Virgin 744 divert to yhz

787 · Post by **787** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:47 am

Anyone with and info why Virgin Atlantic Diverted to YHZ today.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR6

Cam · Post by **Cam** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:54 pm

Smoke in the cockpit (or smelled/warning). AC Techs working on it now...supposed to be leaving tonight at 2100 AST. I was hoping it would leave Tue. as the weather will be nice then for me to get a nice picture of her on take-off.

commuter · Post by **commuter** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:04 am

Parked beside it that night. We were told they had a lightening strike and as a result there was th smoke smell and they did the emergency landing into YHZ. At 4 in the morning they were still trying to get the pax and crew places to stay.

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:09 pm

commuter wrote:Parked beside it that night. We were told they had a lightening strike and as a result there was th smoke smell and they did the emergency landing into YHZ. At 4 in the morning they were still trying to get the pax and crew places to stay.

Fortunate they did not have a heavier strike...probably would have caused a fire.

Ghost Rider · Post by **Ghost Rider** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:34 pm

swordfish wrote:
commuter wrote:Parked beside it that night. We were told they had a lightening strike and as a result there was th smoke smell and they did the emergency landing into YHZ. At 4 in the morning they were still trying to get the pax and crew places to stay.
Fortunate they did not have a heavier strike...probably would have caused a fire.

???

props ahead · Post by **props ahead** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:51 pm

A heavier strike?? What do you mean?

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:46 pm

Lightening...??? hello. Lightning strike.... Over.

The rationale is that if a lightening strike causes only smoke, a heavier strike will cause a fire...

OMFG...are you guys ever stunned.

Ghost Rider · Post by **Ghost Rider** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:58 pm

swordfish wrote:Lightening...??? hello. Lightning strike.... Over.

The rationale is that if a lightening strike causes only smoke, a heavier strike will cause a fire...

OMFG...are you guys ever stunned.

WOW

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