CAL jet makes emergency landing
(CNS) Updated: Cayman Airways 481 from Los Angeles landed safely at Owen Roberts International Airport at 4:56pm after an emergency situation was called. According to the airline, the plane landed with minimal flaps after encountering a flap asymmetry issue during its approach. Although the aircraft was capable of landing safely with minimal flaps, Captain Joey Jackson declared an emergency as a precaution, ensuring that local emergency services were on standby.
Before landing, the aircraft circled the island for over an hour to burn off fuel and reduce landing weight. Upon arrival, the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and any necessary remediation.
The flight left LAX 36 minutes late and landed one hour and 35 minutes late.
The Cayman Islands Fire Service checked the aircraft, which landed safely on the runway, and all domestic stations have now stood down.
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Taking a moment to thank God it wasn’t worse and big up the Captain and his crew. Cayman Airways takes customer experience seriously and make sure their pilots are well well well trained.
lucky the plane was pretty much empty….another disaster route for cal….
I saw the aircraft land. It was a smooth landing. No flaps so it came in fast. There is enough runway at ORIA. Greeaaat job by a well trained crew!!!
Over 110,000 commercial plane flights take place every day globally. The Max accounts for around 6,000 of those every single day. Yes, the Max has been exhaustively reported to have issues. But ask yourself how many flights don’t land safely?
every model has had major accidents/crashes, and 90%+ of all boeings/airbuses have had fatalities from accidents.
KX’s fleet is as safe as anyones and this nonsense about not flying on a boeing needs to stop. The max is probably the safest plane out there now due simply to the scrutiny its under.
Landing with a flaps asymmetry is common and not particularly challenging for any half decent pilot.
The Boeing Starliner crew may have to wait until 2025 to return from the International Space Station… they were supposed to spend only 8 days in Space.
What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? It is extremely doubtful you’ll ever be an astronaut! Ass, yes; waiting on the tronaut!
I am curious if this Max 8 problem is related to the previous problem with them. Wasn’t that a flight control software glitch?
Thankful that it landed with no other issues and that everyone’s safe. Hopefully they can find out the reason for the flap issue.
always some problems with the Max planes. sad.
Always?
“First Max 8’s in the Caribbean” doesn’t quite ring with sponsoring consumers the same way CAL imagines it might.
It’s a Boeing, so I ain’t going.
The A220 would have been the right choice, and if not, A320 NEO. But oh, no, we couldn’t be bothered to retrain our pilots so…
What an ass!
So Airbus don’t have flap malfunctions????? This is something that can happen to ANY type of airplane, big or small. As a pilot, I can appreciate why the Captain declared an emergency, and yes he did the CORRECT thing. Kudos to him and his FO for a seemingly perfect landing. From 1 airman to another- I salute you Capt. Jackson!
They also have one for FORD. Fix Or Repair Daily. LOL! I have worked on both Airbus and the Boeing aircraft. I also thought airbus was it but I found that there were less maintenance reports on the Boeing. It’s a workhorse.
Moses made such a wise decision to go with the 737 Max!
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread!
What a numb-nut comment.