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The Celebration of Flight 1549
155 Lives Saved - A Miracle
On The Scene In New York City
Flight 1549
Feature Date: Jan. 18 2009
Event Date: Jan. 15 2009
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1. The Crash of Flight 15492. The History & Suvivability of Water Landings
3. The Recovery of Flight 1549
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Index To This Feaure
1. The Crash of Flight 1549BELOW --2. The History & Suvivability of Water Landings
3. The Recovery of Flight 1549
4. The Last Ride of Flight 1549 -- NEW
"Miracle
On The Hudson" The
Celebration of
Flight
1549 US Air Airbus
A320 On The
Scene
In New York
City
The Date: Jan. 15 2009
The Time: 3:31 p.m. In The Hudson River
The Place: New York City, USA
U.S. Airlines A320
Fleet In
Better Days AIRCRAFT
DESIGNATION - Airbus
A320 THIS
PLANE Type:
Airbus A320-214 Built:
June 15, 1999 Length of
service with US Airways: Nine years (Aug. 2,
1999) Aircraft
lessor: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association
as Owner Trustee Previous
operator: N/A Number of
cycles (a cycle equals one take-off and one landing):
16,299 Number of
flight hours: 25,241.08 Aircraft
Checks Date of last C-check
(annual, comprehensive aircraft inspection):
Engines:
CFM56-5B4/P Engine 2 (right):
Installation date: May 28, 2006 THIS
PLANE CREW --
saved 155 lives Captain
Chesley B. Sullenberger,
III, age 58, joined
US Airways (PSA Airlines) in 1980. He has a total of 19,663
flight hours. First
Officer Jeffrey B. Skiles,
age 49, joined US Airways (USAir) in 1986. He has a total of
15,643 flight hours. Flight
Attendant Sheila Dail,
age 57, joined US Airways (Piedmont Airlines) in 1980 and
has more than 28 years experience with the airline.
Flight
Attendant Doreen Welsh,
age 58, joined US Airways (Allegheny Airlines) in 1970 and
has more than 38 years experience with the
airline. Flight
Attendant Donna Dent,
age 51, joined US Airways (Piedmont Airlines) in 1982 and
has more than 26 years experience with the
airline. BASIC
OPERATING DATA Engines:
Two CFM56-5 or IAE V2500 Engine thrust
range: 111-120 kN / 22,000-27,000 lb. slst Typical
passenger seating: 150 Range (w/max.
passengers): 4,800 (5,700) km. / 2,600 (3,000)
nm. Max. operating
Mach number (Mmo): 0.82 Mo. Bulk hold
volume - Standard/option: 37.41 m3 / 1,322
ft3 DESIGN
WEIGHTS Maximum ramp
weight: 73.9 (77.4) tons / 162.9 (170.6) lbs. x
1000 Maximum
takeoff weight: 73.5 (77) tons / 162 (169.8) lbs. x
1000 Maximum
landing weight: 64.5 (66) tons / 142.2 (145.5) lbs. x
1000 Maximum zero
fuel weight: 61 (62.5) tons / 134.5 (137.8) lbs. x
1000 Maximum fuel
capacity: 23,860 (29,840) Litres / 6,300 (7,885) US
gal. Typical
operating weight empty: 42.4 tons / 93.5 lbs. x
1000 Typical
volumetric payload: 16.6 tons / 36.59 lbs. x
1000 AIRCRAFT
DIMENSIONS Overall
length: 37.57 meter / 123 ft. 3 in. Height:
11.76 meter / . 38 ft. 7 in. Fuselage
diameter: 3.95 meter / 13 ft. Maximum cabin
width: 3.70 meter / 12 ft. 1 in. Cabin length:
27.51 meter / 90 ft. 3 in. Wingspan
(geometric): 34.10 meter / 111 ft. 10 in. Wing area
(reference): 122.6 m2 / 1,320 ft2 Wing sweep:
(25% chord): 25 degrees Wheelbase:
12.64 meter / 41 ft. 5 in. Wheel
track: 7.59 meter / 24 ft. 11 in. AIRCRAFT
DELIVERIES AS OF JUNE 2008 Total
Orders: 3,745 Total
Delivered: 1,917 Total
In Service: 1,884 PROLOG
>> US
Airways
Flight
1549
was scheduled to take off at 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 15 2009.
It pushed back from the gate at 3:03 p.m. and took off at
3:24. Seven minutes later, the jetliner crash-landed into
the Hudson
River. What
follows is a timeline of the event, and a sampling of
NYPD and FDNY calls that track the emergency
response. 3:24
p.m.:
Takeoff from LaGuardia.
3:25:
Pilot reports bird strike 5 to 6 miles from airport,
declares an emergency and asks to return to airport.
3:28:
Just north of the George
Washington Bridge,
jet's altitude is 2,000 feet and speed is 232
mph. 3:29:
First of what officials call 120 911 calls reporting
crash in the Hudson. 3:31:
Jet drops from radar, apparently has landed in
water. 3:32:
NYPD
Emergency
- Service officers, on patrol in midtown Manhattan, board
Circle
Line
vessels at Hudson
River
and 42nd
Street
to go out to crash site. 3:35:
FDNY
receives reports of plane in the water. ... Also receives
multiple calls in the Bronx
reporting a plane with engine fire. 3:36:
FDNY
Rescue 1
to their Manhattan
base: "Urgent! Plane in the water with people out.
We're launching our boat!" 3:37:
FDNY
Battalion 9:
"Have all units respond to the
USS
Intrepid.
That's where Rescue 1 is." 3:40:
FDNY
Battalion Chief 9
to Manhattan
dispatch: "Urgent! We have a commercial airliner down,
have all units respond to
Circle
Line Piers,
we have people on the wings, we have a
Circle
Line
boat pushing it to the pier." 3:46:
FDNY
division chief to Manhattan
dispatch: "Urgent! I want all the Marine Units
responding on this incident! At this time we have
numerous people on the wings on the
plane." 3:53:
From a senior fire official's vehicle: "Notify
Division 1 as per FDOC [the department's
operations center in Brooklyn],
there are ' passengers and five crew, total of
151." 4:13:
FDNY
Marine Battalion:
"Marine 1 & Marine 6 have lashed the plane to
ensure the remaining fuel and engine do not break
away." 4:20:
FDNY
FieldCom
[a mobile communications unit]: "As per the
pilot, there is no one left on the
plane." The
150 passengers & 5 crew of
US
Airways
Flight
1549
were very lucky. All safe. But to
understand the true "Miracle
On The Hudson"
aspect we have located
an"Airplane-In-Water-Events"
study from 2001 which makes a sobering point. Those who
land in water, usually do not walk away.
Date
of last A-check (maintenance inspection performed
every 550 flight hours):
Dec. 6, 2008
April 19,
2008
Engine
1 (left): Installation date: Jan. 15, 2008
Total flight
hours: 19,182.10
Total flight
hours: 26,466.08
Michael
S. McDaniel
- Your Editor
Flight 1549 Has Taken A Double Bird Strike Which Disabled Both Engines
This Is A Picture You may Not Have Seen - Before The Epic Rescue Effort -- All 155 Lives Were Saved
Flight 1549 Has Hit The Water & The Grab of Her Port Engine Has Pulled The Aircraft To This Position
Flight 1549
This Photo Shows Passengers & Crew - Standing On The Wings -- All 155 Have Survived
Awaiting Arrival of Rescue Vessels
Tracking US Airways Flight 1549 - animation
Miracle On The Hudson -- Accomplishing What So Few Have Survived
150 Passengers & 5 Crew
All Saved & Safe
1. The Crash of Flight 15492. The History & Suvivability of Water Landings
BELOW --3. The Recovery of Flight 1549
4. The Last Ride of Flight 1549
6. Special Features & Contributors
The History & Suvivability of Water Landings "Airplane-In-Water-Events" Study From 2001 Which Makes A Sobering Point. Those Who Land In Water, Usually Do Not Walk Away.
Miracle On The Hudson -- Accomplishing What So Few Have Ever Survived
1. The Crash of Flight 15492. The History & Suvivability of Water Landings
BELOW --
3. The Recovery of Flight 1549
4. The Last Ride of Flight 1549
6. Special Features & Contributors
"Miracle On The Hudson"
The Recovery of Flight 1549
US Air Airbus A320
On The Scene
In New York City
Two Days After Touchdown Tugs Nudge A Barge Into Position
An Army of U.S. Coast Guard Personnel Readies
Cradles Are Dropped Overside -- Flight 1549 Is Below
These Photos Were Taken By "Tommy" One of The Crane Operators -
- A Member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Five Hours Into The Project -- Flight 1549 Remains In THe Icy Hudson
6.5 Hours -- And The A-320 Tail Breaks Water
Moving Fast Now
Two Minutes Later The Fuselage Breaks Surface
Water Now Starts Draing From The Open Hatches
Draining From The Forward, Starboard Door
Six Heavy Lift Lines Have The A-320
Careful - We are Told Between 500, 000 to 1,000,000 Pounds of Water Must be Allowed To Drain Off
7 Hours Into The Project -
The A320-214 Is Airborne Again
Port Engine Was A Casualty At Toughdown
Barge Into Position
Lower Away!
Nearing Second "Water Toughdown" of The Week
Starboard Engine Almost Met The Fate of Its Mate
At 7.5 Hours Into The Project -- Crews Begin To Secure
The A320-214 Moves Again Through The Hudson River Ice -
To Begin Months of FAA Inspections
Bravo U.S. Coast Guard!
1. The Crash of Flight 15492. The History & Suvivability of Water Landings
3. The Recovery of Flight 1549
4. The Last Ride of Flight 1549
BELOW --6. Special Features & Contributors
"Miracle On The Hudson"
The Last Ride of Flight 1549
Through The Streets of New York
US Air Airbus A320
On The Scene
In New York City
Flight 1549 Is An Oversize Load
For This A-320 -- Life Suspends. For The Machine, There Is A Parade
Through The Streets of New York
On A 48 Wheel Low Boy Trailer
This "Hero of The Hudson" Flys Through The Streets of New York For The Last Time
On Her Way To The Federal Aviation Agency Hanger
Passers By Are Stunned By The Sight. They Realize "THIS" is The Bird.
Flight 1549 -- Her Wings Removed -- Few Realize This Airframe Had Much To Do With The Saving of Those Lives
Flight 1549 Is Remarkably Undamaged. A Tribute To The Airbus Engineerers
Flight 1549 -- Tail Section & Cone Removed
Flight 1549 Saved 155 Lives -- Aircrdt Engineers Contributied As Much As The Pilot
Flight 1549 Will Now Have Her Memories -- But She Soon Will Be Scrapped.
Sad End To This Proud Bird Which -- Because of Her Engineering -- Saved So Many
Another Reason To Upgrade -- Actual Photo Still, I can't justify passing that high cost to our clients just to sit in the "big" seat for a couple of hours --
-- so I will see you in coach. McD
Index To This Feaure
1. The Crash of Flight 15492. The History & Suvivability of Water Landings
3. The Recovery of Flight 1549
4. The Last Ride of Flight 1549
BELOW --
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The Dedication of This Feature Is Simple: To Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III and the Crew of US Airways Flight 1549 and thier families. These People Bring Our Passengers & Cargo -- years after year in safety.
SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by air & sae continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.
It's very dangerous out there.
Index To This
Feaure
1. The Crash of Flight 15492. The History & Suvivability of Water Landings
3. The Recovery of Flight 1549
5. Special Features & Contributors
BELOW --
INDEX TO OUR "Miracle On The Hudson" PAGE SPECIAL FEATURES:
Visit The Cargo Law Ship's Store For Great Industry Gift Ideas!Airbus A320The Airbus Aircraft Families - A320 Family - A320Airbus A320Flight 1549
Honor Ceremony Video (January 16, 2009)You Tube Coverage of Flight 1549
U.S. Coast Guard Video of Flight 1549
The Story of Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III
Our Daily Vessel Casualties - stay informed
Ocean Features From The Cargo Letter- these are just examples
The Cargo Letter Photo Gallery of Transport Loss - For All The Air & Ocean Features - a few examples below"Recurring Dream" - M/V Norwegian Dream - May 2008"Explorer Ship Down" - M/V Explorer - Nov. 2007
"Kwanyang Crane Kaboom" - Nov. 2007
"Den Den Done" - M/V Denden - Sept. 2007
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"Pepito Flores Did Not Need To Die " - OUR INVESTIGATION RESULTS
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"Singles Only" - visit our individual moments of transport crisis for more.
The Greatest Container Losses Of All Time - these are the grand fathers -
M/V OOCL AmericaM/V APL Panama - The EPIC
"Great Misfortune"- M/V Hyundai Fortune - March 2006
SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.It's very dangerous out there.
Thanks To Our Contributors For The "Miracle On The Hudson" Feature
Our Contributor for this feature are:RIch.BauseOur "Doc" - The Anonymou Contributor Who Has Brought Us Many Features -- But Must Be Anonymous*
Glenn Kramer
Newman Property
Fred Rawling
Paul Rowan
"Tommy" - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary [Know "Tommy's" name?]
The Cargo Letter appreciates the continuing efforts of this valued contributor. Thanks Pal For Your Contributions!
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EDITOR'S NOTE FOR SURVEYORS, ATTORNEYS & MARINE ADJUSTERS: The Internet edition effort of The Cargo Letter now celebrates it's 8th Year of Service -- making us quite senior in this segment of the industry. We once estimated container underway losses at about 1,500 per year. Lloyd's put that figure at about 10,000 earlier this year. Quite obviously, the reporting mechanism for these massive losses is not supported by the lines. News of these events is not posted to the maritime community. Our new project is to call upon you -- those handling the claims -- to let us know of each container loss at sea-- in confidentiality. Many of you survey on behalf of cargo interests with no need for confidentiality. Others work for the lines & need to be protected. As a respected Int'l publication, The Cargo Letter enjoys full press privileges & cannot be forced to disclose our sources of information. No successful attempt has ever been made. If a personal notation for your report is desired -- each contributor will be given a "hot link" to your company Website in each & every report. Please take moment & report your "overside" containers to us. If you do not wish attribution, your entry will be "anonymous." This will will benefit our industry -- for obvious reasons! McD
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