Comair Emergency.. What happened???

[Airboss]

Ya know, this is the first time I've ever heard of anybody at Comair going to an offline alternate. Anyone else?

I may be missing the sarcasm, too early to tell. Otherwise, a Comair CRJ 200 had a quick flight from ATL-RMG Rome, GA when the flight attendant decided to set the lav on fire a few years back.

 

[Hung Start]

Avtrip points

Hung

 

[deadstick]

There is a requirement for CFR for anything over 19 pax. You can go there in an emergency (like the potential of logging CRJ glider time), but I doubt they could intentionally operate (ie takeoff) there. Maybe if they had the local FD there standing by for the one time, but I really don't know.

 

[Turtlesfly]

based on flightinfo recent history, the emergency was caused by somebody shatting in their hands

 

[av8tor4239]

drew blows..you blow

 

[Flyin2low]

The passengers were bussed to MIA. Now they can takeoff under Part 91 operations to reposition.

 

[wmuflyguy]

Isn't the longest runway like 5600' there? They would have been significantly load limited for T/O anyway.

 

[say again]

Who cares!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[SennaP1]

Who cares!?!?!?!?!?!

Say it AGAIN!!!

:laugh:

 

[Mike man]

Again!!!

 

[WalterSobchak]

Again!!!

The proper response would have been...

"IT!"

 

[OOramperpilot]

Ya know, this is the first time I've ever heard of anybody at Comair going to an offline alternate. Anyone else?

Yep,

Several years ago a SkyWest EMB-120 enroute from PSC to PDX lost oil in the #1 engine. IIRC due to a freeze plug in a new engine blowing out. Oil bled out in seconds. Naturally between PSC and PDX there are not a lot of great places to put down so in this case DLS was where it got put down.

Pax got bussed back to PSC, crew was picked up by a guy from the station who when out to get them and MX got to spend a couple of days in The Dalles getting the bird all fixed up.

 

[Ameriagle]

Isn't the longest runway like 5600' there? They would have been significantly load limited for T/O anyway.

Delta has had scheduled RJ service to/from Key West which is about 1,000' shorter....not really that big a deal.

 

[wmuflyguy]

Delta has had scheduled RJ service to/from Key West which is about 1,000' shorter....not really that big a deal.

Yea, but they are weight limited out of there also.

 

[Ameriagle]

Yea, but they are weight limited out of there also.

Thanks for the insight....I'm sure it will be a consideration when they locate the airplane 50 some odd miles south to MIA for the outbound leg!