The Seattle Times
A Continental Airlines jet bound for Houston from Tokyo experienced engine trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing today at Cold Bay.
Flight 6, a two-engine Boeing 777 carrying 241 passengers and at least 15 crewmembers, landed just after 4 a.m. at Cold Bay’s airport, according to Gordon Bliss, an operations officer with the Federal Aviation Administration. No injuries were reported.
“They were having problems with one engine, so they shut that one down and put the plane down before anything got worse,” Bliss said.
Continental spokesman David Messing said pilots on the flight received warning of reduced oil pressure in one of the engines, which was shut down as a precaution. Procedure then called for the plane to be diverted to the nearest airport, he said.
Cold Bay is a community of 95 located 642 miles southwest of Anchorage
The passengers were being taken to Cold Bay’s community center and school and were brought food and drink by residents, said Karen Montoya, public affairs officer for the Aleutians East Borough.
A replacement jet was to be flown from New York to pick up the passengers, Bliss said.
The flight took off from Tokyo at 3:31 p.m., Messing said. It landed at Cold Bay at 4:07 a.m. Alaska time.
Cold Bay has a 10,000-foot runway capable of landing large jets. It was built by the military during World War II and is the fifth-largest runway in the state, Montoya said.
In 2001, Delta Flight 79 carrying 220 passengers and crew from Los Angeles to Tokyo also made an emergency landing at Cold Bay.
By: MANAIRPORTMAD - 21st October 2004 at 18:02
Well done to all the crew and pilots for helping to ensure that all passengers were safe.
By: MANAIRPORTMAD - 21st October 2004 at 18:02
Well done to all the crew and pilots for helping to ensure that all passengers were safe.
By: Airline owner - 21st October 2004 at 17:19
well done crew…
By: Airline owner - 21st October 2004 at 17:19
well done crew…
By: Papa Lima - 21st October 2004 at 14:11
Didn’t mean to offend, skycruiser, I am of course very glad that when something like this happens the pilots are fully trained and prepared. Perhaps what I really meant was that it’s times like that when they really earn their pay, and we passengers are duly grateful.
By: Papa Lima - 21st October 2004 at 14:11
Didn’t mean to offend, skycruiser, I am of course very glad that when something like this happens the pilots are fully trained and prepared. Perhaps what I really meant was that it’s times like that when they really earn their pay, and we passengers are duly grateful.
By: Future Pilot - 21st October 2004 at 10:52
Well done to the pilots, imagine stepping off the plane in Cold Bay, cold weather and everything i bet locals around the area arnt exactly used to seeing a 777 fly over. 😀 🙂
By: Future Pilot - 21st October 2004 at 10:52
Well done to the pilots, imagine stepping off the plane in Cold Bay, cold weather and everything i bet locals around the area arnt exactly used to seeing a 777 fly over. 😀 🙂
By: skycruiser - 21st October 2004 at 10:47
That’s what they’re paid for. “Just another day in the office.”
I wouldn’t say “just another day in the office”
Someting we are trained to do on a regular basis but not an every day occurance….. 😉
By: skycruiser - 21st October 2004 at 10:47
That’s what they’re paid for. “Just another day in the office.”
I wouldn’t say “just another day in the office”
Someting we are trained to do on a regular basis but not an every day occurance….. 😉
By: KabirT - 21st October 2004 at 08:19
Good job. A big change in the day of this little community.
This bring us back to our last “2 or 4 engines” thread.
I’m curious does someone knows how long it took them between the moment they shot the engine down and the moment they landed there?
I dont know the time but since the 777 has crossed the pacific on one engine i would say witha full load a 777 can be decent enough of time in the air to reach an airport safely.
By: KabirT - 21st October 2004 at 08:19
Good job. A big change in the day of this little community.
This bring us back to our last “2 or 4 engines” thread.
I’m curious does someone knows how long it took them between the moment they shot the engine down and the moment they landed there?
I dont know the time but since the 777 has crossed the pacific on one engine i would say witha full load a 777 can be decent enough of time in the air to reach an airport safely.
By: Hand87_5 - 21st October 2004 at 08:07
Good job. A big change in the day of this little community.
This bring us back to our last “2 or 4 engines” thread.
I’m curious does someone knows how long it took them between the moment they shot the engine down and the moment they landed there?
By: Hand87_5 - 21st October 2004 at 08:07
Good job. A big change in the day of this little community.
This bring us back to our last “2 or 4 engines” thread.
I’m curious does someone knows how long it took them between the moment they shot the engine down and the moment they landed there?
By: Papa Lima - 21st October 2004 at 06:17
That’s what they’re paid for. “Just another day in the office.”
By: Papa Lima - 21st October 2004 at 06:17
That’s what they’re paid for. “Just another day in the office.”
By: skycruiser - 21st October 2004 at 04:28
Good job by the crew. Cold bay is a little rmote and not what most pilots are used to.
By: skycruiser - 21st October 2004 at 04:28
Good job by the crew. Cold bay is a little rmote and not what most pilots are used to.
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