Thomas Cook Boeing 767 fuel leak . . .
02-22-2010 | 07:07 AM
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Thomas Cook Boeing 757 fuel leak . . .
A Thomas Cook UK Boeing 757-200, registration G-TCBA performing flight MT-127L from Turin (Italy) to Birmingham,EN (UK) with 231 people on board, was climbing out of Turin, when fuel was noticed leaking from the right hand wing prompting the crew to return to Turin for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.
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Being inspected by French Air Force
Story and photos
Being inspected by French Air Force
Last edited by robbreid; 02-22-2010 at 11:51 AM. Reason: Corrected aircraft type!!! sorry . . .
02-22-2010 | 07:17 AM
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However where the leak appears to be coming from is exactly where the fuel dump nozzles are on the 767-300ER.
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P.S. Should have actually read what was written above the photo!!! Duh!!
Anyone know if the 757-300s have dump capability and if so are dump nozzles in the same location as 300ER?
02-22-2010 | 08:50 AM
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It is very hard to tell, at first glance I would say the same thing, but it is a very difficult angle without any other subject in the photo to compare size.
However where the leak appears to be coming from is exactly where the fuel dump nozzles are on the 767-300ER.
Cheers,
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P.S. Should have actually read what was written above the photo!!! Duh!!
Anyone know if the 757-300s have dump capability and if so are dump nozzles in the same location as 300ER?
However where the leak appears to be coming from is exactly where the fuel dump nozzles are on the 767-300ER.
Cheers,
AA
P.S. Should have actually read what was written above the photo!!! Duh!!
Anyone know if the 757-300s have dump capability and if so are dump nozzles in the same location as 300ER?
02-22-2010 | 08:56 AM
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From: Sleeping in the black swan’s nest.
This is the dramatic moment a packed British holiday jet had to make an emergency landing at an Italian airport as hundreds of gallons of fuel leaked from a wing.
The Boeing 757 belonging to holiday company Thomas Cook had just taken off from Turin's Caselle airport en route to Birmingham, with 231 passengers who had finished a half-term ski break.
The Boeing 757 belonging to holiday company Thomas Cook had just taken off from Turin's Caselle airport en route to Birmingham, with 231 passengers who had finished a half-term ski break.
If you click on the link to the story you will very quickly see that it is in fact a 757 and that the leak is coming out of the fuel vent.
02-22-2010 | 11:55 AM
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The runway was closed for 90 minutes for cleaning, and the aircraft was repaired overnight and returned to Birmingham the next morning.
Reports are the aircraft had been noted as having a fuel problem??, by the previous crew that flew into Turin.
Reports are the aircraft had been noted as having a fuel problem??, by the previous crew that flew into Turin.
02-22-2010 | 12:08 PM
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02-22-2010 | 01:16 PM
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