CX 744 losses panel midflight JFK-YVR

[Denny Yen 0]

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CPA889/...0428Z/KJFK/CYVR

 

http://avherald.com/h?article=40a625a3

 

Incident: Cathay Pacific B744 at Vancouver on Jul 29th 2008, air conditioning panel missing

By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Jul 29th 2008 21:25Z, last updated Tuesday, Jul 29th 2008 22:47Z

 

A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400, registration B-HOY performing flight CX889 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 363 passengers and 17 crew, lost an access panel to the air conditioning unit in the belly of the aircraft near the wing root while descending through FL200 towards Vancouver. The loss of the panel didn't affect the pressurization and the handling of the airplane and was not noticed during flight, although passengers reported to have heard some loud sound. The landing was safe.

 

The lost panel was noticed after landing, together with some minor damage to the fairings surrounding the panel. The missing panel has not been found so far. A replacement panel is currently being flown to Vancouver.

 

The onward flight to Hong Kong was cancelled, the passengers accomodated in hotels in Vancouver.

 

[Mohd Nizam 0]

BHOY .. I'm glad nothing serious happen ..

[Yusoff 1]

Many things seem to be falling off of airplanes lately... Here's another one:

 

Atlantic Southeast CRJ2 at Lexington on Jul 29th 2008, part of engine cowling separates on landing

[Azmir I. 1]

Many things seem to be falling off of airplanes lately... Here's another one:

 

Atlantic Southeast CRJ2 at Lexington on Jul 29th 2008, part of engine cowling separates on landing

 

So now who are they gonna blame for all the lose panels,Airod Sdn Bhd,SME Sdn Bhd,ATSC Sdn Bhd or MIAT,MAS Aero?

[Yusoff 1]

So now who are they gonna blame for all the lose panels,Airod Sdn Bhd,SME Sdn Bhd,ATSC Sdn Bhd or MIAT,MAS Aero?

All the panels even from the US?

[Cornelis Boersma 0]

Didn't a KLM 744 lost a engine cowl during approach to LAX a year or 2 ago?

[yeadrian 0]

hmmm..... one panel missing will also make it international news...

I am begining to be concerned when an airline representative advocates that "unretracted gear" is treated as a joke and a "non issue".....

hmm......

 

[Simon 3]

Oh no, things start falling from aircraft. Hope we don't come across engine falls in the future

[Pieter C. 5]

Damaged Cathay 747 Lands In Vancouver

 

July 29, 2008

A Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747 aircraft with 363 passengers suffered mid-air damage while descending for a landing at Vancouver on Tuesday, officials said.

 

There were no injuries but officials were trying to determine what happened to the plane at 20,000 feet while on a flight from New York to Hong Kong via the western Canadian city of Vancouver, said Jennifer Pearson, a Cathay Pacific spokeswoman.

 

An external panel on the aircraft's fuselage was damaged in the incident, according to Pearson, but she could not confirm or deny local media reports that the panel had been separated from the plane.

 

A Qantas Airways Boeing 747 was forced to make an emergency landing last week in the Philippines after it suffered a hole in its fuselage during a flight from Hong Kong to Australia.

 

(Reuters)

 

Cathay Says Damaged 747 Posed No Danger

 

July 30, 2008

Cathay Pacific Airways said mid-air damage suffered by a Boeing 747-400 aircraft with 363 passengers on board involved an air-conditioning vent but there was no danger.

 

The plane was on a flight on Tuesday from New York to Hong Kong via the western Canadian city of Vancouver.

 

"After landing (in Vancouver), it was found that one of the air-conditioning access panels had detached from the aircraft," the company said in a statement. "There was also some minor damage to other parts of the fuselage.

 

"The fiberglass skin panel is a secondary structure which has nothing to do with structural integrity. The event had no impact on the operation of the aircraft."

 

A Qantas Airways Boeing 747-400 was forced to make an emergency landing last week in the Philippines after it suffered a hole in its fuselage during a flight from Hong Kong to Australia.

 

(Reuters)

 

[MIR 2]

B-HOY still resting at Vancouver..

 

 

[Simon 3]

Thanks for the pics MIR

[Yusoff 1]

Oh no, things start falling from aircraft. Hope we don't come across engine falls in the future

Things fall from aircraft. Hope no aircraft fall from the sky. Seriously.

[Denny Yen 0]

..."The fiberglass skin panel is a secondary structure which has nothing to do with structural integrity

 

Sounds like Star Trek speak:

"...warning, structural integrity at ...percent..."

 

Looks like B-HOY is no longer wearing Asia's world city livery....supposedly only 1 CX a/c can wear it, not it's B-KPF

[Yusoff 1]

Sounds like Star Trek speak:

"...warning, structural integrity at ...percent..."

 

Looks like B-HOY is no longer wearing Asia's world city livery....supposedly only 1 CX a/c can wear it, not it's B-KPF

"Rerouting weapon power to shield"....

[Denny Yen 0]

Here's the pic showing missing panels.

 

[Yusoff 1]

OMG. It wasnt a panel but panelS :shock:

[Kenneth T 0]

Another incidence on the Boeing 747-400s? Luckily lose of such panel does not pose any danger to the passengers.

[yeadrian 0]

it looks pretty serious with so much of wound showing..... as least to the novice and laypeople like me.....

Edited July 31, 2008 by yeadrian