Posted on 07/03/2013 7:06:43 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior
A Korean Air Boeing 777-300, registration HL8275 performing flight KE-38 (dep Jul 1st) from Chicago,IL (USA) to Seoul (South Korea) with 273 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 300nm south of Anadyr [UHMA](Russia) when the crew needed to shut an engine (GE90) down. The crew drifted the aircraft down to FL270, turned north and diverted to Anadyr dumping fuel. The aircraft landed safely on runway 19 about one hour later.
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration HL7491 was dispatched from Seoul to Anadyr as flight KE-3037 and landed in Anadyr about 10 hours later landing of HL8275. The aircraft is estimated to depart Anadyr shortly and reach Seoul with a delay of 12 hours.
The borderguarding force didn't allow the passengers to leave the plane because of too small transit area in this airport. Only to the port's bathrooms in accompanied groups :)
A photo gallery from an airport employee (scroll to #633 an ahead)
The good news is that the engines on the 777 are so huge, they can take off and land with just one engine.
I flew a 777-200 (United - never fly United) trans-Atlantic last week. First time on one. I was a nice experience from the aircraft stand point.
I flew Korean once and once only.
It's always a treat for me when I get to ride in one.
Looks like a regular US passenger a/p. “Jetways” and typical ground support equipment.
Well, they chose to bring an spare engine and exchange them in Anadyr.
IIRC the ETOPS for this bad boy is 330 minutes.
For those who don’t know, ETOPS=Engines Turn Or People Swim.
Seriously, internationaly it is Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards.
I love the spaciousness of the 777. I will be flying onboard one from New York-Hong Kong later this year. 16 hour flight.
The 777 cannot take off on one engine.
Then, for those who are really daring..there's always the "The Gimli Glider"
A ggod work of real aviation people!
I have a similar story (not gliding but loss of controls anyway) Tu-154 Izhma landing
On Sep 14th Russia's Ministry of Transport said, that first examinations suggest the on-board batteries overheated (thermal runaway) and failed taking out the entire electric system in that process causing the failure of all attached systems including navigation and radio equipment as well as the failure of both regular and standby fuel pumps followed by a fuel imbalance in the wing tanks.
According to the FCOM the batteries on board of the aircraft would be able to supply the aircraft with electric power for 30 minutes after the loss of all three generators on board. These 30 minutes include one attempt to start the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) as well as operation of the standby fuel pumps. Flaps, spoilers and landing gear would continue to operate normally, the stabilizer trim however ceases to work on battery power. It is standard operating procedure to not use flaps without working stabilizer trim.
The Tupolev TU-154 features 2 fuel tanks in the center section and 4 wing tanks, total capacity 39,750 kg (87550 lbs) for a maximum range of 3500nm with reduced payload. The electric fuel main pumps move the fuel from those tanks to an engine feed tank (capacity 3300 kg of fuel), also located in the center section of the aircraft, from where all engines are being supplied. Standby fuel pumps are available to transfer fuel to the engine feed tank with battery power. The failure of both main and standby fuel pumps would leave the crew with just the 3300kg of fuel in the engine feed tank sufficient for about 20-40 minutes flying time. Although the flaps are driven by hydraulics, the flaps handle switches are electric.
Lucky you. I hope it's a foreign carrier like Singapore airlines or Japan Airlines or somesuch. American carriers just don't have the service "pizazz" anymore.
777's also have wi-fi and 120vac outlets under the seats.
Enjoy your trip....
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