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Old 27th November 2010, 08:21 PM
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Default NZAA closed due to runway lighting failure
NZAA Saturday night 27/11

Quote:
atis nzaa t 1004
apch: Expect ils dme approach
rwy: 23l
sfc cond: Dry
opr info: Uze 118 decimal 7 for tower ground and delivery aerodrome closed due runway lighting failure
wind: 220/07
vis: 30km
cld: Sct012
t: 16
dp: 15
qnh: 1019
2000ft: R190/11
Multiple diversions to NZCH, NZWN, and NZHN.
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Old 27th November 2010, 08:57 PM
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Ouch...someone forget to pay the bill? NZAA's response to so-called global warming (which I might add, NZ could probably do with some!)?
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Old 28th November 2010, 07:39 AM
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It wasn't the case of the last one out turning off the lights was it?
I read somewhere that the numbers of people that did one way Tasman crossings was up this year.
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Old 28th November 2010, 08:29 AM
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Let me guess...they were east to west?
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Old 28th November 2010, 08:47 AM
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Backup lighting? for an intl airport- you would have thought!

I also find it very odd that the airport is closed yet they still have a full blown ATIS with runways in use etc! rather then information Zulu aerodrome closed
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Old 28th November 2010, 09:53 AM
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Let me guess...they were east to west?
Correct

(Better not say to much as I did it 25 years ago)
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Old 28th November 2010, 10:19 AM
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New Zealand...the only Third World country where you can drink the tap water!
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Old 28th November 2010, 10:47 AM
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saw a telex at work last night stating QF 134 was waiting for first light to depart! I hope AKL airport provided some beds for those PAX.
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Old 28th November 2010, 08:29 PM
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Backup lighting? for an intl airport- you would have thought!
Kerosene lamps or drums filled with lit diesel...what do you suggest?

It depends on what caused the failure in the first place. If it's a cable fault then it'll require some digging around to find the fault, but it could be something in a regulator room that's failed. Having said that, one would hope that a failure would only result in half the lights going out, not all of them.
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Old 28th November 2010, 09:17 PM
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Would this explain why the Emirates A380 hasn't returned (acc to my log) or is it unrelated?
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