All Engine Flameout | Eastern Air Lines Flight 855
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Eastern Air Lines Flight 855 was an air incident near Miami, Florida on May 5, 1983. En route from Miami International Airport to Nassau International Airport, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, registration N334EA, experienced the loss of all three engines. The flight crew succeeded in restarting one engine in time to safely land the aircraft at Miami International Airport.
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Imagine the emotional roller coaster ride for passengers hearing they need to plan for essentially a crash out in the ocean, seeing the water below them gradually get closer and closer, then one engine starts and they land safely. That would be an incredibly traumatic plane ride! Safe, yes, but i wouldn't be surprised if some/many had nightmares afterward. A life changing event for some I bet. Glad it ended safely, and resulted in better maintenance and inspections.
I would probably be rather relieved. I would think to myself, "So, this is how it all ends for me, finally." There really is a horrible curiosity of how it will all end for me that has been eating away at me for years.
@I spamsalot Sadly, it consumes a lot of my free thinking. A very grand and unique adventure awaits. When will it be? What will happen to me? What will be the cause? Will it hurt? How long will the dying process be? How will my brain react to the enormous amounts of tryptamine, melatonin, seratonin, adrenalin? What happenes as my consciousness disappears into oblivion? Does it disappear into oblivion or go on? Does it reincarnate, eventually go to heaven or hell, disappear forever, become a ghost? If my consciousness disappears, how will it feel when it is slowly disappearing into nonexistence? Can it come back in another planet, animal, cosmos? The questions go on and an. I have absolutely no fear of death at all because of the overwhelming curiosity.
There were 172 people aboard, and about 171 of them were probably praying like they have never prayed before in their lives. I assume there was at least one atheist who may or may not have been praying!
@@AVB2 At least one of them was definitely not praying: my less-than-6-months-old nephew. Remarkably, he would (much) later go on to a career in maintenance working for a (different, obviously) major airline. It would be nice to think that looking back to this incident has informed his career on the need to do this job right, as apparently, he has.
The pilots did an awesome job!
These magnificent machines are only as good as those who operate and maintain them.
Raymond Parsley .... I couldn’t have said it better. Amen Bro.
I was a passenger on Flight 855 and still remember just about every minute of the terror we experienced. I wrote a poem (ballad) about it. It was definitely a life-changing event.
Glad you made it!
Greta C. Will you share your ballad, please?
Did you see the smoke coming from the engine?
Greta C. My mother was also on this flight. Definitely life changing.
Your pilots were idiots that endangered your life needlessly with stupid decisions.
I have just discovered these vids. Very well done! As a CAP commander and advocate of all things aviation safety, these will be very useful in lessons for cadets and senior officers.
I was a Cadet in CAP in the mid sixties. Charlotte Cadet Squadron North Carolina Wing. Our squadron commander was then Major David Ellsworth who was promoted to Colonel over time. Best wishes.
Wow, this one was particularly exciting. I really thought that it was all over. It must have been nice to hear "We'll be landing in Miami instead of crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. Have a nice day."
"No thanks to my incompetence."
@@billjenkins9492 : I think you mean the _maintenance crew's_ incompetence.
@@Milesco Beginning to think that "Bill Jenkins" (obviously a made-up-name: Otherwise he'd be dead in his burnt-out house by now, torched by YT watching neighbors, who simply detest trolls.) is one of the mechanics who got sacked for working on this plane?
@@billjenkins9492 huh?
@@billjenkins9492 Always-Always-Always take your prescription medication as directed by your doctor! Now, slowly, carefully get off the internet & call 911, the nice people there will come & help you 🙏
In spite of this vid, and the aircrafts issues, ya gotta admit, the L-1011 was a great lookin airliner....
whoever disagrees must be crucified
Had the privilege of traveling on a ATA L-1011 flight to Hawaii when I was 4.
But the L-1011 was much, much better then the DC-10, which airlines actually preferred. Wonder what they thought when the O'Hare disaster occured and the 2 other major DC-10 crashes. bet they regretted that choice.
I agreed, I love it unique design like the tail engine. It is sad it retired
@@everettbruckerhoff6029 I know a handful of guys who flew the Lockheed and they all LOVED it. Especially the flight engineers. They said that the panel and systems were top notch. I was flying turboprops out of Newark in the late 80s and TWA and Eastern were both operating them at the time.
The flight attendant tells the passengers to prepare for ditching..."you can imagine the heads looking up with "What the F did she say?" expression.
Richard Mourdock I would of said before I bend over I want the damn rum bottle and coke now I’d rather die not feeling it
@@joerizoz1125 I’d pull out my Bible!
Uh, excuse me, flight attendant? FA: Yes? Umm can you go over the safety card again? FA: Doh!
I was a Turbine engine repairman 68-B10 for several CH-47C, D and E model Chinook helicopters. ALL chip detectors that the military used came with already PRE-INSTALLED packings and o-rings... to prevent this sort of mishap. Civilian airlines should be held to the same standards.
Life... according to the military is MORE IMPORTANT THAN PRODUCT OR ECONOMICS!!!
Hats off to this outstanding flight crew for SAVING LIVES.
They were at 4,000ft and I was so happy he got that engine back on and made it back! It’s a miracle!
..no miracle ..just lucky.
@@doug.a.2665 I see what you mean...but I rather think that the crew & passengers might see things a bit differently. Mmm?
I haven't seen the flight engineer's station in a very long time! I didn't realize it was so, well, technical!! (I remember the first time I saw all those instruments and gauges on the ceiling of the cockpit/flight deck in a big jet -- I was in awe! Far more complicated than flying my small GA plane!). I love the L-1011 Tristar, she's a beautiful airship!
I met the mechanic that left the o-rings out of the chip detectors. He’s retired now, but he worked up until the end of 2019. A good guy and a good wrench. He just made a mistake that nearly killed 300 people. It’s a great reminder to mechanics like me that perform maintenance every day to be diligent about our work. It only takes one mistake to kill a lot of people.
What’s his name then?
respect to the pilot 🤗🤗🤗
Wow I literally clapped and tears welled up in my eyes when the plane touched down and all passengers disembarked!
THE LOCKHEED L-1011 TRISTAR WAS AN EXCELLENT PLANE, it's technology and innovation were ahead of it's time. It's landing guidance system were so advanced, Boeing and Airbus didn't have a comparable one untill 1989 and 1990 (respectively). Such a shame Lockheed discontinued civilian/ commercial avaition in order to only focus on military applications. But, Boeing was far bigger, richer and more competitive in the long run.
and now boeing has screwed the pooch! #737MaxKilledItself!
Unfortunately the less well-designed DC-10 made it to market earlier and captured most of the market -- and the market wasn't really large enough to support both airplanes, making it even more difficult for a latecomer.
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Tim, the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 also had an automatic landing system. It was called PAFAM - Performance and Failure Assessment Monitor. Odd name I guess.
The Lockheed planes also costed more that also put of potential buyers
Nothing beats a Tristar,,,,,,, so quiet, the flight deck so comfortable.
that wide turn left is exactly why this is the most perfectly executed reenactment source for aviation content ever, they do not blur any lines, ever or think viewers won't notice something like on most even tv when they recreate something and show a 737 but when cabin shots are shown its a md 80
9:03 "Magnetic" Chip Detector...It's an electronic instrument that attracts ferromagnetic particles (mostly iron chips). It's used in aircraft engine oil chip detection systems. Chip detectors can provide early warning of an impending engine failure and greatly reduce the cost of an engine overhaul. Great video...Thanks!
Hi. Thanks for clearing that up. I was a bit puzzled at that point in the video.
I remember well, though, that drain plugs on car engines used to have a magnetic rod that served the same function.... at least to qualified mechanics and not just "Oil changers" as most are these days.
I suspect they'd be quite a few chips attached to the detectors after that ordeal. Full marks to the crew
It is not an instrument but rather a plug located on the engine accessorie gearbox with an associated light in the cockpit if ever it picks up metal particles.
But no Orings installed on them ?? Bad maintenance practices.
Matt, I am a retired Airline Mechanic and changed a few Chip detectors in my day. Just wanted to say that almost all Chip detectors require an O ring,,, common damn sense!
Excellent video. Sloppy maintenance. The crew deserved an air medal.
Finally engine 2 got a spotlight, it always the first engine to fail
my favorite plane of all time, I was fortunate to get to fly on the L-1011 out of Miami just before Hurricane Andrew; winds were blowing the plane around like a kite...
Superb engine the RB2-11. Three spool design with a lot of built in redundancy. Brilliant airmanship by the flight crew. Captain's decision to shut down and preserve no2 engine was a masterstroke. It goes to show that three and four engined commercial aircraft are safer.
I really like those tristars sad they’re not around anymore.
That must have been the most satisfying Noise the Pilot ever heard in his life when that engine restarted
I remember eastern in the early 80's as a kid they really catered to kids they gave out little toy eastern planes coloring books and I remember they gave eastern airlines iron on decals and you actually got a full meal those were the days,
Shame they didn't give out little 'O' rings to their maintenance staff?
My favourite kind of aviation vid.
An emergency situation handled with professionalism and skill and everyone survives.
Good to see an air emergency where everyone lives. Nice vid, Alec. Looking forward to your next one. Had one in Charlotte, NC in 1994 where 37 died, windshear. Maybe that one-? :)
Jeez that was a close call. Bet them passenger seats needed a good scrub after that flight.
I love the Lockheed L1011 Tristar
I got to fly an L-1011, in the 1970's from New Orleans to Tampa, at night. Don't know the reason but there were less than 12 passengers on the plane, and we were nothing special. Just trying to get home. I guess to clear Lake Pontchartrain, close to New Orleans , we went up at a very steep angle, maybe also due to the plane essentially being empty. I had the feeling, the pilot could have flown the jet vertical if necessary. We were still in this god-awful climb, he cut the power way back, and the plane seemed to keep climbing at the same speed, and angle. I guess that was as close to riding a rocket as I'll ever come. Very Thrilling to say the least. Seemed like we stayed level maybe 5 minutes before starting the descent to Tampa. And added tidbit : Amoco White Gas (premium) was 50 cents a gallon at the time. Don't know what jet fuel was selling at.
+John Smith Would sure be nice if gas was again that price.
John krenkowitz - Me too. I flew on a Tristar from Miami to Houston in 1982. Struck by lightning somewhere around New Orleans. Lights flickered, a few screams. Exciting flight for a 18 year old alone! A pretty sweet ride, though.
I feel the same
John krenkowitz me I hate
Damn my heart was racing from all the suspense on this one. Keep up the work, brother!
I flew on countless L-1011's as a kid. Loved that aircraft. Best looking out of the tri engined too.
Very well done, not to be lost here is the benefit from the use of the APU which was started to supply power to systems and permitted the repeated attempts at restart of the #2 engine. The APU and the fine job done by the crew saved the day. You couldn't have done this in many airplanes of the day because you could not start the APU in the air.
Glad the plane landed safely!!! watching this video though i cant help saying what a beautiful bird the L 10 11 is and I always loved Easterns livery!!!
Superb airmanship to go along with the 3rd world maintenance and supervision. Thank goodness this crew was calm, focused, and prepared. They are a credit to aviators everywhere!
That’s amazing airmanship by all three on the flight deck……old school pilots that never ever gave up, superb stuff! 😎😊
Great crew work, true heroes and lucky for one engine to start, great work allec!
A really sharp mechanic, while installing the new chip detectors, just might have realized that without o-rings they might leak - and do something about it. I guess we can't expect that every mechanic is that sharp.
It's the same guy taking them out, inspecting them, cleaning them off, putting new o-rings on, and re-installing them. There are kits for these periodic inspections. The o-rings are in the kits. You literally can't miss them. The mechanic simply threw away the new o-rings after putting in the chip detectors.
The mechanics of the Challenger weren't sharp at all
Superb effort from the pilots! This incident where pilot heroism occurs is mostly overshadowed by ones like these like US Airways 1549 and the Gimli Glider in my opinion. Awesome video!
I always loved the look of the Lockheed Tristar though I've never been fortunate enough to see one, except on _teh interwebz_ of course. What a great recovery from a situation that could've gone, and did go either way.
i worked on the l-1011 back in the late 70 80s she was the best thing in the sky still today in my book nothing beat her for safety i just there were still flying today
A beauty for sure.
Human errors are a threat to humanity and must be dealt appropriately. Thank God everyone was safe, Kudos to the captain and his cockpit staff.
I can't stop watching these.
Great work Allec. My favourite video yet.
Great that I get these older videos recommended
I am really enjoying these videos! Great work making them!
Thank you to Allec Joshua Ibay for yet another selfless, informative and accurate video that was straight to the point. Unlike some of the other channels out there that make similar types of videos, this did not have a 10 minute boring intro discussing plane specs, how long the plane has been in service, how many flying hours it’s endured, etc.
Thank you for realizing what’s important when recreating these events that often end in tragedy.
Glad this one had a happy ending however 😃
These are the results, when you have a FULLY experienced flight crew. Everyone did their jobs, and were able to salvage a plane, that became disabled because of incompetence- by the Maintenance & the FAA. What a brilliant job, reacting to utter stupidity.
Outstanding video. #2 saved everybody.
good one Alec. love the tristar. thankful she and all aboard landed safely
Just now watched this one, EAL 855. Machinist union brought Eastern down, one of the top ever.
Thank you! Well done
Amazing, big high five!. Hope will never die!.
Keep up the great work!! :)
when i found that engine 2 had restarted, I shook my fist and said "YES!" LOL!!!
I knew I wasn't the only one to do that! 👏😃!!
i didnt do ALL THAT now.. i thought to myself "ok rad"
Nice photography, beautiful shot of one of my favorite aircraft right at 3:42! Keep up the good work.
Great video. Thank you for sharing. No flame - no CO2. Ahead of their time.
One of the greatest stories in aviation.
Great story. Well done! Best of all, everyone survives.
What a great ending. Thanks
These brave pilots did an amazing job!!
Although it kinda has me wondering if it might've been better to just go ahead and land at Nassau (weather notwithstanding), considering how much closer it was.
Flew Eastern many times back in the day. Always liked that airline.
Nice job! Thank you
Another great video. Thank you!!
Thank you Alec! What an awesome job! These are so interesting to me. I am a flight attendant and I am heavily involved with our new hires for in-flight (flight attendants). I go through the group interview with them, and later when we fill enough seats for a new class I go in for part of the week that we teach safety procedures like ditching, evacuation drills, where all of the safety gear is on our equipment, (aircraft) we work on 5 different models of aircraft and each kind has the safety tools, like fire extinguishers, O2 bottles,... in different locations and different numbers of them within each kind of equipment depending on the size. We use case study like this for so much of our teaching. I'm going to recommend to some of the full time instructors to use the simulations you have created instead of the old DVD's and even video cassettes that we have used for years. I don't know if you have done it since this is the first one I have seen, but Florida flight 90 that crashed into the Potomac river in 1982 has always been an incident we study due to the dramatic footage that was taken and aired on live television, but it is difficult to describe exactly HOW and what happened, other than the aircraft iced had iced over again and the ice also covered an important instrument on the outside of the aircraft that the pilots use to tell them when to "roll". Their ground speed was too low and they were too heavy and they stalled too low to recover. I'm sure you know the story, it's a difficult one to explain to new hires though!
Amazing how something as seemingly inconsequential as a rubber O ring is paramount to flight safety. Well done to the flight crew for remaining calm and professional under enormous pressure. Also, well done to the oil deprived RB211 for restarting!
Another great video
Wow! didnt expect that!
Also, some text with a black outline would be nice for those bright backgrounds... It gets tricky to read sometimes!
Love your vids!
MrLeoGP yes, more drop shadows!!
+MrLeoGP Ya spoiled it! LOL
DMSDrummer Oh sh*t you're right! didnt think about that lol I'm sorry
mrt57rn Already edited it to avoid future spoilers! sorry about that lol
MrLeoGP LOL
What flameout, that was the missing O Rings on the chip detectors one.We used to pull the chip detectors on the RR RB211 on the overnight and at Eastern they would turn them into to stores and get replacements with brand new O Rings already installed. Somebody in stores didn't do the O rings and the guy who got them and put them in didn't notice. All three engines had oil loss.
Thank You Capt. Loft!
I see what you did there.
you’re really good at this and you make v interesting videos!!! keep it up!!!
Beautiful aircraft!
Three engines to the rescue. Flew on this model. Great plane. Got a bad rap for a while. Those maintenance guys should do time in jail the way I see it.
I knew someone very well who worked for Eastern. That company was a tight knit community, and you can bet your bottom dollar that the MIF (maintenance induced failure) which caused this near tragedy, spread like wild fire through the company and things changed afterwards pretty quickly! The union was very difficult to work with and there was upward pressure to skirt the way things were done. One of the lead mechanics joked about having to change the pilot seat in the aircraft once it was towed to the hanger. The stories that went on we’re just fabulous and I miss those days so much. And I miss those who worked there. If you people who fly airplanes only knew how many times these words have been said “send it to the gate “when things were not totally right with the aircraft, you would never fly again. I will say the Lockheed L1011 in my opinion is the finest looking passenger jet ever made. The interior was vast, too.
These are the same mechanics that were on strike half the time I worked for Eastern and I believe assisted in it’s demise.
Frank Lorenzo had a lot to do with the demise of Eastern Airlines. If I’m not mistaken, the entire airline was sold for less than the cost of a brand new 757. He purposely tank the airline so continental could still thrive and he purposely made tons of money off the sale of all the equipment and airplanes eastern airline owned. Guys like Frank Lorenzo and Carl Icahn or what’s wrong with the world because they give capitalism a bad name and make everyone think that socialism and communism is the better answer. You can’t legislate good ethics that’s for parents But instead we have kids having kids and everyone blames teachers for everything.
Lots of prayers being said on that flight !
Amen alleluia with prayers from the passengers probably saved their lives. I love a happy ending
Thank god for the Pilot restarting and restarting and restarting. Landing in the Atlantic would be much much more dangerous than what Sully Sullenburger went thru on the Hudson. Good job pilots. Good job makin these vids
Am I the only one that thinks that whenever work is done on an airplane, that maintenance person should have to fly in that plane, on the very next flight?
I see the incentive attempt, but logistically hows that going to work?
Maybe not the only one. But you're one of very few I'm sure.
Wow! What a stupid idea!
But thank you for sharing the first one you ever had with us!
He isn't a qualified pilot so wouldn't that be crazy? He could still fly the plane without any passengers and crash?
I worked at Eastern as a young CPA from 1979 to 1981 and I flew many legs on the TriStar, especially MIA to SFO. On Friday's, I would check the seating in 1st class and if available, I would just decide to fly to San Francisco for the weekend and come back on the Red Eye Monday morning. There was nothing more exciting than at takeoff, hearing the full thrust of the Rolls Royce RB211 engines roar.
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Amazing the crew wasn't criticized!
Gave new meaning to the name "Whisperliner"....
Exactly what I was thinking.... that sucker was definitely whispering all the way to the runway, instead of a grave site.
I always loved the look of the Tristar. I just never understood why Lockheed could never be a master at commercial aviation yet a master at making the tools to protect our country and the other marvels they endured. Guess you cant be good at everything. Thanks Allec. Congrats at 200k. XX. FROM KBOS.
they had a great short day in the 30s with the Orion. it was fast but it was small and single engine and the feds soon said "no single engine airliners."
Good thing he tried to start engine 2 again. This is awesome.
Good ‘ol engine #2. 👍🏼
I remember that incident, the procedure was to remove the chip detectors which came in a pill bottle and replace them with a new one and put the old one in the same pill bottle and send it to inspection to inspect it to determine what type of metal was on it. The Mechanics screwed up and didn't notice the new ones did not have O-rings installed and simply replaced them which caused oil to slowly leak out of all three engines. EAL re-trained all the Mechanics of how important O-rings are and this flight was very lucky and no one was hurt. I always make sure O-rings are installed on every part I replace that requires it.
What kind of "mechanic" replaces a part that had an o-ring with one that doesn't have one?
We learned of this flight in maintenance class when I was a mechanic for TWA. What they didn't say was the job was done on graveyard shift. Everyone knows, on graveyard shift, the name of the game is get the job done quickly so you can go back to sleep! The old parts used to come with O-rings, the new ones not, and no one noticed.
@@gr8guitarplayer Murican mechs.
@@vanman6368 Maybe, but I see a lack of "attention to detail" across the board. I work with more foreigners these days than "Muricans", and they are totally oblivious to details that truly matter. Imo, there's been a general decline in workmanship over the last few decades. Of course, that could be just because I've been paying more attention to declining skills as I've gotten older.
@@gr8guitarplayer You couldn't be more right! My comment was very short and therefore limited to. Was kidding as well, to an extent anyway and didn't include the foreigners. There are some beauties among them too, I know. :) Driving all the rivets except for the last two, so they don't have to sign off on the job comes to mind. I think we've both seen the industry go downhill. Hard not to be old and a tad bit sarcastic. :) My bad.
Thanks for the reply.
yay you still upload its nice to see FSX plane crash movies
IM happy that everyone on board that plane DID survive!!!
Man, those pilots had ice in their veins! Great job!!
SPOILER ALERT Fascinating story, well recounted as usual. I was once an L1011 passenger, in the days before jets became cattle cars, and it was the most comfortable flight I ever had. This video shows the plane's extraordinary residence, able to withstand oil loss due to negligent maintenance, then fly safely and land on one engine.
Even when it didn't need to because if the pilot had been competent he would have had the ability to land it with two engines.
The ghost of flight 401 easter airlines
Some of these pilots are heroes
Eastern Air Lines Flight 855 took off from Miami International Airport at 08:56 on a flight to Nassau International Airport in the Bahamas carrying 162 passengers and 10 crew.[6] On board was a veteran flight crew, consisting of Captain Richard Boddy (58), Captain Steve Thompson (48) and Flight Engineer Dudley Barnes (44). Captain Boddy had more than 12,000 hours of total flying experience, although he was new to the L-1011, having logged just 13 hours in the aircraft type. On this flight, Captain Thompson served as a supervisory check airman. He had accrued close to 17,000 flight hours throughout his career, with 282 hours in the L-1011. Flight Engineer Barnes had more than 9,000 hours of total flying time, with 2,666 hours clocked in the L-1011 cockpit.[7]
At 09:15, while descending through 15,000 feet (4,572 m), the low oil pressure indicator on the TriStar's number 2 engine illuminated.[8] The flight engineer noted that the oil pressure on the #2 engine was fluctuating between 15 and 25 psi; the minimum pressure required for normal engine operation was 30 psi.[9] The captain ordered the flight engineer to shut down the engine.
By this time, the plane was about 50 miles (80 km) from Nassau.[9] The crew elected to return to Miami to land. Flight 855 received a clearance back to Miami, as well as instructions to begin a climb to FL200 (20,000 ft, 6,096 m nominal altitude).[8]
En route back to Miami, low oil pressure lights for engines #1 and #3 illuminated,[6] and the oil quantity gauges for all three engines read zero.[9] At 09:23, Flight 855 informed Miami ARTCC of the engine gauge readings but stated, "We believe it to be faulty indications since the chance of all three engines having zero oil pressure and zero quantity is almost nil."[9] At 09:28, at an altitude of 16,000 feet (4,877 m), the #3 engine failed. Five minutes later, the #1 engine flamed out while the crew was attempting to restart the #2 engine.[8] Cabin lights went off and flight deck instruments stopped working. The aircraft descended without power from about 13,000 feet (3,962 m) to about 4,000 feet (1,219 m), at a rate of descent of approximately 1,600 feet (488 m) per minute.[9] The crew successfully restarted the #2 engine on the third attempt and executed a one-engine landing at Miami at 09:46.[8][10] After the landing the power from #2 engine was insufficient for the aircraft to taxi; a tug had to be used to tow it to the airport terminal, where the occupants disembarked normally.[10] None of the 172 passengers and crew aboard were injured in the incident.[8] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_855
Allec - Check Delta's records around 12-(28,29,30)-1978. Look for TriStar flight W. Palm to Tampa to Atlanta, to Detroit, to Chicago, to Cleveland, to Philadelphia, to N of Atlanta (including about 4 1/2 hours of circling) all on 1 tank of gas, where we ran out of gas, deployed RAT to glide to & land in Atlanta, skidding across AMR apron stopping at AMR ramp & AMR put out tire fires. Flight included waiting 45 min for VIP in Tampa, ice storm across nation, circling Detroit forever, airliner crashed in Detroit right in front w/TriStar missing it's tail by about 20'-30', circling Chicago 1 hr+, circling Cleveland 1 hr+, circling Philly less than hr, after being directed to NYC Captain set course for Atlanta at best economy speed w/lights off, ran outta gas N of Atlanta, ID'd flight to ATC as Delta Glider Flight, deployed RAT, glided to Atlanta, Captain yelled at tower to clear taxiway as using that too, lit at foot, no reverse thrust either so heavy brakes, let off brakes, kidde cornered first cutoff tippy toeing to taxiway, heavy brakes to AMR Concourse, and we had arrived plus not closed airport with only one runway open due to construction. Emer Services out of position after being kicked off taxiway, so AMR ground crews put out tire fires w/potable water. AMR treated Captain like rock star, plus all cockpit crewmen of the other planes filed in all night congratulating him for handiwork, Delta VP fired Captain for using his Pilot-in-Command authority to NOT force us off plane, FAA Official prevented VP from removing anyone on plane, old AMR Captain told our Captain not to worry as he could fly for AMR every day of the week and twice on Sunday, Delta VP/AMR Captain/FAA Official agreed to reconnect elec -allow complimentary AMR Stewardess Crew back in - provide dinner-breakfast-liquor - rehire our Captain - and leave us the hell alone ON THE CONDITION COCKPIT CREW APPEARED TO FAA OFFICE IN TOWER AT 9AM. Done and done. We partied all night glad to be alive. I somehow caught flight to Cincinnati, then I drove Hertz rental for lady & her daughter to Detroit in driving rain. Even though Delta had no empty seats to get us to Detroit, by golly there was our luggage circling the carousel!! If you find the records from this flight from Delta/FAA/NTSB. you might make video. I'm sure it wouldn't be your best, easiest to make, or get the most clicks, but it would be funnier than hell.....just like this flight!!!
An engine restart is very rare on its own, kudos to these pilots for not giving up on the plane!
well.. they wouldn't give up in any case. theyd fight til they were dead given a situation like that.
this made me happy, thank you.
I'm sure the passengers were happy once the plane landed safely.
😊 that ev survived as most
cases end in tragedy ! 👍👍👍
Mechanics neey to REALLY FOCUS in their duty !
What a beautiful plane. Great summary and video Allec! PS. It's spelled "surveillance"
Hats Off to the Pilots Of 855 👏🏻👍🏻 I seriously thought this one will crash 😅
Just love happy endings ☺