Time to land

[jfb]

Just purchased a brand new pmdg 747-400 for my company. On my first flight some crazy goose flew thru engine no.2 resulting in an engine burn-out and kentucky fried chicken. I immediately declared an emercency and returned to KSFO. I actually was en route to KDEN. Does anyone know whether I could have continued the flight - I mean with three engines remaining - no problem at all. Is there a time limit for landing after an emergency without getting penalty points?

best regards jfb




Post Edited ( 11-20-06 17:56 )

[AeroJim]

you could have kept goin. . .

[nice day3]

Taken from wikipedia:
On 19 February 2005, the No 2 engine of a Boeing 747-400 (G-BNLG) surged and suffered internal damage just after take off from Los Angeles on a flight
to London Heathrow with 16 crew and 351 passengers on board. The crew shut the engine down. They continued the climb and, having checked the
performance figures, decided to continue the flight, in line with BA's standard operating procedures for 4 engined aircraft. Because it was unable to
attain normal cruising speeds and altitudes, the aircraft was forced to divert to Manchester, England. The United States Federal Aviation
Administration had been critical of the Captain's decision, but there was no breach of regulations and both BA and the UK CAA have given their full
support.

It is possible to fly a 747 with only 3 engines but it is advised not to.
During a flight last night i had a bird fly into my 737 engine and unfortunatly crashed due to me being unable to hold altitude.

[FsP Dennis]

You can do but i isn't recommed! (i would declare an emergency)

[Joeflyer]

Yep, go ahead...declare an emergency, find the nearest airport, make a squeaker of a landing and rack up all of those points for being an
outstanding pilot

[pdjpeter]

in my c 130 i was doing a 10 hour flight one engine went from oil pressure but i was safe to contunue on 3 engines easy