JetBlue plane lands safely at LAX area after wheel problem (Airbus A320)

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20050921-2001-ca-airlineremergency.html ^

[CGASMIA68]

Job well done Capi.....Congrats

[clee1]

Airbus: When you absolutely, positively must crash tonight.

[Larry Lucido]

Here's a link to the live thread for the play by play:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488925/posts

[Last Dakotan]

Which third world country do they do their maintaince in?

[traumer]

Airbus: fly-by-wire....

[Last Dakotan]

Ahh I found it. "The Wall Street Journal reports at least two airlines -- Jet Blue and America West -- send their planes to El Salvador for "long distance" maintenance, outsourcing the work to cut costs."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325749/posts

[blackbart.223]

"Job well done Capi.....Congrats."

Someone should pin a medal on the flight crews chest. I have been on worse landings where the plane had all landing gear down and locked.

[Habibi]

The gear was down and locked. The nose gear was just locked sideways. It's happened before with the A320.

[kaktuskid]

The gear was down and locked. The nose gear was just locked sideways. It's happened before with the A320.

Subsidized Euro technology at its finest!:(

[ikka]

Can someone explain to me why there is not a way to dump fuel, which is why they had to fly around for 3 hours?

[KneelBeforeZod]

"Which third world country do they do their maintaince in?"

oakland.

(and others...)

[KneelBeforeZod]

"Which third world country do they do their maintaince in?"

oakland.

(and others...)

[Zauber]

The A320, like most modern airliners, does not have the capability to dump fuel. It is not uncommon these days for pilots to request airborne holding short of their destination in order to burn off fuel and get below their maximum safe landing weight.

[Paleo Conservative]

If it's not Boeing, I'm not going!

If you want on or off my aerospace ping list, please contact me by Freep mail.

[wideminded]

I'm not a pilot, so I have the following questions:

1. Can the pilot steer the front wheel of the plane while on the ground in some way other than by using the engines?

2. If so, is this accomplished using the same yoke that steers the plane in flight?

3. If so, how does the pilot transfer between these two functions?

[Babu]

ScareBus - Socialism's groupthink committee airplane ...

"Who says the nose wheels have to be parallel to the fuselage? That's just an American custom."

[Zuben Elgenubi]

" If it's not Boeing, I'm not going!"

You've got that right.

[supercat]

The A320, like most modern airliners, does not have the capability to dump fuel. It is not uncommon these days for pilots to request airborne holding short of their destination in order to burn off fuel and get below their maximum safe landing weight.

Is there any good way for a pilot to increase fuel consumption? I would expect that if the plane would allow it the pilot could theoretically enter a steep climb at wide open throttle; if the thrust/weight ratio is less than 1:1 (as it is on any commercial jetliner) it should be possible to maintain stable airspeed in such fashion. On the other hand, that might not be very comfortable for the passengers, and might have safety problems besides. Any other alternatives?

[Moonman62]

The gear was down and locked. The nose gear was just locked sideways. It's happened before with the A320.

Am I to assume the gear is rotated 90 degrees when it's retracted in order to save space?