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aquaman · 01-08-2012, 12:53 PM

Was any forum member on the flight that had to turn back and land at approx 6:00pm on Friday 6th. Curious as to what happened and if passengers were able to leave or stayed an extra night. From reports it seems an engine was shutdown and the pilot dumped the fuel.

See article in Aruba Herald http://arubaherald.com/911/1888-emergency-landing.html

John

Chadd · 01-08-2012, 02:25 PM

Airbus A320s do not have the ability to dump fuel. It looks like the aircraft left Aruba on Saturday morning at 9:42 as flight 8088. I believe that would be a revenue flight with passengers on board as most airlines use 9xxx number for ferry flights.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU8058

weintraub · 01-08-2012, 07:19 PM

My husband and I were on the flight and I think they did a good job of handling it. We really did not realize it was so serious until they had us on the ground. The landing was perfect and they did not tell us that they were dropping fuel. He did advise us that there would be emergency vehicles on the ground.
They had us off the plane within 45 minutes and bussed us to the Renaissance with small food voucher and a pickup time for the following morning.

weintraub · 01-08-2012, 07:21 PM

The flight was only the people from the canceled flight from Friday with the crew the same.

*Andrea J.* · 01-08-2012, 07:47 PM

hi weintraub
thanks for posting
and welcome to the aruba.com commmunity forum

you folks were indeed fortunate to have a great crew and great mechanics that were able to land you safely and repair the plane!

QUOTE=weintraub;216767]My husband and I were on the flight and I think they did a good job of handling it. We really did not realize it was so serious until they had us on the ground. The landing was perfect and they did not tell us that they were dropping fuel. He did advise us that there would be emergency vehicles on the ground.
They had us off the plane within 45 minutes and bussed us to the Renaissance with small food voucher and a pickup time for the following morning.[/QUOTE]

Chadd · 01-08-2012, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weintraub

The flight was only the people from the canceled flight from Friday with the crew the same.

that was my guess but I couldn't say for sure. Glad to hear that everyone was ok and that the airline was able to take care of everyone.

01-08-2012, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
aquaman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zeerovers, San Nicolaas, Malmok, Arashi Posts: 212 Images: 3	JetBlue Emergency Landing in Aruba Was any forum member on the flight that had to turn back and land at approx 6:00pm on Friday 6th. Curious as to what happened and if passengers were able to leave or stayed an extra night. From reports it seems an engine was shutdown and the pilot dumped the fuel. See article in Aruba Herald http://arubaherald.com/911/1888-emergency-landing.html John Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook Last edited by aquaman; 01-08-2012 at 12:57 PM.

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01-08-2012, 02:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chadd Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arikok Antilla Natural pool Posts: 1,226	Airbus A320s do not have the ability to dump fuel. It looks like the aircraft left Aruba on Saturday morning at 9:42 as flight 8088. I believe that would be a revenue flight with passengers on board as most airlines use 9xxx number for ferry flights. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU8058 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Last edited by Chadd; 01-08-2012 at 02:31 PM. Reason: added flight info

01-08-2012, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
weintraub Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2	Jet Blue Landing My husband and I were on the flight and I think they did a good job of handling it. We really did not realize it was so serious until they had us on the ground. The landing was perfect and they did not tell us that they were dropping fuel. He did advise us that there would be emergency vehicles on the ground. They had us off the plane within 45 minutes and bussed us to the Renaissance with small food voucher and a pickup time for the following morning. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

01-08-2012, 07:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
weintraub Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2	The flight was only the people from the canceled flight from Friday with the crew the same. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

01-08-2012, 07:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Andrea J. Aruba since 1979 Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: renaissance island, eagle beach, amsterdam manor/passions beach bar, Hung Paradis, alto vista chapel, madam janettes, big porch at B55 Posts: 13,258 Images: 80	hi weintraub thanks for posting and welcome to the aruba.com commmunity forum you folks were indeed fortunate to have a great crew and great mechanics that were able to land you safely and repair the plane! QUOTE=weintraub;216767]My husband and I were on the flight and I think they did a good job of handling it. We really did not realize it was so serious until they had us on the ground. The landing was perfect and they did not tell us that they were dropping fuel. He did advise us that there would be emergency vehicles on the ground. They had us off the plane within 45 minutes and bussed us to the Renaissance with small food voucher and a pickup time for the following morning.[/QUOTE] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Please, I'll have a Grande' decaf Mocha Latte' with a shot of liquid tranquilizer.