Compass Lav Fire

[Steveair]

FARGO - A Compass Airlines flight landed in Fargo after a fire was reported in a restroom. No one was hurt.

Passengers said it was a scary ordeal and credited two flight attendants with quickly extinguishing the fire and getting passengers into the first-class section of the plane where the smoke was not as heavy.

"I fell asleep and I woke up to beeping, and when I turned around, the attendants were battling a fire," said passenger Meagan Brown, who was flying home to Regina. "It was scary."

The plane landed at the Fargo airport about 11 p.m., Wednesday without incident, airport director Shawn Dobberstein said. Passengers were questioned by police and the FBI. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Compass is a subsidiary of Northwest Airlines. Northwest issued a statement Thursday saying Compass Flight 2040, an Embrear 175 from Minneapolis to Regina with 69 passengers, had diverted to Fargo due to a reported fire in the lavoratory. It did not say what caused the fire.

"Emergency crews met the flight upon landing and the aircraft was taken out of service. No passengers or crew were injured," the statement said.

Dobberstein said the plane was still in Fargo on Thursday morning.

"The aircraft is being held in Fargo here until it's released," he said

 

[WMUSIGPI]

Darn, I knew I shouldn't have orderd the red sauce and jalapenos on my burrito....

 

[CA1900]

I'm sure it couldn't possibly have involved a smoker...

 

[n7715x]

Damn, this reminds me of the classic "LAV 2 OVHT" flight attendant prank. You know, the one where you call the FA and say you've got a warning message and you may have to have her help out in a few minutes....then call back in a few minutes and tell her you are getting a LAV 2 OVHT warning, and the checklist calls for her to dump two cups of ice in the lav every 15 minutes until landing. Oh, and don't worry, we'll monitor the temperature from up here. LOL.

 

[MALSR]

GET A CAN OF CHEW PEOPLE. Damn

 

[DashTrash400]

Wow, I was taking 1989 out to Kalispell, 2040 was right behind me, heard em on freq. Must've been on next sector when it happened. Heard it was 8 mins from first indication of fire to touchdown. Great job guys!

 

[DrewBlows]

I guess nicotine is addictive. Some moron was willing to put himself and a plane load of passengers at risk for a quick fix...I don't think Heroin is that addictive. If they find out who did it they should be punished to the fullest extend of the law.

 

[CA1900]

Just make him pay full retail for the fuel; that'll probably be more than the fine! ($7.99 a gallon at Signature MSP as of a couple weeks ago... ouch.)

 

[100 c.i.]

well it was probably caused by compass not knowing how to fly it correctly because those planes belong to RAH and add a staple to that list.

 

[prtyprtyprncss]

well it was probably caused by compass not knowing how to fly it correctly because those planes belong to RAH and add a staple to that list.

?????

 

[JustaNumber]

Damn, this reminds me of the classic "LAV 2 OVHT" flight attendant prank. You know, the one where you call the FA and say you've got a warning message and you may have to have her help out in a few minutes....then call back in a few minutes and tell her you are getting a LAV 2 OVHT warning, and the checklist calls for her to dump two cups of ice in the lav every 15 minutes until landing. Oh, and don't worry, we'll monitor the temperature from up here. LOL.

I'm familiar with that one; reminds me of an amusing twist I heard about once. Supposedly, one crew had their FA going all day long with this one, but never bothered to debrief her. So they're long gone while she's finishing cleaning up including dumping that final bag of ice down the lav, when a local mechanic sees her and wants to know what the he!! she's doing. So she tells him, and it turns out he not only personally knows the two pilots, but also knows the base chief pilot! (You can see where this is going). So after a fun phone call, the two pilots get called in to do the carpet dance. They're told he knows what happened, and that the lav motor burned up and it cost $10,000. Their choice, either they can resign or go for the payroll deduction. After a brief discussion, they decide to go for the payroll deal, at which point the chief busts out laughing! So be careful who you mess with!!!

 

[chperplt]

well it was probably caused by compass not knowing how to fly it correctly because those planes belong to RAH and add a staple to that list.

What ever you're smoking, smoke some more and then run into traffic.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Good one, JustaNumber. That must have been priceless! :beer:

 

[n7715x]

I'm familiar with that one; reminds me of an amusing twist I heard about once. Supposedly, one crew had their FA going all day long with this one, but never bothered to debrief her. So they're long gone while she's finishing cleaning up including dumping that final bag of ice down the lav, when a local mechanic sees her and wants to know what the he!! she's doing. So she tells him, and it turns out he not only personally knows the two pilots, but also knows the base chief pilot! (You can see where this is going). So after a fun phone call, the two pilots get called in to do the carpet dance. They're told he knows what happened, and that the lav motor burned up and it cost $10,000. Their choice, either they can resign or go for the payroll deduction. After a brief discussion, they decide to go for the payroll deal, at which point the chief busts out laughing! So be careful who you mess with!!!

Oh damn that is good. Haha.

 

[McNugget]

well it was probably caused by compass not knowing how to fly it correctly because those planes belong to RAH and add a staple to that list.

flamebaiter

Cant you do better?

 

[CA1900]

well it was probably caused by compass not knowing how to fly it correctly because those planes belong to RAH and add a staple to that list.

And then he calls me a jerk and says the last guy who thought he was a jerk was dead now. So I don't say nothin' and he says, "What do ya think about that?" So I says, "Well, that don't sound like too good a deal for him then."

 

[erikgigem]

I'm sure it couldn't possibly have involved a smoker...

Exactly. I suggest that Compass present a bill to the smoker for...

Cost of emergency response team at the airport
Cost of fuel and expenses for flight to take people from diverted airport to destination.
Additional labor costs for flight crew.
Cost of replacement of expended items on aircraft.

Its time that we make these people responsible for their actions!

 

[DrewBlows]

Exactly. I suggest that Compass present a bill to the smoker for...

Cost of emergency response team at the airport
Cost of fuel and expenses for flight to take people from diverted airport to destination.
Additional labor costs for flight crew.
Cost of replacement of expended items on aircraft.

Its time that we make these people responsible for their actions!

I'll add a one...

Cost of a full page ad in the USAToday explaining the costs associated with smoking on an airplane.

 

[shamrock]

Damn, this reminds me of the classic "LAV 2 OVHT" flight attendant prank. You know, the one where you call the FA and say you've got a warning message and you may have to have her help out in a few minutes....then call back in a few minutes and tell her you are getting a LAV 2 OVHT warning, and the checklist calls for her to dump two cups of ice in the lav every 15 minutes until landing. Oh, and don't worry, we'll monitor the temperature from up here. LOL.

A prank involving an overheat/fire situation.

Definitely a classic.

 

[siucavflight]

"The aircraft is being held in Fargo here until it's released," he said

I think that is a good time to hold it till!