Birmingham: Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[JENNYJET]

Avec pleasure!

 

[HPsauce]

I likewise have been following a growing area of heavy rain tracking slowly North East from Hereford area and now close to Worcester. Courtesy of Weatherbug app, and it's thunderstorm section, which i find very accurate!!.

 

[hammerb32]

Easyjet G-EZGH flying EZY68PJ BFS - BRS has just diverted in, guessing the weather is the cause

 

[Ray Finkle]

Looks as if TC-DCI (SAW-STN) is diverting in.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Another Pegasus (738 TC-IZI) also heading north from STN, not sure where it's going yet.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Another Pegasus (738 TC-IZI) also heading north from STN, not sure where it's going yet.

This is also diverting to Birmingham.

 

[Nethercote2019]

It seems LGW & STN have had troubles this morning both have had flights diverted away

 

[David_itl]

SN2177 OO-SNI diverted in this afternoon. The MAN weather at the time being 230 degrees at 2 knots with visibility 9000 metres with an RVR of 900m,

Weather is continuing in the same vein with absolute visibility ok but the RVRs being under 1000m

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Just looking at FR24 and see that TUI B737-800 G-TAWH (TOM3WE, GLA-TFS) is in the hold at 8000ft to the SW of BHX. It seems to have started a slow descent over Morecambe. Anyone any ideas?

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

It landed at BHX approx 14:00 after 9 circuits in the hold.

Kevin

 

[Nethercote2019]

I guessing it was over weight for landing hence the many circuits.
Has it come here because of STS maintenance base or possibly there’s a spare parked up ?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I did wonder the same. Looking at FR24, it climbed to 21,000ft, before descending to 10.000ft over Manchester . It then continued to the BHX hold at 9,000ft. So, possibly a pressurisation problem.

Kevin

 

[JENNYJET]

,.......or perhaps high winds at varied flight levels, finding a smoother approach perhaps?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Other aircraft were unaffected and it sill doesn't explain why a GLA - TFS flight diverted to BHX.

Kevin

 

[HPsauce]

Birmingham's runway would cope easily with it, being one of the longest in the UK.

 

[JENNYJET]

Was there a South African on board the diversion?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Birmingham's runway would cope easily with it, being one of the longest in the UK.

I'm not sure what you are referring to there. If it's the overweight landing, the runway length isn't the issue. The problem is the stress on the undercarriage and associated structures, with the possibility of an undercarriage collapse or damage to the supporting structure. In the event of an overweight landing, the aircraft has to be thoroughly checked before it can fly again.
In order to get below the maximum landing weight, the aircraft carries out circuits at low altitude where the air is denser and therefore the fuel burn higher. In a more urgent situation fuel dumping over the sea is a possibility (not all aircraft can dump fuel). In a dire emergency, fuel can be dumped over land, or risk an overweight landing.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

G-TAWH has just departed BHX for TFS under the same flight number, so it can't have been to serious a problem.

Kevin

 

[HPsauce]

Thanks for that information Kevin. I understand it was a technical issue. Glad they got away eventually from this dreadful weather.

 

[Nethercote2019]

Several RYR arrived & heading to BHX from STN on diversion,
its not that often our runway is pointing into wind !