A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200 performed flight from Kahului Airport to Los Angeles International Airport. After departure the pilots stopped climb at 10000 feet, declared an emergency, reported smell of smoke in the back and requested return to the airport of departure.

Different types of fire:

● Hidden Fire
● Engine Fire.
● Wing Fire
● The post-crash fire
● Galley fire
● Lavatory fire
● Overhead compartment fire
● Electrical fire
● In-flight fire

Causes of fire

● electrical system malfunction
● short circuit
● damaged wiring;
● lightning strike
● bird or debris ingested into the engine;
● dangerous goods, i.e. flammable liquids and chemicals;
● fuel leakage or spillage;
● smoking on board.

🛩👩🏻‍🚒🚒 Тушить пожар

extinguish a fire
put out a fire
quench a fire
smother a fire
combat the fire
fight a fire
suppress a fire
tackle a fire

Electrical fires in an aircraft are usually the result of a short circuit that causes an arc. Pilots use an emergency checklist to put out the fire and follow procedures to land the aircraft as soon and as safely as possible.

The most frequent causes of electrical fires are insulation issues, such as:
• Worn insulation
• Torn insulation
• Contaminated insulation
• Breaks in insulation

Cargo Compartment Classes
Several cargo compartment classes are defined based on:
• in-flight accessibility
• presence of fire/smoke detectors
• presence of extinguishing systems

The following classes exist:
• Class A. The presence of a fire would be easily discovered by a crewmember and each part of the compartment is easily accessible in flight.
• Class B. There is a separate approved fire/smoke detector system. There is suffcient access in-flight to enable a crewmember to effectively reach any part of the compartment with the contents of a hand fre extinguisher. Ventilation within the compartment can be controlled.
• Class C. There is a separate approved fire/smoke detector system. There is an approved built-in fire extinguishing or suppression system controllable from the flight deck. Ventilation within the compartment can be controlled so that the suppression agent can control any fire started within the compartment.

• Class D. Compartment is inaccessible in-flight. The design relies on fire containment, by having linings designed to restrict the supply of oxygen into the compartment, without needing any fire detection and suppression systems.
• Class E. Main deck cargo compartments on freighters. There is a separate approved smoke/fire detection system. The flight crew can shut off the ventilating airflow to, or within, the compartment. The required crew emergency exits are accessible under any cargo loading condition. There is no fire extinguishing or suppression system.

At St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, a swarm of bees attacked planes and disrupted flights to Moscow and Kazan.

It is noted that the Nordwind Airlines flight to Kazan was postponed, as bees clung to the plane as soon as the ramp was adjusted to it. The airport decided that it could be dangerous for passengers. The aircraft to Moscow was delayed for the same reason.

Earlier, a swarm of wild bees attacked planes at Kolkata airport in India and disrupted two flights. It is still unknown why bees swarmed on airplanes. They can move nests for two reasons: either their original hive becomes unviable due to diseases, pests or any environmental changes, or the colony outgrows it.

a swarm of bees – рой пчел
cling (clung, clung) – цепляться, прилипать
swarm (verb) – роиться, толпиться
hive – улей
unviable – нежизнеспособный
pest – вредитель

Here is the video of the situation that happened at Kolkata airport.

Overweight landing is a landing at a higher weight than the maximum safe landing weight of any aircraft.

In Which Conditions Overweight Landing Preferred?
Pilots may decide to return to the departure airport or the nearest alternative aerodrome immediately after take-off due to any emergency situation (bird strike, engine failure, serious health problems etc.). In such a case, the weight of the plane may be more than the maximum landing weight. If this weight does not fall below the maximum landing weight until reaching the square to land, there are three ways the pilot can follow - fuel jettison, fuel burn off and overweight landing.
However, if the plane is not able to stay in the air (for example, if the health of a person on the plane is critical, fire, etc.), the team’s only chance may be overweight landing.

How Can Overweight Landing Result?
First of all, this weight increases the braking distance, as an airplane landing heavier than ever. In addition, as the load on the landing gear will be high, the landing should be done extra carefully. It can be difficult for pilots to control the plane during and after landing.
An airplane that performs overweight landing can be landed without any problems.
However, in the presence of external factors such as piloting error or meteorological conditions, serious accidents are possible. The landing gear may break or collapse if the flank is made uncontrolled while landing a heavy aircraft.
An airplane doing an overweight landing may exit the runway due to reduced braking performance due to its weight.

👨‍✈️ 🛩 Here are some non-standard pilot messages.