U Flight Lands In Grand Juction Co

[Justair]

I heard ground crews in SFO talking about Flt 82 SFO - PHL airbus 320 a/c#102 lost both A/C packs and forced to land at GJT.

Any info on this aircraft?

I believe U in a flight later in the day to get pax.

 

[Hope777]

Aircraft # 102 ? ? ? ?

 

[mweiss]

Perhaps they meant 702? But that'd be a 319, not a 320.

 

[700UW]

102UW is a A320 in revenue service with US Airways.

N102UW is Assigned


Assigned/Registered Aircraft

Aircraft Description
Serial Number 0844 Type Registration Corporation
Manufacturer Name AIRBUS INDUSTRIE Certificate Issue Date 05/26/1999
Model A320-214 Status Valid
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Type Engine Turbo-Jet
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 50006771
MFR Year 1998 Fractional Owner NO

Registered Owner
Name WELLS FARGO BANK NORTHWEST NA TRUSTEE
Street 299 S MAIN ST MAC U1228-120
City SALT LAKE CITY State UTAH Zip Code 84111-2263
County SALT LAKE
Country UNITED STATES

Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer CFM INTL. Classification Standard
Engine Model CFM56 SERIES Category Transport
A/W Date 06/21/1999

 

[Heinrich]

wow, how did all these poor folks get home?




US Airways Flight 82

Monday, July 5, 2004
Departure Arrival
Airport: San Francisco, CA (SFO) Airport: Grand Junction, CO (GJT)

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Scheduled Time:
12:25pm Scheduled Time:
Not Available

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Actual Time:
12:27pm Actual Time:
3:37pm
See comments below

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Gate:
5 Gate:
Not Available

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Aircraft:
Airbus A320 Baggage Claim:
Not Available
Status: Arrived
Comments: This flight was scheduled to operate from San Francisco, CA to Philadelphia, PA. It has been rerouted to Grand Junction, CO. For information about your party please contact US Airways Reservations at (800) 428-4322.

US Airways Flight 82

Monday, July 5, 2004
Departure Arrival
Airport: Grand Junction, CO (GJT) Airport: Philadelphia, PA (PHL)

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Scheduled Time:
Not Available Scheduled Time:
8:49pm

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Estimated Time:
Cancelled
See comments below Estimated Time:
Cancelled

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Gate:
Not Available Gate:
B14

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Aircraft:
Not Available Baggage Claim:
A
Status: Arrival Cancelled
Comments: This flight was scheduled to operate from San Francisco, CA to Philadelphia, PA. It has been rerouted to Grand Junction, CO. The flight is cancelled due to aircraft maintenance. For information about your party please contact US Airways Reservations at (800) 428-4322.

 

[WestCoastGuy]

I wonder if Mr. Lakefield knows about this? :blink:

 

[USFlyer]

US 82 got rerouted again today to PIT. Apparently this time it was due to flow control issues in PHL.

For US 82 that ended up in GJT, did US send a subtitute aircraft or just put folks on other airlines? How is that handled on the ground, given it's not a US station?

 

[PITMTC]

I wonder if Mr. Lakefield knows about this? :blink:

The fact is, and I'm sure Lakefield does not know about this, we flew another aircraft just to pick up the people in Grand Junction and take them where they were intended to go. The employees know what they are doing and the top dogs don't even get involved with these things.

 

[StatioRat]

They got home on PSA. They had extra crews setting around........

 

[noname]

The pax were to have been protected on a flagstop. Whether that happened, I don't know.

 

[exusair99]

A flagstop, now thats something I haven't heard about since I was in training. It always created a pictue in my head of stranded pax waiving a giant flag that said help us. Any way it would be interesting to know if one of the packs was already MELed, because a douple pack failure seems highly unlikely.

 

[JS]

But what if you're on a plane and want to get off at a flag stop? Do you wave a flag at a flight attendant, who then relays the message to the captain on the intercom "Next Stop"?

 

[USFlyer]

Apparently A/C 102 is fixed. It operated into SEA last night, arriving around 7 p.m. PT.

 

[funguy2]

I have heard the term originated w/ ground folks waving a red flag if there was a reason to stop, or a green flag if there wasn't (or something similar) as an aircraft buzzed over the airport back in the early years before radio communications.

 

[Bear96]

I have heard the term originated w/ ground folks waving a red flag if there was a reason to stop, or a green flag if there wasn't (or something similar) as an aircraft buzzed over the airport back in the early years before radio communications.

I think it originated with the railroads (in the manner you mention-- if there was a reason to stop, someone would signal or flag from the platform; if not they just kept on going), and the airlines adopted it.