Evacuation FR8841

[milehighclub]

WATCH: Ryanair passengers FLEE plane after mobile phone battery 'explodes'

"A passenger caught up in the drama explained: “We were just over 100 feet away from the docking bay when the device exploded and smoke began to come out. “Fortunately I was in the first row and I opened the emergency door before the pilot activated the chute.”

More passengers got burns from using the slides than the actual fire.

 

[pjm99au]

I haven’t watched the video but the description above suggests the door wasn’t yet armed and the passenger took it upon himself to open the door?

 

[jonboixxx]

I haven’t watched the video but the description above suggests the door wasn’t yet armed and the passenger took it upon himself to open the door?

That article does say that. It also says "Firefighters were not called to the tarmac during the incident." when in fact at least 3 units were on the tarmac.

 

[jonboixxx]

 

[Skyhawk]

It's a good thing the fire didn't occur an hour later at 40,000 feet!
I wonder what sort of phone it was.

 

[jonboixxx]

It's a good thing the fire didn't occur an hour later at 40,000 feet!
I wonder what sort of phone it was.

Yeah right, there was enough panic just sitting on the ground. Not sure what phone, but people in the terminal were saying it was plugged into a portable phone charger.

 

[RooFlyer]

Yeah, some big carry-ons amongst that lot.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were some prosecutions, well advertised. ( Assuming the FAs were calling instructions).

 

[jonboixxx]

 

[jonboixxx]

 

[jonboixxx]

 

[FlyboyAl]

Let me see if I've got this right.
Aircraft fully fueled and ready to depart.
Fire source identified on aircraft by smoke/smell etc.
Slides deployed (by someone) and passengers evacuate.
THEN EVERYONE STANDS AROUND WATCHING!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, but I'd have been making some space between the plane and myself fairly quickly.
Yes, I know someone said someone put the fire out, but I'd still be out of there.

 

[jb747]

Passenger initiated evacuations....

 

[AviatorInsight]

I too question whether an evacuation command by the crew was actually given. Reason being, why weren’t the overwing exits used? The checklist on the 737 calls for the flaps to be run to 40° so that when the overwings are used, people will slide down the trailing edge of the flaps and jump off. Flaps are still in the up position on the video.

 

[petercr]

Passenger initiated evacuations....

I believe you pay more for crew initiated evacuations with Ryanair...

 

[Jacques Vert]

I hope it's not too early to post this but I heard the reason they deployed the chutes was that nobody had paid the surcharge to use the stairs.

 

[kelvedon]

Do they have priority exiting ?

 

[Happy Trails]

Do they have priority exiting ?

FlyLo is way ahead of you there:

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Passenger initiated evacuations....

Difficult issue. One day a passenger initiated evacuation might be the thing that saves lives.

 

[jb747]

Difficult issue. One day a passenger initiated evacuation might be the thing that saves lives.

I expect there have been many passenger/cabin crew initiated evacuations. Once the crash is over (BA's 777, or Asiana), then it's a pretty obvious thing to be doing. On the other hand, passengers opening a door into fire, because they were never trained to check, or charging out into a still running engine, is bound to put a dampener on proceedings.

 

[love_the_life]

........ charging out into a still running engine, is bound to put a dampener on proceedings.

The understatement of the year.