CLT runway closure?

[Grey Ghost]

What happened last night on 36L???

 

[BoilerUP]

They seem to randomly (at least it seems that way to me) close the west runway about 8:30 some nights...

 

[Volasl]

Tower controller said there was an emergency on 36L. Id say alot of us over-blocked last night 36R was a mess

 

[paulsalem]

Yea I saw the emergency lights down by spot 2 taxing out last night. We were 3rd in line, by the time we were in position and hold the line was at least 15 deep.

 

[avl_pilot]

From what I hear it was a PDT flight that had a hyd. leak, but I'm not 100% on that.

 

[zasca]

you would be correct, was behind that poor bastard

 

[zasca]

was in that bastard earlier in the day....

 

[avl_pilot]

Did you hear that the fluid got inside the cabin and on some of the pax? The guy I heard all this from isn't always on target with the entire story, but he also said it was on the CLT news last night.

 

[Grey Ghost]

:beer: I know it was'nt PDT flight because I saw it from a distance and it defenitely was some sort of RJ.

 

[wrigley23]

http://www.charlotte.com/115/story/104471.html

 

[nethan]

Ouch. Skydrol burns.

 

[328dude]

Won't it blind you if it get's in your eyes?

 

[FlaZoomie]

Can you see the lawyers swarming around the CLT perimeter road.....

 

[zasca]

well some mechanics do do the taste test with skydrol. Seen only once, heard much more. What I want to know is how the hell it sprayed inside the cabin????

 

[epic!]

What I want to know is how the hell it sprayed inside the cabin????

"Hydraulic fluid came out of the overhead controls above rows five and six."

http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-043007-al-incident_plane.21ec49e0.html

 

[zasca]

"The cause is under investigation, but a leak may be to blame."

derrrr, who da thunk it?!

 

[flypixs]

36L clt

Yes it was a dash 8 and yes they had #2 hydraulic dumping into the cabin and 5 folks got sprayed on.
That is fact not fiction

 

[flypixs]

Plane passengers sprayed with fluid
STEVE LYTTLE
[email protected]
Five passengers aboard a commuter plane preparing to take off from Charlotte/Douglas
International Airport were injured Sunday night when they were sprayed by hydraulic
fluid inside the aircraft.

Airport officials say the passengers needed hospital treatment after the exposure.
The airport’s Hazmat team also was involved.

None of the injuries was serious.

The incident happened about 9:30 p.m. aboard US Airways Express Flight 4242, which
was scheduled to fly to Huntington, W.Va.

The plane involved was a De Havilland DHC-8, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft also
known as a Dash-8.

WBTV is reporting this morning that crew aboard the plane contacted the control
tower and reported that hydraulic fluid somehow had exposed passengers. WCNC-TV,
the Observer’s news partner, is reporting that 20 people were aboard the craft.

 

[PropPiedmont]

Nothing new to Piedmont. Same thing has happened before at Piedmont.

Ops Check Good. No Leaks Found. Suspect Residual Fluid.

 

[flypixs]

Yeah, that is what the crew was told about the fluid dripping out of the left rrot area. But you are right, no leaks noted.
I just created a big mess after the leak became a stream of fluid.