IS THERE A VIABLE CORRELATION BETWEEN BEING A LOW-COST AIRLINE AND MULTIPLE MISHAPS?
CEBU PACIFIC, A LOW-FARE/BUDGET AIRLINE, HAS HAD A SERIES OF MISHAPS THE PAST WEEKS. ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LOW-COST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD IS RYANAIR.
BELOW IS A LIST OF RYANAIR MISHAPS FROM 24 SEPTEMBER 2012, TILL ONLY 05 MAY 2013 (JUST LITTLE LESS THAN AN 8 MONTH PERIOD), PROVIDED BY A BLOG NAMED "LOW COST CARRIERS ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS: A summary of all accidents and incidents involving low-cost carriers: Archive for Ryanair category" (http://lowcostaccidents.wordpress.com/category/ryanair/).
MAYBE, IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE A DILIGENT LOOK WHETHER THERE'S A VIABLE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE ONE'S BEING A LOW-COST AIRLINE AND ITS BEING SUSCEPTIBLE TO MISHAPS.
Archive for the ‘ryanair’ Category
Ryanair – Alicante – 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, ryanair, suspicious wheel well fire indication Leave a Comment On May 5, 2013, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DPC performing flight FR-9887 from Alicante,SP (Spain) to Liverpool,EN (UK) with 152 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Alicante when the crew stopped the climb at FL220 and returned to Alicante for a safe landing on runway 10 about 16 minutes later with emergency services on stand by.
On May 7th the airline’s chief pilot told The Aviation Herald, that the crew received a spurious wheel well fire indication, actioned the relevant checklists and returned to Alicante requesting emergency services to inspect the wheel wells after landing. Emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke, then the aircraft taxied to the apron. A faulty sensor was identified as cause of the indication.
Spurious wheel well fire indication
Ryanair – Pescara – 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, flaps problem, ryanair Leave a Comment On May 2, 2013, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DWE performing flight FR-5558 from Pescara (Italy) to Dusseldorf Niederrhein (Germany) with 107 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Pescara when the crew reported the flaps could not be retracted and considered to divert to Milan Orio (Italy) but decided to return to Pescara. The aircraft landed safely back at a higher speed than normal, emergency services checked the brakes and escorted the aircraft to the gate.
Flap issues
Ryanair – Frankfurt – 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, hydraulic failure, ryanair Leave a Comment On April 25, 2013, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DLI performing flight FR-168 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Trieste (Italy), was enroute at FL370 abotu 40nm southeast of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and decided to divert to Frankfurt Hahn for a safe landing on runway 21 about 30 minutes later. A passenger reported the crew announced they were diverting to Frankfurt Hahn due to a hydraulic failure. After landing and some checks they proceeded onto a different aircraft and continued to Trieste.
Hydraulic failure
Ryanair – Malta – 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: Malta, ryanair, Tail Scrape, take off Leave a Comment On April 9, 2013 a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DWP performing flight FR-3883 from Malta (Malta) to London Luton, EN (UK), departed Luqa Airport’s runway 13 when upon rotation for takeoff the crew received indication the tail of the aircraft had contacted the runway surface. The crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet and returned to Malta for a safe landing on runway 13 about 35 minutes after departure.
Tail scrape on take-off
Ryanair – Gothenburg – 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: flight attendant fall, Gothenburg, report, ryanair Leave a Comment On March 29, 2013, Sweden’s Haverikommission (SAIB) released their final report on the incident occurring on May 8, 2012. It concludes:
- The door was closed before the cabin crew member was completely prepared
- There was a certain element of stress due to the delay and the returning of the waste
- It was not established how the all-clear signal to remove the stairs was to be given
- The door was opened without a full appraisal of the associated risks
SAIB Report
Ryanair – Pisa – 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, fuel leak, pisa, ryanair Comments (1) On February 19th, 2013, a Ryanair flight from Pisa to Brussels stopped before take off on Wednesday for a suspected gas leak was given the green light to go after checks by fire department examiners and technicians. The plane with 100 passengers on board was halted before reaching the runway when ground crew spotted liquid leaking from the craft.
Fuel leak
Ryanair – Pisa – 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, pisa, ryanair, Smoke on board Leave a Comment On Ferbruary 18th, 2013, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DHE performing flight FR-9935 from Pisa to Cagliari (Italy), was climbing out of Pisa’s runway 04R when a coffee maker overheated and emitted smoke prompting the crew to stop the climb at 5000 feet and return to Pisa for a safe landing on runway 04R about 12 minutes after departure. By the time of the landing the smoke had already subsided and the aircraft taxied to the gate.
Hot coffee maker
Ryanair – Dublin – 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, dublin, ryanair, unauthorized maneuver on runway Leave a Comment On February 15th, 2013, a Ryanair flight FR227, from London Stansted to Dublin, landed and was cleared to vacate the runway, completed a 180 degree turn back down the runway. There were other aircraft on approach to land on this runway, which were being monitored by air traffic control and as the other aircraft was still on the runway these aircraft were instructed to perform a missed approach. The Irish Aviation Authority is investigating the incident, in which FR227 attempted another unauthorised turn before being directed onto another exit. A statement from the IAA revealed that the incident was being treated seriously.
180-degree turn around on a runway
Ryanair – Marseille – 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, loss of cabin pressure, marseille, ryanair Leave a Comment On January 23rd, 2013, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCX performing flight FR-4632 from Valencia,SP (Spain) to Milan Bergamo (Italy) with 93 passengers, was enroute about 65nm south of Marseille (France) and 200nm southwest of Genoa (Italy) climbing from FL360 to FL400, when just upon reaching FL400 the crew initiated an emergency descent to 9000 feet reaching 9000 feet about 9 minutes later (average rate of descent 3450 feet per minute), the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft diverted to Genoa (Italy) for a safe landing about 45 minutes after leaving FL400. Two female passengers complained about chest pain and fainted, they were taken to a hospital.
Loss of cabin pressure
Ryanair – Shannon – 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2013, ryanair, Shannon, Unreliable Airspeed Leave a Comment On February 4th, 2013, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCW performing flight FR-1173 from Wroclaw (Poland) to Shannon (Ireland), was maintaining FL080 on approach to Shannon’s runway 24 and had just been cleared to 3000 feet and the ILS approach to runway 24 together with information about up to moderate turbulence with windshear of +/- 20 knots, when the crew advised they had an altitude disagree indication and requested to maintain FL080 to work the checklists. The crew subsequently reported that one of their altitude indicators showed FL080, the other FL085, one of their airspeed indicators read 150 knots which was definitely too slow, approach control reported the aircraft was showing FL085 on their radar, after completing the checklists the crew concluded they had unreliable altitude and airspeed indications and decided to divert to Dublin. The aircraft maintained FL080 on the way to Dublin, the crew advised they would be able to taxi normally after landing. The aircraft landed safely on Dublin’s runway 28 about 30 minutes after aborting the approach to Shannon and taxied to the gate now indicating normal operation.
Unreliable airspeed and altitude
Ryanair – Budapest – 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, priority landing, ryanair Leave a Comment On December 7th, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DWK performing flight FR-8414 from Paris Beauvais (France) to Budapest (Hungary), was on approach to Budapest about to turn onto base when approach instructed the aircraft to abort the approach due to a fire in the tower, instructed the aircraft to climb to 6000 feet and enter a hold. The crew advised they had only 5 minutes of holding fuel and requested estimates for the holding time, then advised they would need to divert to Bratislava (Slovakia), and was offered a visual approach to runway 31R, a minute later approach announced the airport management had closed the aerodrome. FR-8414 was vectored towards Bratislava and cleared to climb to FL180.
Priority landing after tower became inoperative
Ryanair – London – 2012 Posted December 3, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, odour in cabin, ryanair Leave a Comment On December 3rd, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DHY performing flight FR-2404 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Memmingen (Germany), stopped the climb out of London at FL150 and returned to Stansted Airport for a safe landing on runway 22 about 35 minutes after departure. A passenger reported a distinct smell of exhaust fumes in the cabin. The crew announced technical problems and returned to Stansted Airport.
Odour in cabin
Ryanair – Milano – 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, flight crew incapacitated, ryanair Leave a Comment On November 28th, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DYM performing flight FR-4722 from Milan Bergamo (Italy) to Billund (Denmark), was climbing out of Bergamo Airport about 45nm northeast of the aerodrome when the aircraft stopped the climb at FL270 and descended to FL250 turning south back towards Bergamo Airport. A few minutes later the aircraft turned north again, continued the climb to FL380 and completed the flight with a safe landing in Billund about 90 minutes later.
Flight crew temporarily incapacitated
Ryanair – Birmingham – 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, ryanair, technical problem Leave a Comment On November 26th, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DAI performing flight FR-3901 from Birmingham,EN (UK) to Malta (Malta), was climbing out of Birmingham when the crew stopped the climb at FL130 and entered a hold to burn off fuel. The aircraft subsequently diverted to London Stansted,EN (UK) for a safe landing on runway 23 about one hour after departure.
Technical problem
Ryanair – Paris – 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, fuel odour, ryanair Leave a Comment On October 29th, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DHG performing flight FR-7823 from Glasgow Prestwick,SC (UK) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL390 about 90nm southwest of Paris Beauvais (France) when the crew decided to divert to Beauvais Airport. The aircraft landed safely on Beauvais Airport’s runway 12 about 20 minutes later.
Ryanair B738 near Paris on Oct 29th 2012, smell of fuel aboard
Ryanair – Eindhoven – 2012 Posted October 11, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, incorrect takeoff, ryanair Leave a Comment On October 11th, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DLD performing flight FR-1518 from Eindhoven (Netherlands) to London Stansted,EN (UK), was in contact with Eindhoven’s ground control and had been cleared to taxi to runway 04 hold short of runway 04 at holding point F. The crew however continued along the taxiway parallel to the runway for a full length departure, lined up and took off without clearance. During climb out air traffic control made the crew aware they had taken off without clearance and they were expected to depart from intersection F, not full length.
Took off from wrong intersection and without clearance
Ryanair – Tallinn – 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, rejected takeoff, ryanair Leave a Comment On October 2nd, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EBP performing flight FR-4975 from Tallinn (Estonia) to Bremen (Germany), rejected takeoff from Tallinn’s runway 08 at low speed after the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.
Ryanair B738 at Tallinn on Oct 2nd 2012, rejected takeoff
Ryanair – Bremen – 2012 Posted October 1, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: bremen, flight crew incapacitated, ryanair Leave a Comment On October 1st 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EBP performing flight FR-7602 from Bremen (Germany) to Vilnius (Lithuania), was climbing out of Bremen, when a pungent odour and patches of haze came out of the air conditioning vents in the cockpit. About 5 minutes into the flight both flight crew felt severe headache, the forward portion of the cabin noticed the odour. The haze and odour dissipated during further climb, the crew recovered and continued the flight to Vilnius. During the descent the odour and haze returned causing again severe headache to both pilots. The aircraft continued for a safe landing at Vilnius.
Flight crew partially incapacitated
Ryanair – Billund – 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, ryanair, unruly passengers Leave a Comment On September 27th, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EBP performing flight FR-4113 from Tallin (Estonia) to Manchester,EN (UK), was enroute at FL380 110nm northeast of Billund (Denmark) when the crew decided to divert to Billund due to two unruly male passengers on board, who had been heavily drinking and subsequently engaged in a shouting match and began banging the aircraft walls. The aircraft landed safely in Billund about 25 minutes later, police arrested the two unrulies.
Ryanair B738 near Billund on Sep 24th 2012, unruly passengers
Ryanair – Berlin – 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 Filed under: ryanair | Tags: 2012, fuel leak, ryanair Leave a Comment On September 24th, 2012, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DAP performing flight FR-2314 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Bratislava (Slovakia), was enroute at FL390 over the Netherlands when the crew observed anomalies with the fuel quantity suggesting a possible fuel leak at the left hand engine (CFM56). When the aircraft was near Paderborn (Germany) the crew decided to divert to Berlin Schoenefeld (Germany), where the aircraft landed safely on runway 07L about 35 minutes after the decision to divert.
Ryanair B738 over Netherlands on Sep 24th 2012, fuel leak
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