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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: victorash on March 25, 2008, 05:53:58 PM

Title: Qantas Emergency Los Angeles
Post by: victorash on March 25, 2008, 05:53:58 PM
Qantas plane forced to abort takeoff at Los Angeles international airport on Monday night Boeing 747 braked heavily on the runway and blew three tyres.

 Is there anymore info on this ? Would there be a sound file and what time did it happen ?

Thanks
Title: Re: Qantas Emergency Los Angeles
Post by: markm on March 25, 2008, 07:15:52 PM
The crew received warning lights and the take-off was aborted, what the warning lights that came on are unknown at this stage.  One passenger was hospitalised with minor injuries. The plane in question was Wunala, and operating as QF12,

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23433044-5001021,00.html

Mark
Title: Re: Qantas Emergency Los Angeles
Post by: rpd on March 25, 2008, 10:48:49 PM
Of course Qantas has never had a crash.  5 minutes to Wapner.  I am an excellent controller......
Title: Re: Qantas Emergency Los Angeles
Post by: KSYR-pjr on March 26, 2008, 08:41:55 AM
Of course Qantas has never had a crash.  5 minutes to Wapner.  I am an excellent controller......

Ha!  :) :)