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Air Traffic Monitoring => Aviation Audio Clips => Topic started by: kea001 on July 27, 2009, 12:00:57 PM

Title: SWA693 - KISP - Jul 26th 2009 - Smoke On Board
Post by: kea001 on July 27, 2009, 12:00:57 PM

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, flight WN-693 from Hartford,CT to Orlando,FL (USA) with 132 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing through FL340 about 15 minutes into the flight, when the crew donned their oxygen masks, declared emergency reporting smoke in the cabin with all passengers in the rear of the cabin on oxygen masks and diverted to Islip,NY for a safe landing on runway 24 45 minutes after takeoff.

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=41d467f0&opt=0

Associated Press: Youtube SWA693
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRSy9Wawaso&feature=player_embedded

Southwest flight grounded by coffee maker aroma
The electrical smell that caused a Southwest Airlines Co flight to make an unexpected landing Sunday was caused by a coffee maker in the back of the aircraft, a company spokesman said on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE56Q2WZ20090727

Title: Re: SWA693 - KISP - Jul 26th 2009 - Smoke On Board
Post by: Fuschimuschi on July 30, 2009, 03:37:19 PM

Thanks for posting.

Never good to get a fire farning.

Title: Re: SWA693 - KISP - Jul 26th 2009 - Smoke On Board
Post by: joeyb747 on August 05, 2009, 08:31:31 AM

Do you suppose the coffee that morning was "Good to the last drop"??   :lol: (Maxwellhouse)

"Coffee, tea, or me?"  :lol: (National Airlines)

Good to hear all are safe. At least is was just a coffee maker and not someting more serious.

Title: Re: SWA693 - KISP - Jul 26th 2009 - Smoke On Board
Post by: kea001 on August 05, 2009, 10:43:26 AM

Taste as good as it smells - Maxwell House