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Old 23rd March 2011, 03:51 AM
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Default QF20 diversion to Cairns

We are currently sitting on the tarmac in Cairns after diverting here due to small electrical fire in the cockpit. We had smelt something burning and captain advised that an electrical system that demists the windscreen had shorted and they had to use fire extinguishers due to sparks.
Now waiting for QF and customs staff to arrive.

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Old 23rd March 2011, 07:33 AM
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I can see the headlines now...
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Old 23rd March 2011, 11:12 AM
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All handled fairly well by QF given the hour of the morning. We had to wait for Customs & Immigration to arrive but then transferred onto other domestic flights from Cairns, so only a 2-3 hour delay for most. The important thing is that the captain put safety first and kept us well-informed at all times.

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Old 23rd March 2011, 06:15 PM
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They forgot to link the article back to the A380 disaster!
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Old 23rd March 2011, 07:58 PM
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still here Mark... all doors open with safe guards on doors, been told its up for a windscreen change..
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Old 23rd March 2011, 11:26 PM
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I can see the headlines now...
Front page of smh.com.au.

Headline = "Plane fire 'truly scary'"
Synopsis = "Passengers on a Qantas flight from the Philippines to Sydney yesterday left terrified after pilots had to put out an electrical fire in the cockpit."
Full article (with less frenzied headline) = http://www.smh.com.au/travel/qantas-...323-1c6us.html
The Lazy Journalists Plane Story Generator = http://www.radans.net/jens/planestory.html

This said, a recurring fire in the cockpit is a very serious issue - I just wish the media would write it up as a very serious issue without adding hysteria on top of that.


NineMSN has footage of interviews with said terrified passengers here - http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/...ight-to-cairns
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Old 24th March 2011, 05:27 AM
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Yes, so much for SMH's accurate reporting. I was on the flight - it was not scary and it did not take place at 3.35pm! SMH are only out by about 12 hours :-)
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Old 24th March 2011, 06:40 AM
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Quite surprised the article doesn't link to the A380 incident or the other A330 incident that occurred a while ago.
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Old 24th March 2011, 07:06 AM
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Quite surprised the article doesn't link to the A380 incident or the other A330 incident that occurred a while ago.
The SMH article mentions the previous A330 cockpit smoke incident....
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Old 24th March 2011, 08:32 AM
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Does anyone know what type of fire extinguishers they carry in the cockpit?
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