Abanye abantwana abali-17 kunye nabantu abadala aba-6 kuye kwabikwa ukuba benzakele emva kokuba iBoeing 777 ebuyela kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseLos Angeles (LAX) ilahle ifutha kwibala lokudlala lesikolo samabanga aphantsi.
I-FlightAware ibonisa ukuba i-Delta Air Lines Flight 89 eya e-Shanghai, e-China, yanduluka i-LAX yajikela emva kuMazantsi e-California yabuyela kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya namhlanje.
Inqwelomoya yayinemiba yoomatshini kwaye yahlala ngokukhuselekileyo e-LAX ngaphambi nje kwemini enkulu, ngokutsho kwesithethi sesikhululo seenqwelomoya.
The Boeing 777 yenziwe i yokulahla amafutha, kwaye isebe lomlilo lathi abacimi-mlilo abangama-70 kunye naboncedo lokuqala babekhona. Iingxelo zokuqala zathi kukho ivumba le-jet fuel kule ndawo, malunga neekhilomitha ezili-13 empuma yesikhululo seenqwelomoya.
Abaphenduli bexesha likaxakeka bavavanya "izigulana ezininzi" kwisikolo esikwidolophu yaseCudahy, eCalifornia, igosa lolwazi loluntu laseLos Angeles libike.
Ngesiqhelo xa ukulahlwa kwepetroli kwenzekile kamsinya nje emva kokumka okudinga ukuhla kwangethuba, oko kuthetha ukuba ukhapteni uyazi ngengxaki yolungiso okanye imeko yongxamiseko yabakhweli efuna ingqwalasela ekhawulezileyo. Akukho nanye kwezi meko ingaqhelekanga.
Umqhubi wenqwelomoya uya kuba neendlela ezimbalwa zokukhetha. Usenokukhetha ukubhabha ukuze atshise amafutha. Kule meko, umqhubi wenqwelomoya unokuwisa iigiya okanye iiflaphu ukunceda inqwelomoya ukuba itshise amafutha ngokukhawuleza.
Akukho kukhutshwa ngoko nangoko.
Isithethi se-Federal Aviation Administration sasingenalo naluphi na ulwazi olukhawulezileyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Usually when a fuel dump occurs soon after takeoff that requires an early landing, it means the captain has become aware of a maintenance problem or a passenger emergency that requires immediate attention.
- The Boeing 777 performed a fuel dump, and the fire department said 70 firefighters and paramedics were on the scene.
- In this case, the pilot can drop the gear or flaps to help a plane burn fuel faster.
