United Airlines Boeing 787 diverts to remote Pago Pago

One Mile At a Time ^ | 12.31.2022 | Ben Schlappig

[fremont_steve]

A better question ..why is it pro ounces Pango Pango? I have been there and never got that fundamental question answered

[Round Earther]

“Twin engine plane. One engine fails - in the middle of the Pacific - in the middle of the night.”

The 787 is ETOPS rated:

ETOPS

Engines Turn or Passengers Swim

[OldMissileer]

I believe you are mistaken. The DC-3 is a “tail dragger,” and cannot taxi on one engine, much less take off!

I assure you the DC-3 can taxi with one engine. I flew them back in the early 1980's. Taking off is another thing.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Why does the FBI have an office in Pago Pago?

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In case the mom's ask tough questions at school board meetings?

[Jim Noble]

I did JFK-Johannesberg (18.5 hours) in 2000.

Certainly makes that West Coast hop seem easy.

They just started JFK-New Zealand, and JFK-Sydney is in the works.

[Organic Panic]

That plane can fly just fine with a single engine. These new engines have so many safety features all monitored by the engine manufacturer in live time. If there is so much as a tiny flea fart out of place it is instantly sent to the manufacturer (Rolls or GE) and they will recommend shutting down an engine mid flight and landing for inspection. The engine I am most familiar with is Williams FJ which, most of the time, any error was an error with the sensors and not the engine.

[Starship1]

ETOPS: Engines Turn Off, Passengers Scream

[Celtic Conservative]

Yep, that's a very long ETOPS flight. ETOPS stands for "Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standard", the regulation that governs trans-oceanic flight. It is also referred to by pilots as "Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim".

🤣🤣🤣

CC

[Celtic Conservative]

The F-4 is proof that if you give it enough thrust, you can make a brick fly.

CC

[mad_as_he$$]

Even when it is coal powered! ;-)

[DAC21]

That is the flight my Sister did nearly every week (LAX / Sydney) for two years before she retired from Delta in 2020. They flew Triple 7’s

[Thermalseeker]

One engine fails - in the middle of the Pacific - in the middle of the night.

But, but, but the manual sez that almost never happens.....

[nesnah]

One engine fails - in the middle of the Pacific - in the middle of the night.

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And, the blond in seat 10A laments - “If the other engine goes out we’ll be up here all night”.

[xp38]

You were lucky it didn’t tip over while you were there.

[TChad]

Aha, "aviation gas" is not the same as "jet fuel," and the two are incompatible. I learned something.

I'm sorry to read about your friend. One of my closest friends somehow managed to fly his private plane into power lines, killing him and his passenger. He was a mechanical engineer, smart and meticulous.

[GreenHornet]

However, at that point there were reportedly some engine issues, and the plane’s right engine had to be shut down.

Over Macho Grande?

[Sarcazmo]

Thanks!

[Taxman]

I’d love to hear your story about how to taxi a DC-3 on one engine!

Have you actually done it?

And, for how far?

[OldMissileer]

Down taxiways using the brakes, and yes, I have done it.

[Taxman]

Tricky?

Short taxi?

Did the brakes hold up?

My twin engine tail dragger experience was in a surplus C-45. Procedure was to call for a tow if one engine was inop.