Fire forces UPS plane to make emergency landing

[UPS Capt]

CNN) -- A UPS cargo plane made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport early Wednesday after a fire broke out on board...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/08/ups.plane.fire/

 

[paulsalem]

Anyone know what caused it?

 

[ultrarunner]

FE went to the back to take a dump.

 

[joe_pilot]

Nice job getting it down guys (or gals). Glad it turned out well.

 

[UM#1]

A relative (non pilot) who works at UPS told me it took them almost 4 hours to get the fire out. All packages are at a loss (like that matters tho). Pilots did a hellavu job getting it down quick....

 

[GravityHater]

If a package caused it, expect someone to go to jail.

 

[Junkflyer]

Good thing it wasn't a flight across the pond.

 

[Swass]

Anyone know what caused it?

Normally, heat and oxygen.

 

[paulsalem]

Normally, heat and oxygen.

Fuel is needed also. And a source of ignition, unless the fuel reaches its flash point.

 

[81Horse]

Fuel is needed also. And a source of ignition, unless the fuel reaches its flash point.

Or, one item of undeclared hazmat, et -- voila!

 

[ultrarunner]

Good thing it wasn't a flight across the pond.

Yep, or they'd just have been a statictic with the the evidence on the bottom of the ocean.

 

[JohnnyCash]

what is to say that brown themselves didn't properly load the aircraft with certain haz. (the actual loaders and load sup's) never rule out the obvious-

 

[FN FAL]

what is to say that brown themselves didn't properly load the aircraft with certain haz. (the actual loaders and load sup's) never rule out the obvious-

Who is what?

 

[81Horse]

what is to say that brown themselves didn't properly load the aircraft with certain haz.

Or improperly. QED.

Guess we'll find out the facts eventually.