United Airlines runs off runway after fire?

[BILL LUMBERG]

Good Job UAL Crew...just like the SWA crew!!!!

Isn't this the second UAL A320 to have a total electrical failure (TPA 2009?) and the crew was able to bring it around safe?? Kudos to both, but somebody needs to get into MX auditing to see if this is systemic, like SWA.

 

[instructordude]

Does anybody where they landed in the touchdown zone and possibly the speed?

 

[elcid]

"Complete loss of instruments" or on standby instruments? Just wondering. I'm not sure how you fly a PAR in IMC with no instruments. Does the airbus have an ISIS? Either way, nice job. Glad everyone is safe. These things come in three's. We're two down. Be safe out there.

 

[Bringupthebird]

"Complete loss of instruments" or on standby instruments? Just wondering. I'm not sure how you fly a PAR in IMC with no instruments.

Wet compass, AI, airspeed and altimeter. Vive la France!

 

[ackattacker]

"Complete loss of instruments" or on standby instruments? Just wondering. I'm not sure how you fly a PAR in IMC with no instruments. Does the airbus have an ISIS? Either way, nice job. Glad everyone is safe. These things come in three's. We're two down. Be safe out there.

I think that beyond what's on the tapes any further real info is going to take a while. I'm guessing "complete loss of instruments" probably is not completely accurate but could be loss of the primary flight displays, which implies AC buses 1 and 2 and AC Ess are lost. Obviously they still had some buses active since they were communicating with ATC but it's highly likely that they were in a severely degraded state which could impact normal braking, spoilers, and reverse as well.

For those curious about the quirks of the airbus electrical system, the following read is enlightening:

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/4-2009_G-EZAC.pdf

 

[Stifler's Mom]

http://mobile.nola.com/advnola/pm_29227/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=YiQaZt1R

There is ATC audio here.

 

[Golden Falcon]

Wet compass, AI, airspeed and altimeter. Vive la France!

Our new 320's are indeed equipped with ISIS....

 

[Mr.B]

Just listened to the ATC Tape, Kudos to the crew, sounds like they did have their hands full.

Yes they did. It will come out that these gentlemen did a stellar job and saved many lives.

 

[list2002]

(i'm sure someone will find a way to mention sw when it has nothing to do with the story)

--wtg--

 

[dougdrvr]

"Complete loss of instruments" or on standby instruments? Just wondering. I'm not sure how you fly a PAR in IMC with no instruments. Does the airbus have an ISIS? Either way, nice job. Glad everyone is safe. These things come in three's. We're two down. Be safe out there.

Complete loss of instruments is also code for "losing all the magenta stuff"