Severe turbulence (according to ICAO) is defined as
Turbulence that causes large, abrupt changes in altitude and/or attitude. It usually causes large variations in indicated airspeed. Aircraft may be momentarily out of control.
Occupants are forced violently against seat belts or shoulder straps. Unsecured objects are tossed about. Food Service and walking are impossible.
What appel says, is mostly referred to as "extreme turbulence":
Turbulence in which the aircraft is violently tossed about and is practically impossible to control. It may cause structural damage.
Passenger wrote:Last Sunday's Air Canada AC832 Toronto-Montreal-Brussels went through moderate turbulence near Montreal. Three passengers and six cabin crew were slightly injured.
For me that's more than moderate turbulence, 9 persons injured!
Agree, I would also call that more then "moderate turbulence". But I just took over exactly what The Aviation Herald wrote - and Simon knows better then us how it has to be called: "...was descending through FL290 about 90nm southwest of Montreal on approach to Montreal when the aircraft flew through a zone of moderate turbulence lasting less than a minute..."
The Africa schedule from Brussels Airlines seems to be disrupted today and tomorrow: about 5 incoming and outgoing flights are cancelled or rescheduled.
An Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-200 freighter on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines, registration TF-AAB performing flight SV-946 from Brussels (Belgium) to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) with 6 crew and flammable cargo, was enroute near Sofia when the crew received a cargo fire indication and diverted to Sofia for a safe landing. Responding emergency services found no trace of fire, smoke or heat.
Bulgaria's Transport Ministry said, contradicting Bulgarian media reports of a fuel leak, that the aircraft diverted because of a cargo fire indication.
Incident: Brussels RJ1H near Berlin on Oct 20th 2011, fuel system problem
A Brussels Airlines Avro RJ-100, registration OO-DWA performing flight SN-2555 from Brussels (Belgium) to Warsaw (Poland), was enroute at FL330 over Poland about 100nm east of Berlin (Germany) when the crew decided to divert to Berlin's Tegel Airport for a safe landing about 22 minutes later.
A passenger reported the captain announced they had a fuel system problem and needed to be on the ground within 20 minutes. The passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto other flights the next day.
Anyone more news on OO-DJY? On the website of Bilbao Airport and Flight Tracker it is still mentioned as on route and on time arrival at 11h55. We are way past 11h55. Return flight indeed indicated as canceled. Did it actually land in Bilbao or was it diverted?
Rgds,
CRJ 900
SN-flight was diverted to Toulouse. The daughter of a friend of me is in a coach on the way to Bilbao, he told me a few minutes ago. No information about the reason of the diversion
Boeing767copilot wrote:SN-flight was diverted to Toulouse. The daughter of a friend of me is in a coach on the way to Bilbao, he told me a few minutes ago. No information about the reason of the diversion
Boeing767copilot wrote:SN-flight was diverted to Toulouse. The daughter of a friend of me is in a coach on the way to Bilbao, he told me a few minutes ago. No information about the reason of the diversion
A Brussels Airlines Avro RJ-85, registration OO-DJY performing flight SN-3711 from Brussels (Belgium) to Bilbao,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL330 about 190nm north of Toulouse (France) when the crew needed to shut an engine down and drifted down to FL270 and diverted for a safe landing in Toulouse about 40 minutes after leaving FL330.
The flight as well as the return flight were cancelled.
The incident aircraft was able to position back to Brussels about 7.5 hours after landing, but has not yet resumed service (standing Oct 25th 14:05Z)
andorra-airport wrote:The incident aircraft was able to position back to Brussels about 7.5 hours after landing, but has not yet resumed service (standing Oct 25th 14:05Z)
The aircraft is in Birmingham, having operated flight SN2045 BRU-BHX, with a delay of approximately one hour. It is now ready for flight SN2046 BHX-BRU, delayed by 55 minutes.
andorra-airport wrote:A Brussels Airlines Avro RJ-85, registration OO-DJY performing flight SN-3711 from Brussels (Belgium) to Bilbao,SP (Spain)
diverted for a safe landing in Toulouse about 40 minutes after leaving FL330.
The flight as well as the return flight were cancelled.
And what became of the passengers ?
Toulouse-Bilbao is some 350 km - at least 4 or 5 hours by coach - but Bilbao -Brussels is not far from 1000 Km ...
About 20.00 this 3 Nov at Warsaw Chopin Airport, a LOT Boeing 737-4Q8 (B734) registered SP-LLK that had taken off to Brussels as LO233 made an emergency landing. After refueling the plane took off again to Brussels, where it is announced with 4 hrs 15 min delay.
There is bad weather at Chopin Airport. Thick fog causes some flights to be cancelled and some aircraft to be diverted to other airports.
This is WAW airport information about the above flight: "Dziś po godzinie 20.00 na naszym Lotnisku miało miejsce lądowanie awaryjne samolotu PLL LOT LO231 lecącego do Brukseli. Samolot po przejściu kontroli i uzupełnieniu paliwa wyruszył ponownie w rejs do Brukseli." and a few minutes later: "W naszą niedawną informację o dzisiejszym lądowaniu awaryjnym samolotu lecącego do Brukseli wkradł się błąd. tzn. był to rejs LO233, a nie jak podaliśmy wcześniej LO231"
The following flight LO231 will also arrive in BRU with 2 hrs 20 min delay.
sn26567 wrote:About 20.00 this 3 Nov at Warsaw Chopin Airport, a LOT Boeing 737-4Q8 (B734) registered SP-LLK that had taken off to Brussels as LO233 made an emergency landing. After refueling the plane took off again to Brussels, where it is announced with 4 hrs 15 min delay.
There is bad weather at Chopin Airport. Thick fog causes some flights to be cancelled and some aircraft to be diverted to other airports.
This is WAW airport information about the above flight: "Dziś po godzinie 20.00 na naszym Lotnisku miało miejsce lądowanie awaryjne samolotu PLL LOT LO231 lecącego do Brukseli. Samolot po przejściu kontroli i uzupełnieniu paliwa wyruszył ponownie w rejs do Brukseli." and a few minutes later: "W naszą niedawną informację o dzisiejszym lądowaniu awaryjnym samolotu lecącego do Brukseli wkradł się błąd. tzn. był to rejs LO233, a nie jak podaliśmy wcześniej LO231"
The following flight LO231 will also arrive in BRU with 2 hrs 20 min delay.
From the Aviation Herald:
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration SP-LLK performing flight LO-233 from Warsaw (Poland) to Brussels (Belgium), was in the initial climb out of Warsaw's runway 33 with a delay of 3:10 hours when the crew requested to return to the airport. The aircraft levelled off at approximately 2500 feet and returned to runway 33 for a safe landing about 10 minutes after departure. After a windshield hatch was properly closed and the aircraft was refueled, the aircraft departed again about 70 minutes after landing and reached Brussels with a total delay of 4:10 hours. The airline said a cockpit window was leaking, the cause is under investigation.
