By: PMN - 5th November 2009 at 13:48
Not sure about your neck of the woods but here aircraft run on Jet-A Kerosine fuel. :diablo:
I didn’t know you’d moved to the States! We use Jet-A1 here in the UK. 😉 :diablo:
Paul
By: Bmused55 - 5th November 2009 at 07:39
Why was he running out of gas in the first place?
Not sure about your neck of the woods but here aircraft run on Jet-A Kerosine fuel. :diablo:
By: galdri - 5th November 2009 at 05:35
Reported as having 1000 kg of fuel remaining,
Hummm that is not a lot, if true 😮 Still within “legal” limits for the 737 when arriving at an alternate airport 😉
By: Newforest - 4th November 2009 at 13:37
Tower ATCO did a great job:)
Agreed. Aircraft landed on runway 20 and may actually have had an aborted landing at Hurn. Reported as having 1000 kg of fuel remaining, maybe not enough for another circuit!
By: Charley B - 4th November 2009 at 13:33
poss due to weather at LGW Sun am–wind was gusting up to 33 kts some of the morning-a/c may have been holding for quite a while–norwegian a shuttle ft diverted as well.
Quite a few flights delayed their take offs as the wind strength exceeded their cos limits!
Tower ATCO did a great job:)
By: Newforest - 3rd November 2009 at 07:47
Where does the report come from?
Reported direct from the radio on Sunday morning as it happened.
Plane returned to Gatwick on Monday as BAW 2907.
By: atr42 - 2nd November 2009 at 21:32
Can only wonder whether he was routing to the west of LGW for a Midhurst/Mayfield approach for 26L
In that case Southampton may have been the best option if the decision was made in that area
Where does the report come from?
I personally heard something similar many years ago. Any enquires were met with the standard answer that it was just a routine precaution!
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd November 2009 at 06:04
Why was he running out of gas in the first place?
By: Homer09001 - 2nd November 2009 at 00:44
MAN -> LGW – why did he divert to SOU??? surely it would have been quicker to go to LGW?
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