Nok Air flight faces technical problems, delayed six hours

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Nok Air flight faces technical problems, delayed six hours

SONGKLA, 30 March 2015, (NNT) - Nok Air flight DD7105 from Hat Yai to Bangkok was delayed for six hours due to a technical issue.

The passengers, who had already boarded the plane scheduled for 11:30 hrs, were reportedly told to disembark by airline staff. The staff revealed that the aircraft’s door could not sealed.

However, the airline made no official announcement as to when the problem would be resolved. The delay’s ambiguity only added to the frustration of the flight’s approximately 100 passengers.

Mr. Jesada Petchmedyai, Director of Hat Yai International Airport, reported only that the plane’s door could not be sealed due to a technical problem. On behalf of the Hat Yai Airport, he invited the stranded passengers to stay at its guest lounge until the plane can take off. Mr. Jesada said that some of the passengers elected to book another flight instead.

Nok Air said that flight DD7105 resumed operations and left Hat Yai at 17:45 hrs, taking a total of six hours of aircraft maintenance.


-- NNT 2015-03-30

[Bluespunk]

"Mr. Jesada Petchmedyai, Director of Hat Yai International Airport, reported only that the plane’s door could not be sealed due to a technical problem."

The problem being the door was knackered.

[angiolo]

Japan not impressed with Thai aircraft servicing

[bdenner]

It's called 'Speed Tape' see an example of it being used here!

http://avherald.com/h?article=483688cc&opt=0

[JAG]

Some years ago a pal of mine was sitting in a Landrover on a UK military training area. A Gazelle light helicopter landed nearby, and the crewman trotted over and asked if he had a roll of "black nasty" (slang for duct tape). As a good signaller my pal had, and obligingly handed some over. The Air Trooper thanked him, returned to his helo, applied the black nasty, waved, took off and bimbled away!

[rice555]

Hello All, most line A&P's in the US can't rig a door, and we would be

sent out on a field trip from the maintenance base, while on lay off from

the carrier I worked for, I worked at Air California in Oakland CA. They

had a 737 that took to much force to close the door. They had a mechanic

fly for the day to open the door for the stew's, and fixed it when it came

back after a day of flying.

rice555

[Jangot]

As bdenner notes, it is called "speed tape" - officially.

Its use is perfectly legal in applications as approved/limited by the aircraft Maintenance Manual and Structure Repair Manual.

It is only ever a short term temporary fix for non-structural items such as fairings and panels.

Its use on the Flap Track Fairing in the above picture looks to be perfectly OK.

It will not be there to hold the aft part of the fairing on, but to cover the gap between the forward and aft parts.

Correctly, the gap will be filled with Aerodynamic Sealent, to smooth the airflow and prevent turbulance and prevent moisture ingress (moisture in the joint would freeze at altitude and delaminate the composite fairing..

However, if the fairing was removed during short ground time (perhaps to inspect after a bird strike or check something internal to the fairing) there will be no time to apply the sealant and wait 8 hours for it to cure hard. Hence the tape to seal it.

Hope that information may put folk's mind at rest next time they see a patch of shiny tape on an aircraft.

[gchurch259]

Airlines do not stock a lot of parts at out lying stations and have to ship the part and a mechanic to fix the problem.

Nothing unusual about that.

[Lupatria]

Why didn't anyone tell the Thais, Kamikaze is out of fashion even in Japan.

[hawksway]

Bit short on facts. Was this one of the new Bombardier planes similar to the one which Nok Air had a problem shutting the rear door causing a delay to all on board including big wigs?

[wooloomooloo]

Six hours delay on Nok isn't a big deal. Try AirAsia, much more reliable.

[MAZ3]

My friends Dad was a BA Concord engineer and one was damaged in Dubai(I believe),they used High Speed tape and flew it home!. Sub-sonic and without passengers I think. Perfectly safe

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

I liked Nokair until I flew from upon ratchthani to bkk. The pilot circled three times before informing us that the plane was unable to land due to visibility. Passengers were stressed noticing we were turning left all the time. Imagine what would be going through our minds if this was posy mh370 and Germanwings. I made a complaint to nok but never received a response. My second complaint was when flying to upon ratchthani and not flight was late. The nok gate stewardess didn't look at identification. They only tore off their portion of the boarding pass.

[metisdead]

Troll posts have been removed as well as the replies.

[samsensam]

was flying to chaing mai last year with nok air. the flight was delayed by the authorities, we were told, due to lack of visability over CM. as we sat patiently waiting two air asia flights took off for... chaing mai.

when we arrived in CM i asked friends if there had been smoke or fog over CM that morning, no there hadn't.

[Jdietz]

My friends Dad was a BA Concord engineer and one was damaged in Dubai(I believe),they used High Speed tape and flew it home!. Sub-sonic and without passengers I think. Perfectly safe

So it should be re-branded 'sub-sonic tape' as now we have a clear speed limit to its application.

[overherebc]

google before shouting troll