Good CRM Video - A340 Engine Out

[Boris Badenov]

Yeah I dunno at some point the C/A got extremely concerned about the "pan", whatever that is. Must be only on furriner airplanes.

 

[djh1007]

PAN, PAN, PAN is the ICAO terminology for an urgent situation, not an emergency, correct?

 

[Boris Badenov]

Oh, I thought maybe they had one of those pull-out lavs.

 

[97victor]

53 tonnes of gas?! Yikes

 

[smack300]

Swiss German has to be one of the ugliest languages out there.

 

[smack300]

PAN, PAN, PAN is the ICAO terminology for an urgent situation, not an emergency, correct?

Correct.

Unless you watch World War Z. Brad Pitt says Pan Pan and half the airplane is gone..

 

[derg]

I'm just a light twin guy, but I don't even think this qualifies as an emergency in a 4-engine machine.

EDIT: Actually yeah, they specifically say they are not declaring an emergency around the 9:15 point.

Seems more like an "does ETOPS change?" oh, umm, should we contact Shanwick and request a slower track speed?"

 

[Boris Badenov]

Swiss German has to be one of the ugliest languages out there.

Ve haf...VEYS of making you Tock! Sorry, couldn't help it.

 

[ChasenSFO]

Losing one of 4 engines that hold up an airline isn't a grave situation. But when 4 hairdryers are powering that large airliner and one dies...

 

[derg]

Losing one of 4 engines that hold up an airline isn't a grave situation. But when 4 hairdryers are powering that large airliner and one dies...

BAe 146?

 

[Boris Badenov]

BAe 146?

Those are APUs, I think, so they'll only dry half the passengers' hair for the first ten minutes, then stop working.

 

[derg]

Those are APUs, I think, so they'll only dry half the passengers' hair for the first ten minutes, then stop working.

As long as the hair dryers on the BAe-146 are placarded correctly: