AC34 SYD/YVR reporting fire onboard.

[David N]

I went to listen to the ATC Achive but No File was Found.
Is the correct time it first made radio contact around 0730 UTC?


Thanks

[Jason H]

It landed around 12.15 which is 0215 UTC so probably from around 0200z would work quite well.

That Ch7 breaking news clip was a waste of everyone who was watching's time in my opinion. Joke.

[Justin L]

May I ask why you think the Channel 7 clip was a joke Jason? It's definitely newsworthy, and when they need to go live to the newsroom with breaking news and not much information, how else should they handle it?

[Jacob P]

Hey Justin,

have to agree with you on that one. I mean look at QF32 engine explosion, initial reports were indicating that the whole aircraft exploded and then as more information came to hand, the story developed further.

[Jason H]

I think words like "full scale emergency" when it was a PAN call is over the top. I am aware it was a breaking news story and information is unclear, but it is misleading...but I guess we know what the media is like in these situations. The article on that link also says "emergency services were not required". It seems as though the reporter just said things that she would assume was happening, rather than knowing what was happening. I'm sure they have people checking all this stuff. I think that if they didn't have the chopper there to film the landing, it would most likely have been a small mention in the bulletin.

[Lee G]

Got to love the Daily Telegraph though ... today's edition on Page 2 ... a small picture of Ac34 inset into a larger picture of what they claimed was AC34 dumping fuel.

Look closely at the "AC34" aircraft - it actuallly an overflying SQ 777 which passed overhead 5 minutes after AC34 arrived back in Sydney.

And the mainstream press wonder why they are becoming increasingly irrelevant in today's connected world - they couldn't even get it right 12 hours after the event which is when they would have finalised the layout for the paper!