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DVA2724
Senior Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on December 04 2005
Million Mile Club
Seven Century Club

"Long Live the TRISTAR!!"
Concord, GA USA

714 legs, 3,467.6 hours
43 legs, 80.2 hours online
466 legs, 2,709.6 hours ACARS
5 legs dispatched, 26.7 hours

Posted onPost created on December 28 2005 16:50 ET by Ken Nesbitt

Just thought I would share this with everyone. I just returned from a trip to Washington DC and on our way up there it gave me a great example and story to tell everyone for learning purposes.

We left ATL on a 757 head for Reagan. We took off and everything was great, we reach I would say around 10 or 12,000ft and just leveled off. We then got really really slow and didn't climb anymore. I soon realized what had happed because I was seeing the lights and air go off and on. The Capt came on and said they had an "indication" up front that requires them to go back and land at Atlanta. We wisked down and shot an approach onto the inside runway (sorry can't remember which one off hand) which was strange enough and then after landing we used no thrust reversers and came to a stop shortly after exiting the runway. If you have not guess what it is by now, we had shut an engine down in flight that was evedently due to a fire bell going off. The emergancy trucks checked us out and we taxied to the gate and shortly thereafter switch planes.

The point I was going to say is that the Capt and FO did a magnificant job hadling the aircraft on an approach and made a geat landing. They were very professional about it and nothing came of it. Even though Flight Sim will not give you an emergancy unless you ask it to and no one should ever have to shut down an engine, be sure to practice it from time to time and make yourself a better pilot, even if it is online. Even though most of us fly only in Virtual Reality, we should all take the time and practice as though we are carrying real passengers and can have real problems. Many thanks go out to the flight crew that day. It was one of the most enjoyable flights with Delta I have had in a long time. CHEERS

Ken Nesbitt

Senior Captain, L-1011-100

DVA822
Senior Captain, B777-200

Joined on September 05 2002
Quincentenary Club
Million Mile Club

"I love the smell of jet fuel"
Northeastern United States

589 legs, 2,254.6 hours
47 legs, 112.9 hours online
97 legs, 400.7 hours ACARS
16 legs, 39.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 28 2005 19:54 ET by Trevor Fenimore

Sounds scary but fun at the same time Ken. Its interesting that the Frontier A318 that diverted to LAX yesterday got national TV coverage for a non-existent open cargo door, but you did not on this particular flight. I guess the media likes to pick and choose.

Trevor Fenimore (DVA822)

DVA1267
Senior Captain, B777-200

Joined on July 09 2003
Triple Century Club

"Tactless, Understood, Right"
Colorado Springs, CO USA

368 legs, 1,943.8 hours
47 legs, 192.9 hours online
54 legs, 217.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 28 2005 20:01 ET by Matt Reamy

Trevor, I promise I will not pontificate at length on the media, however, pick and choose is exactly what they do.

Ken... Did you go rushing up there? "I want to try that again!"

Matt Reamy (DVA1267)

DVA1427
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on December 14 2003
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Globetrotter
Moose Club
US Capital Club
Everett 250 Club
Quincentenary Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Livin' in the Dog Pound!"
Kannapolis, NC

558 legs, 1,984.3 hours
250 legs, 611.8 hours online
384 legs, 1,530.5 hours ACARS
38 legs, 82.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 28 2005 20:04 ET by Lewis Gregory

Or the report I saw today about an Alaska Airlines plane out of Seattle that had to make an emergency return on Monday because a baggage handler bumped the plane with the conveyor or a cart and buckled the skin, and the buckle opened up into a hole and decompressed the cabin at FL260. It wasn't explosive, but by all accounts it was quite fast. No injuries, but quite a scare. And I hadn't heard a THING about it until I saw a link to the story out of Seattle this morning.

Lewis Gregory

Senior Captain, MD-11

DVA1285
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on July 30 2003
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Flying Colonel
Online Quadruple Century Club

Sarasota, FL USA

1,749 legs, 5,313.3 hours
468 legs, 855.6 hours online
1,703 legs, 5,120.2 hours ACARS
74 legs, 159.1 hours event
2,190 legs, 6,966.0 hours total

Posted onPost created on December 28 2005 20:18 ET by Justin Gee

CNN Story...A pilot onboard caught some pictures of the emergency...

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=959716438

Posted onPost created on December 28 2005 22:12 ET by Ken Nesbitt

I bet it about scared them. I mean I have been in a lot of simulators doing a lot of engine fire runs and landings and shut downs, but I bet to hear it in real life, especially when you are not expecting it can be intresting. Like I said, I will give props to the crew on that one. The funny thing is their landing back in Atlanta on one engine was a lot better than their landing in DCA with two. Haha. That whole crew was nice as they could be. I think everyone on the plane was having a good time no matter what. it was Christmas morning, who could be mad then.

Ken Nesbitt

Senior Captain, L-1011-100

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