Giornata memorabile a Houston lo scorso 9 Marzo: nello spazio di poco più di un'ora ben 4 aerei, 2 in partenza e 2 in atterraggio, sono stati colpiti da fulmini nell'area intorno all'aeroporto.
I due voli in partenza sono rientrati a Houston, il primo dei quali in emergenza a causa della perdita temporanea degli strumenti di bordo.
Chiedo agli ATC qui presenti: non era forse il caso di chiudere temporaneamente l'aeroporto o far evitare agli aerei in partenza/avvicinamento una determinata area?
Fonte: http://avherald.com/
I due voli in partenza sono rientrati a Houston, il primo dei quali in emergenza a causa della perdita temporanea degli strumenti di bordo.
Chiedo agli ATC qui presenti: non era forse il caso di chiudere temporaneamente l'aeroporto o far evitare agli aerei in partenza/avvicinamento una determinata area?
Fonte: http://avherald.com/
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By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Mar 11th 2012 16:04Z, last updated Sunday, Mar 11th 2012 16:04Z A United Boeing 737-700, registration N24706 performing flight UA-1007 from Houston,TX (USA) to Bogota (Colombia) with 125 people on board, was climbing through about 10,000 feet approximately 30nm southeast of Houston's Intercontinental Airport at about 16:50L (22:50Z) when the aircraft was hit by lightning. The crew stopped the climb at 15,500 feet, declared emergency reporting they had lost everything (referring to instruments) due to a lightning strike right onto the nose of the aircraft. The crew subsequently requested delay vectors at 10,000 feet to burn off fuel before returning to Houston. The aircraft landed safely on Houston Intercontinental Airport's runway 09 about 45 minutes after departure. Airport officials reported the cockpit filled with smoke following the lightning strike. The FAA reported the aircraft received a lightning strike about 15nm out. Three more lightning strikes occurred in the same area at about the same time. A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N39726 reached Bogota with a delay of 4.5 hours. |
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