Panic erupts on an Avianca 787 flight after engine failure. On Friday, an
Avianca Boeing 787-9 was forced to turn off one of its engines due to the
fuel line snapping, causing a fuel leak in the wing. Due to the engine being
shut off, the 787 was forced to turn around and make an emergency
landing. On board the aircraft, there were a total of 239 passengers, but,
luckily, they all got off the plane safely. The plane took off from Spain and
was heading towards Colombia, but never made it. Due to this, many
passenger flights were delayed and left stranded in Spain.
Avianca Boeing 787-9 was forced to turn off one of its engines due to the
fuel line snapping, causing a fuel leak in the wing. Due to the engine being
shut off, the 787 was forced to turn around and make an emergency
landing. On board the aircraft, there were a total of 239 passengers, but,
luckily, they all got off the plane safely. The plane took off from Spain and
was heading towards Colombia, but never made it. Due to this, many
passenger flights were delayed and left stranded in Spain.
In addition, CNN News reports stated, “The failure occurred during a taxi
test in Charleston, South Carolina. No passengers were aboard the aircraft
and no injuries were reported. However, the failure did cause a small brush
fire and left debris on the runway at Charleston International Airport, the
safety board said.” This shows how the Aviance ground crew were not able
to see the failure until the pilots notified the airport control tower after a
quarter of the flight. CNN News later reported that they would update the
story after the investigation was over.
Avianca is, and has been, a very good airline. Founded in 1919, they have
been thriving ever since, but in the past few years Avianca has changed
their fleet drastically. They have bought new aircraft, such as the Boeing
787 family, the airbus a321neo, and the airbus a330. This has given the
airline a massive boost in money, due to the amount of distention they now
can reach.
So, this asks the question: are the changes to Avianca’s fleet helping the
airline or not? In the past three years, Avianca has had a couple of
problems with their new planes. For example, one time an Avianca A321
had to turn around and land back at the airport it took off from due to a pilot
error. So is Avianca not used to the new planes, or do the pilots and ground
crew have to start doing their jobs?
