ground crew misconnected the torque link on our CRJ one day, we could taxi though and on TO the torque link came apart, we were airborne with the nosewheel turned into a full castering shopping cart wheel. We really didn't have nosewheel steering. On the EMG LDG the tires tracked straight until 80 kts then the gear made lots of banging and noise. The E-190 nosewheels should still be aligned even with HYD failure correct JB guys?

 

[Crossky]

The E-190 nosewheels should still be aligned even with HYD failure correct JB guys?

I mean electric steering failure. Too many early shows. G'dnite.

 

[lowecur]

A 190 with electrical problems? In flight no less?... Impossible!

Jetblue will earn $25M tomorrow, and they will sell 5-10 more 320's and reinstate old delivery schedule for the 190s. Of course this is all a speculative wish.

imp:​

 

[say again]

Who really knows what the "minor electrical" problem was besides the crew!! They did a great job getting the plane back on the ground.
Crossky- not all planes are the same as the crj, so leave it at that. BTW- was that a 328 jet or prop u flew??

 

[samballs]

polaris,
Here is a question for you. If you had a "minor electrical" problem in your Cessna 172. Would you Declare an Emergency?

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[samballs]

I actually paid $10 to read and write in this thread about Palwaukee Flyers notorious owner Jim Kwasek, where I trained and got scammed $10,000 because I didn't know any better. You don't have to be a smartass just because I fly a Cessna and you're an ATP.

Jim rocks! If you got your license there for ten grand you were doing something right. Did he let tango lick you while he fed you BS about how he was god.

 

[EdAtTheAirport]

Polaris, some of us once had a PP ticket. Others came out of the womb with their ATP. Sorry for the ignorance of some of my brothers. It was a good question.

 

[Flounder42]

Polaris, PM me if you want the non-speculative version of what happened on this flight.

It was a minor electrical problem (MAU 1A fail). No nosewheel steering, partial brakes, 2/3 flight spoilers. The vectors and altitudes for the approach weren't any different than a non emergency.

The decison to brace was out of an over abundance of caution and that was explained to the passengers over the PA and to expect to see the emergency vehicles (just like every other emergency landing) on the runway after the aircraft stopped.

 

[Precious]

I actually paid $10 to read and write in this thread about Palwaukee Flyers notorious owner Jim Kwasek, where I trained and got scammed $10,000 because I didn't know any better. You don't have to be a smartass just because I fly a Cessna and you're an ATP.

Based on your own account of your experience, you did not, in fact, "get scammed." You were treated very nicely according to your own post.

By your own account you had:
1. an acceptable experience
2. a superb instructor
who put you up for a checkride with the owner who on your checkride
3. he was really cool (your words)
4. Contrary to what many may think, Jim has been quite nice to me. He bought me a Subway sandwich once, simply because he was going to grab lunch and I happend to be in the same room as him. I like Tango the dog. He's well-behaved.
5. the owner refunded money to you no problem.

So, the question is why do you post that you were scammed, when in fact, you were not scammed. You were treated very nicely.
I've grown tired of reading posts on these forums of people dumping on other people when it suits them and their need to try to fit in... and here's a perfect example where 2 posts directly contradict themselves.