S V Choong 4 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 ]DISTRESSED passengers told how they survived a mid-air emergency last night when an Emirates A380's engine exploded at 10,000 feet and forced it to turn back for an emergency landing.[/b]About 20 minutes after leaving Sydney, Emirates flight EK413 experienced an "engine fault'' en route to Dubai. "I saw a flash,'' John Fothergill, 49, from Auckland, said. "I thought it could have been lightening but then we saw flames come out of the engine. The whole interior of the A380 lit up. "You'd have to say there were two or three metre flames. (The) explosion shook the plane, there was a bigger judder.'' Emirates The grounded plane. Picture: Steve Harris Source: The Daily Telegraph Emirates flight attendants responded by moving straight to the windows that faced out to the engine. They observed the damaged and asked the passengers what they had seen. Mr Fothergill's wife, Dr Amal Aburawi, questioned how the Emirates staff reacted and said, "The staff panicked more than the passengers.'' She said: "Everyone was running left and right (with) no one knowing what's happened.'' "I was in the same incident in 1988 when I was travelling on Alitalia, (so) it was (a) flash back to what happened (there). It was exactly the same (but) the way it was being handled on Alitalia was so organised and calmer than what's happened tonight.'' Emirates People waiting at Sydney airport. Picture: Steve Harris Source: The Daily Telegraph Dr Aburawi furthermore criticised Emirate's flight attendants for not properly informing some non-English speaking passengers of the incident. "I'm a frequent flyer on Emirates,'' she said. "Usually its Arabic announcement following the English, (but) this time no one mentioned anything in Arabic and there (were) many Arabic passengers, many of them old ladies. "I held (an Emirates flight attendant) by the hand and said, 'Can you ask someone to do the announcement in Arabic because there are Arabic people who will not understand what's happening with this panic situation'. "(She said she would) send Arabic speaking staff to tell them and calm them down. (But) I checked with them when we landed and no one spoke to them. They don't know why we landed back in Sydney. "This is where I feel angry, I feel angry for the way non-English speaking passengers faced this situation. "Emirates should be well trained in this. "I hope Emirates will get some lessons out of this.'' Emirates said an "engine fault'' was to blame for the incident. Emirates People waiting at Sydney airport. Picture: Steve Harris Source: The Daily Telegraph The pilot contacted ground crew at Sydney Airport and a decision was made to dump fuel and turn the plane around. Emirates said, "Passengers are being re-booked on alternative flights (and) Emirates apologises for any inconvenience caused to its customers.'' Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/world/emirates-a380s-in-a-sydney-mid-air-engine-explosion/story-e6frfqai-1226514824688#ixzz2C41bgnqN "Sensational" witness account http://media.theage.com.au/national/selections/emirates-staff-were-running-around-3788330.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) I fly often, watch almost all those aviatian shows on telly, but if I'm on that plane I'd be scared sh*tless too. Edited November 13, 2012 by Naim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 I fly often, watch almost all those aviatian shows on telly, but if I'm on that plane I'd be scared sh*tless too. I certainly would too. Wonder if that's the same thing which happened to QF a few years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 I certainly would too. Wonder if that's the same thing which happened to QF a few years ago. But EK's engines are GP7200, not the RR Trent. It's probably an engine surge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 I fly often, watch almost all those aviatian shows on telly, but if I'm on that plane I'd be scared sh*tless too. Yes, and even more so if I was on a twin jet. AV Herald: http://avherald.com/h?article=458dbb78&opt=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 The aircraft involved was A6-EDA, the first A388 received by Emirates. Coincidently she was also my first ride on the A388, flight EK413 too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) I fly often, watch almost all those aviatian shows on telly, but if I'm on that plane I'd be scared sh*tless too. I fly infrequently, I don't get chance to watch all those aviation shows on telly and I would probably soil myself instead of being constipated (sh*tless in common terminology) But the overiding common factor - I would be be scared too Edited November 13, 2012 by BC Tam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 Sometimes donno too much also good, ignorance is bliss. But whatever those pilots & aviation gurus say about how 'safe' a plane is, one thing still bugs me -- something goes wrong, you cannot stop by the roadside for repairs. Humans are not supposed to be floating in the air, not even 100ft! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted November 13, 2012 Humans are not supposed to be floating in the air, not even 100ft! Just remember the oft repeated saying about God equipping us humans with wings IF he/she had intended for us to fly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted April 18, 2018 One person was killed on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas when an engine exploded in midair on Tuesday, shattering a window that passengers said partially sucked a woman outside of the aircraft. The explosion, which one passenger said happened about a half-hour into the flight, prompted a desperate effort among flight attendants and passengers to save the woman. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/us/southwest-airlines-explosion.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites