Author Topic: United coffee spill leads to accedental squawk hijack (Read 8626 times)

Dax · « **on:** January 05, 2011, 06:21:44 AM »

Monday night a United flight bound for Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson intl. Initial reports claimed a problem with communication equipment. I just rolled out of bed after hearing on the radio that in fact the PIC spilled his coffee in the cockpit leading to an accidental squawk 7500. I will admit half of me laughed and half did not.

http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/165062--spilt-coffee-causes-united-airlines-flight-to-frankfurt-to-land-in-toronto

joeyb747 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2011, 08:47:59 AM »

Dax · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2011, 07:11:40 PM »

Thank you for this Joey! A bit more info indeed

joeyb747 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2011, 06:59:56 AM »

You're welcome!

kyle172 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2011, 04:00:45 AM »

Did it come from Macdonalds?

Dax · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2011, 05:04:40 AM »

If I could get a Big Mac and a coffee on a flight I would be one happy pax.

atcman23 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2011, 08:05:16 PM »

Nah, he bought it at the gate using his credit card.

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