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Scott M. Kozel

Mar 13th 2005 1:37 pm

All Engines-out Landing Due to Fuel Exhaustion - Air Transat, 24 August

http://www.gpiaa-portugal-report.com/

Accident Investigation Final Report
All Engines-out Landing Due to Fuel Exhaustion
Air Transat
Airbus A330-243 marks C-GITS
Lajes, Azores, Portugal
24 August 2001
Final Investigation Report 22 / ACCID / 2001 18 October 2004

On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight TSC236, an Airbus 330-243
aircraft, was on a scheduled flight from Toronto Lester B Pearson
Airport, Ontario (CYYZ), Canada to Lisbon Airport (LPPT), Portugal with
13 crew and 293 passengers on board. At 05:33, the aircraft was at
4244N/2305W when the crew noted a fuel imbalance.

At 05:45, the crew initiated a diversion from the flight-planned route
for a landing at the Lajes Airport (LPLA), Terceira Island in the
Azores. At 05:48, the crew advised Santa Maria Oceanic Control that the
flight was diverting due to a fuel shortage. At 06:13, the crew
notified air traffic control that the right engine (Rolls-Royce RB211
Trent 772B) had flamed out. At 06:26, when the aircraft was about 65
nautical miles from the Lajes airport and at an altitude of about FL
345, the crew reported that the left engine had also flamed out and that
a ditching at sea was possible.

Assisted by radar vectors from Lajes air traffic control, the crew
carried out an engines-out, visual approach, at night and in good visual
weather conditions. The aircraft landed on runway 33 at the Lajes
Airport at 06:45. After the aircraft came to a stop, small fires
started in the area of the left main-gear wheels, but these fires were
immediately extinguished by the crash rescue response vehicles that were
in position for the landing.

The Captain ordered an emergency evacuation; 16 passengers and 2
cabin-crew members received injuries during the emergency evacuation.

The aircraft suffered structural damage to the fuselage and to the main
landing gear.

See the URL for the rest.

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Dave S

Mar 14th 2005 12:50 am

Re: All Engines-out Landing Due to Fuel Exhaustion - Air Transat,

Wow... thanks for the scoop...

You realize that this incident has already been reported on extensively
and that there has even been a documentary made about it (shown on the
program "Seconds From Disaster" or something like that.

Scott M. Kozel wrote:
    > http://www.gpiaa-portugal-report.com/
    >
    > Accident Investigation Final Report
    > All Engines-out Landing Due to Fuel Exhaustion
    > Air Transat
    > Airbus A330-243 marks C-GITS
    > Lajes, Azores, Portugal
    > 24 August 2001
    > Final Investigation Report 22 / ACCID / 2001 18 October 2004
    >
    > On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight TSC236, an Airbus 330-243
    > aircraft, was on a scheduled flight from Toronto Lester B Pearson
    > Airport, Ontario (CYYZ), Canada to Lisbon Airport (LPPT), Portugal with
    > 13 crew and 293 passengers on board. At 05:33, the aircraft was at
    > 4244N/2305W when the crew noted a fuel imbalance.
    >
    > At 05:45, the crew initiated a diversion from the flight-planned route
    > for a landing at the Lajes Airport (LPLA), Terceira Island in the
    > Azores. At 05:48, the crew advised Santa Maria Oceanic Control that the
    > flight was diverting due to a fuel shortage. At 06:13, the crew
    > notified air traffic control that the right engine (Rolls-Royce RB211
    > Trent 772B) had flamed out. At 06:26, when the aircraft was about 65
    > nautical miles from the Lajes airport and at an altitude of about FL
    > 345, the crew reported that the left engine had also flamed out and that
    > a ditching at sea was possible.
    >
    > Assisted by radar vectors from Lajes air traffic control, the crew
    > carried out an engines-out, visual approach, at night and in good visual
    > weather conditions. The aircraft landed on runway 33 at the Lajes
    > Airport at 06:45. After the aircraft came to a stop, small fires
    > started in the area of the left main-gear wheels, but these fires were
    > immediately extinguished by the crash rescue response vehicles that were
    > in position for the landing.
    >
    > The Captain ordered an emergency evacuation; 16 passengers and 2
    > cabin-crew members received injuries during the emergency evacuation.
    >
    > The aircraft suffered structural damage to the fuselage and to the main
    > landing gear.
    >
    > See the URL for the rest.
    >

Roman Svihorik

Mar 14th 2005 2:52 am

Re: All Engines-out Landing Due to Fuel Exhaustion - Air Transat,

Yes, Dave, I saw it on the National Geographic channel a year or so ago.
Personally, I felt impressed - I just could not believe such a plane can
land without engines and total structural damages and passenger toll...
Roman

Dave S wrote:

    > Wow... thanks for the scoop...
    >
    > You realize that this incident has already been reported on extensively
    > and that there has even been a documentary made about it (shown on the
    > program "Seconds From Disaster" or something like that.
    >
    > Scott M. Kozel wrote:
    >
    >> http://www.gpiaa-portugal-report.com/

Robert M. Gary

Mar 14th 2005 5:05 am