Another Boeing issue... 747 goes to battery power.

[Nado]

For all the Airbus haters out there, here is another case of a Boeing design problem. If a water leaking from a galley can cause all four generators to fail at the GCU choke point, well...... Glad they weren't in the middle of the Pacific when this happened.

Slight flame intended. I can imagine the uproar if this were an Airbus.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...ews.html?in_article_id=507018&in_page_id=1811

 

[jws717]

VFR across the Ocean. Just point her west and hope you don't hit North Korea.

 

[Thedude]

Slight flame intended. I can imagine the uproar if this were an Airbus.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...ews.html?in_article_id=507018&in_page_id=1811

But at least with a Boeing, you can still fly the airplane. With an Airbus, not so sure.

 

[Nado]

These guys glided an A-330 85 nm with no engines. I think they got an award from ALPA also.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010824-1

 

[Fox-Tree]

"And if the aircraft had been any further from an airstrip when the emergency back-up batteries expired, the captain could have been faced with such drastic action as having to ditch into the sea."

YGBSM. Ditching seems a bit drastic with total electrical failure.

 

[LJ45]

what about the APU ??

 

[BOOZENEWS]

No big deal! Just flip on that handheld GPS and use that cellphone if the batteries die too!!:beer:

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

what about the APU ??

IIRC, the APU is not flight rated on a 747.

 

[Thedude]

IIRC, the APU is not flight rated on a 747.

Depends....some of them have the modified inlet scoop. In an emergency...still fire it up. I know for a fact on the -200 it will start and run at least at 5000'.

 

[Hovernut]

Does the 747 have a RAT or ADG?

 

[Birddog]

Does the 747 have a RAT or ADG?

Nope.

 

[Patriot328]

Does the 747 have a RAT or ADG?

It's got four engines... what does it need that sh*t for.... oh wait...

 

[JohnQ]

I know that one design flaw on the 767 (but not 757) is that if you are down to battery power you have 30 min to get the gear down...otherwise it's a gear up landing! Does anyone know if this is the case with the 747?

 

[elag777]

VFR across the Ocean. Just point her west and hope you don't hit North Korea.

I think you need to put on your east/west gloves!
:nuts:

 

[The_Russian]

But at least with a Boeing, you can still fly the airplane. With an Airbus, not so sure.

This is true!