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Tower Goes Tech
by Ryanairflyer Fri 1 Feb 2013 - 13:58
Incident: Ryanair B738 at Budapest on Dec 7th 2012, priority landing after tower became inoperative
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DWK performing flight FR-8414 from Paris Beauvais (France) to Budapest (Hungary) with 146 passengers and 6 crew, 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.
Climbing through FL110 flight FR-8414 was told the airport would be open for them for a visual approach to runway 31R in CAVOK conditions, the crew opted to land on Budapest's runway 31R and requested priority. The aircraft landed about 10 minutes after the aerodrome officially closed and about 25 minutes after first indications of trouble on the tower.
At that time a British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUM performing flight BA-868 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Budapest (Hungary), as well as a Eurowings Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Lufthansa, registration D-ACNP performing flight LH-3026 from Hamburg (Germany) to Budapest, and a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DLR performing flight FR-8353 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Budapest, were all on approach to Budapest as well and had entered holds. Hearing that the aerodrome had been opened for FR-8414 for visual approaches all aircraft in the hold offered to accept a visual approach to runway 31R too. Approach needed to advise however, that the aerodrome management only accepted the priority aircraft, the aerodrome was closed, these 3 aircraft requested to divert to Bratislava, BA-868 diverted to Vienna in the end and the other 2 flights to Bratislava all for safe landings.
It emerged later that a heating pipe had fractured in the tower building and water had ingressed the wiring system taking out regular and backup power systems for the tower.
The aerodrome re-opened the following day at 07:00L (06:00Z). All flights in and out of Budapest were cancelled during that period of time.
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DWK performing flight FR-8414 from Paris Beauvais (France) to Budapest (Hungary) with 146 passengers and 6 crew, 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.
Climbing through FL110 flight FR-8414 was told the airport would be open for them for a visual approach to runway 31R in CAVOK conditions, the crew opted to land on Budapest's runway 31R and requested priority. The aircraft landed about 10 minutes after the aerodrome officially closed and about 25 minutes after first indications of trouble on the tower.
At that time a British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUM performing flight BA-868 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Budapest (Hungary), as well as a Eurowings Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Lufthansa, registration D-ACNP performing flight LH-3026 from Hamburg (Germany) to Budapest, and a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DLR performing flight FR-8353 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Budapest, were all on approach to Budapest as well and had entered holds. Hearing that the aerodrome had been opened for FR-8414 for visual approaches all aircraft in the hold offered to accept a visual approach to runway 31R too. Approach needed to advise however, that the aerodrome management only accepted the priority aircraft, the aerodrome was closed, these 3 aircraft requested to divert to Bratislava, BA-868 diverted to Vienna in the end and the other 2 flights to Bratislava all for safe landings.
It emerged later that a heating pipe had fractured in the tower building and water had ingressed the wiring system taking out regular and backup power systems for the tower.
The aerodrome re-opened the following day at 07:00L (06:00Z). All flights in and out of Budapest were cancelled during that period of time.
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