Posts Tagged ‘Ryanair safety’

Ryanair aircraft aborts takeoff after engine swallows seagull in Italy

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Ryanair, the World’s most hated airline, have had two engine issues in quick succession, the latest caused by a seagull being ingested into an engine during take-off.

Just earlier today we reported that a Ryanair aircraft had suffered problems that resulted in an engine being shut down in flight whilst on approach to Santander in Spain, the cause of which is not yet determined. This time round, a rogue seagull, fed up with Ryanair’s rip-off hidden charges, decided to dive bomb the plane on take-off and got mashed up by the CFM56 turbofan engine.

The Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DAV, was due to fly from Cagliari to Frankfurt Hahn (No where near Frankfurt by the way) with 120 passengers on board. The airplane managed to slow down safely and returned to the terminal on one engine.

At this point you’d think the passengers would be let off the aircraft? Oh no, not with Ryanair. The oh so pleasant airline forced them to remain on board for 4 hours while repairs were looked into. Only when passengers started calling the police demanding they be “freed” did Ryanair finally allow them to get off and then admit the plane was buggered after all and they’d all have to wait for a replacement resulting in passengers arriving in Frankfurt (not actually) about 9 hours late.

Another on-time arrival with Ryanair.

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Ryanair aircraft engine shuts down during flight to Spain

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

An engine on an aircraft operated by Ryanair, the World’s most hated airline, has been shut down in mid-air during a flight from Ireland to Spain.

The Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration number EI-DLV and operating as flight number FR-7152 from Dublin to Santander, was on it’s approach to Santander airport when the crew reported they needed to shut down an engine. The airplane continued into Santander and thankfully arrived in one piece.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 was dispatched to Santander in order to perform the return leg but this resulted in a delay of over 9 hours for the poor passengers waiting to board in Spain.

Passengers were not charged extra for the luxury of a replacement aircraft, as far as we know.

Mr O’Leary was not ingested into the engine and therefore this could not have been a contributing factor to the incident.

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Ryanair urged to bring in safer boarding procedures following 3yr old girl’s fall from aircraft stairs

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Ryanair, the Worlds most hated airline, have been urged to conduct a review of their procedures after a three-year-old girl fell off the top of aircraft stairs, through a bloody great big gap, onto the tarmac below.

Sasha Slater, a journalist for the Evening Standard, was carrying her 18-month-old son plus bags, up the steps of the aircraft without any assistance being offered by the cabin crew, at Stansted, in July 2009 when her daughter fell from the stairs.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch report said Ryanair should ensure assistance was available to passengers with children and with special needs.

Olga was climbing the stairs unaided when she fell through a space between the handrail and the level platform at the top of the steps. She was airlifted to hospital after receiving immediate medical help.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said: “The gap between the extendable handrail and the upper platform of the Boeing 737 airstairs represents a hazard to small children boarding or disembarking the aircraft.”

The modifications proposed by Ryanair after last month’s incident provided “only a limited physical protection against falling”, the AAIB added.

The AAIB recommended that Ryanair review boarding and disembarkation procedures “so that assistance is made available to passengers accompanied by children and those with special needs”.

“I Hate Ryanair” staff have travelled on Ryanair in the past with small children and we found the experience absolutely disgusting. The cabin crew were rude, arrogant and offered no assistance what so ever when it was required.

We don’t think the modifications to procedures that Ryanair are offering are enough and urge parents with children to fly with a proper airline with safer boarding procedures.

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Ryanair passenger seriously injured in accident in Girona

Friday, July 16th, 2010

The Aviation Herald is reporting today that a woman fell from the airstairs from a plane operated by Ryanair, the World’s most hated airline, seriously injuring herself.

The Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DAX performing flight FR-9396 from Girona to Leeds with 162 passengers and 6 crew, was boarding for departure, when a female passenger fell through the railing of the integral air stair of the aircraft.

The NTSB reported, that the woman received serious injuries.

The accident is being investigated by Spain’s CIAIAC (Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidents de Aviacion Civil).

This is not the first time that Ryanair have had problems with the airstair units that they insist on using to save money.

On June 27 last year, a Boeing 737-800 had parked at Dublin Airport following a flight from Krakow. During disembarkation from the rear door the first three passengers emerged from the aircraft onto the mobile air stairs unit. The stairs then partially collapsed.

Investigators for the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of the Department of Transport, found the locking mechanism on the unit was creating a “false” lock condition which was sufficient to allow one person to stand on the sliding stair without adverse consequence, but not three.

Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfcweyojidoj/rss2/#ixzz0tqQvZS24

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Ryanair emergency landing due to low fuel

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

A Boeing 737-800 operated by Ryanair, the World’s most hated airline, was recently forced into declaring an emergency and landing at an alternate airport due to being too low on fuel.

The Ryanair flight on the 14th May was due to fly between Stansted and Alicante in Spain but ended up landing safely in Valencia, which is about 70 miles away.

Upon it’s initial attempt to land on runway 10 at Alicante Airport (LEAL), the aircraft experienced windsheer and was forced to go around for another try. This time the crew decided to use runway 28 but again experienced similar wind conditions and aborted the landing.

A “Pan” call was made by the pilot to indicate urgency due to the fact that they were now below the final fuel reserve and the aircraft was diverted to Valencia. But on the approach the situation was upgraded to a full emergency by making a “MAYDAY” call.

After the landing, the final fuel quantities were checked and it was found that there was just 440kg in tank 1 and 470kg in tank 2. The central fuel tank was empty.

The crew re-fueled and continued to Alicante where they arrived over 2 hours late.

Thank goodness for the sake of the passengers that this delay resulted in no trumpet fanfare being played!

An investigation by the Spanish Civil Aviation Authorities is underway.

http://www.fomento.es/MFOM/LANG_EN/DIRECCIONES_GENERALES/ORGANOS_COLEGIADOS/CIAIAC/INVESTIGACION/2010/010_2010ENG.htm

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Ryanair jet’s broken tail flap prompts FAA ‘Airworthiness Directive’ affecting 600 aircraft

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The FAA have ordered airlines to perform an emergency inspection of some 600 Boeing 737 airplanes after vibrations caused by a broken tail flap mechanism forced the diversion of a flight operated by Ryanair, the World’s most hated airline.

The Ryanair flight using a Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DYI and performing flight FR-5407 from Eindhoven to Madrid with 146 passengers, was climbing out of Eindhoven having reached FL240 just northeast of Brussels, when the crew reported technical problems.

The Ryanair flightcrew diverted from the intended route and made an uneventful landing.

The FAA then received a report from Boeing detailing the failure of the aft attach lugs on the left elevator tab control mechanism, which resulted in severe elevator vibration.

Sandy Angers, a Seattle-based spokeswoman for Boeing Co., said the company identified the problem after the Ryanair incident when a flight crew noticed “excessive” vibration and was forced to divert.

“There is a safety concern,” she said. “When we become aware of these types of issues, we respond quickly.”

Angers said the order effects about 600 “next-generation Boeing 737s, including the -600, -700, -800, and -900 series.

Subsequent investigation revealed extensive damage to the elevator tab control system. Severe vibration in this attach point is suspected of allowing rapid wear of the joint, and resulted in failure of the attach lugs.

This condition, if not corrected, could “result in a loss of aircraft control and structural integrity” and could thus cause a crash.

The FAA Airworthiness Directive can be read here:
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library%5CrgAD.nsf/0/DF4E8BD4ADD40024862576E500199ECB?OpenDocument

A PDF copy of the FAA report can be found here:
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAD.nsf/0/df4e8bd4add40024862576e500199ecb/$FILE/2010-06-51_Emergency.pdf

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Ryanair emergency landing this morning

Monday, January 11th, 2010

A Ryanair plane that departed from Tampere was forced to make an emergency landing in Sweden. The pilot made the decision to land after noting a problem with the plane’s engines.

The aircraft, which was heading for Frankfurt, Germany, landed at the Skavstan Airport near Nyköping, in southeast Sweden.

The landing was smooth. However, technicians decided to keep the plane grounded, reported Sweden’s public television company SVT.

Swedish aviation officials confirmed the plane had an engine problem. Passengers of the interrupted flight were loaded onto another plane to continue their journey.

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Ryanair plane crashes off runway in Prestwick

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

A Ryanair aircraft has gone off the end of a runway at Prestwick Airport in the west of Scotland.

Emergency services are on the way to the scene. Strathclyde Fire and Rescue have confirmed they have sent three appliances to the incident.

It is understood the aircraft had been coming in to land when it overshot the runway. An eyewitness said it had come to rest partially on the grass.

Police said there were not believed to be any injuries.

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