First photo post for me on this site, so apologies for the lack of quality. 🙂
Delta diverted into GLA today at lunchtime. It was orginally the FRA-JFK flight operated on this Boeing 757-200.
The aircraft was N706TW.
It was met on stand by the fire services. Buses were organised as paxs were taken off the aircraft.
It appears from the pics that the flight had a problem with the forward cargo hold.
The BAA staff seemed to record the area from the nose to the forward cargo hold by camcorder.
By: Grey Area - 3rd December 2008 at 20:58
We share our ticket desk with Delta at LHR, and from the noise and comotion that was going on I believe the LHR-JFK service might of made a diversion to GLA to pick up those stranded passengers, but I might be wrong?
You’re spot on.
DL02 dropped in on GLA en route to JFK to pick up the stranded PAX.
Been and gone now, though.
By: Ren Frew - 3rd December 2008 at 20:39
We share our ticket desk with Delta at LHR, and from the noise and comotion that was going on I believe the LHR-JFK service might of made a diversion to GLA to pick up those stranded passengers, but I might be wrong?
I wouldn’t be surprised, anytime we receive a tech diversion it tends to be followed in later on by something in the same livery going in the same direction.
By: cloud_9 - 3rd December 2008 at 20:28
A Delta B767 should be arriving at GLA soon to pick up the stranded PAX.
We share our ticket desk with Delta at LHR, and from the noise and comotion that was going on I believe the LHR-JFK service might of made a diversion to GLA to pick up those stranded passengers, but I might be wrong?
By: Ren Frew - 3rd December 2008 at 20:26
Yep, he reported smoke in the cockpit about 70 miles south of Glasgow and made a rapid descent from 35,000 right down to about 12,000 in about 40 miles. At first we thought it was a pressurisation problem judging by his rate of descent.
The joys of being sat in front of the radar screen!
Blimey, that’s quite a descent ! Must have caused quite a stir amongst the PAX…:eek:
By: Martin43 - 3rd December 2008 at 20:19
Yep, he reported smoke in the cockpit about 70 miles south of Glasgow and made a rapid descent from 35,000 right down to about 12,000 in about 40 miles. At first we thought it was a pressurisation problem judging by his rate of descent.
The joys of being sat in front of the radar screen!
By: Grey Area - 3rd December 2008 at 18:42
A Delta B767 should be arriving at GLA soon to pick up the stranded PAX.
By: CKTfan - 3rd December 2008 at 18:19
Yeh, no doubt. It’d look good parked at the gate, if the FI and Conti 757s were in with their winglets. 🙂
By: Ren Frew - 3rd December 2008 at 18:04
It was still there as I passed by on the M8 half an hour ago, going by the weather forecast for heavy snow and blizzards overnight, I imagine it’ll still be there tomorrow as well.
By: Grey Area - 3rd December 2008 at 17:32
Apparently the crew declared a “Mayday” after reporting smoke in the cockpit.
All aboard are safe and sound, thankfully.
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