DUMPING FUEL & DIVERTING | UNITED 747-400 MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT LONDON HEATHROW!

[@carpetrug01]

lol at the adult baby who yelled "NO!!!" after captain informed everyone they would be returning to London.

[@yaguarete79]

I was wondering if anybody else has noticed that shout, and your description of "adult baby" made me crack laughing. :)

[@patrickz5104]

thought I was the only one

[@mino-kw1oh]

I work with guys like that. as kids they told their mom's "I am not picking up my toys".

[@yaguarete79]

hahaha, good point. I don't BTW, but maybe he does

[@redstoyotarunnerwithstri-hp9gm]

maybe he has a pet to go back to, to take care of who needs water. or a family emergency to tend to. maybe a dying family member. they're diverting a flight for pete' sake, how ecstatic do you expect the passengers to be, one yell is not a big deal.

[@pip12111]

forcast today, cloudy with a 100% chance of Kerosene Rain

[@markrodin1982]

where did it all go?

[@pip12111]

+Mark Rodin the heat from the engine probably vaporized it, or falling through the air it probably leaving only the paraffin molecules left

[@jjlucky79]

i think the air stream did a pretty good job of vaporizing it. What i meant to say is atomizing it.

[@Beneluxflights]

You made my day :)

[@zacharylegaspi7594]

+Mark Rodin in some kid's kiddy pool

[@richboy2307]

There you have it #Chemtrails confirmed :P Jokes aside though, glad you made it back safe without much harm to yourself or the bird.

[@nightsbeatswitchgood]

Haha

[@josephvadenshelley2206]

Dude, I was about to go off! LOL!

[@sunsetrailfan2004]

Chemtrails and Contrails are actually “fog” produced by the heat of the engines as it mixes with the cool air way up in the aky

[@cancelanime1507]

KXNGCAMERON r/woosh

[@PetesShredder]

Take that, environment.

[@PrtKillerZ]

Economic

[@JFGV777]

The fuel evaporates.

[@killianoshaughnessy1174]

lmao

[@Akinlicious20]

José Francisco Gouvêa Vieira Filho yea right thats what they say.. You still believe that

[@Admiral_John]

... take some kerosene (jet fuel and kerosene are very similar) and pour a splash on the sidewalk. Come back in a couple of hours and it'll be gone because it's evaporated. Same thing happens here. It's a larger amount, yes, but given the speed of the aircraft, the amount dumped and the distance over which the fuel is dumped there's zero impact on the environment.

[@AmericanAirDFW]

"Not the best thing to be breathing". Good way to sum up the problem. Still waiting for my first exciting experience on an airplane like this one! Way to document this incident, liked!

[@jess5460]

Despite its flaws, United handled this emergency really well and further proves its ability to put safety first. Glad you made it back to the ground safe and sound though!

[@ChrisPatrick-q6k]

The CAA FAA and many other agencies mandate these procedures and ensure they're planned for and carried out flawlessly. Any airline that failed to do so would immediately loose it's opperators license. .

[@rustyshackelford8769]

Oops, we dumped too much, we're goin down.

[@mihnea92]

You Sir, you made my day:))

[@Hollyweed1]

Hahahahaha 😂👍

[@yakacm]

That's what I was thinking, I guess they probably just tell the computers how much to dump and it does it for them, you'd hope that the flight computer would know what the proposed destination was and wouldn't let them dump too much, they would probably still need to leave reserves in case they needed to divert.

[@jm08a31]

Actually, they JUST have a switch for the fuel dump. you have to get the gallon to distance ratio. the calculation is on a checklist note. The calculation is then done manually.

[@UKN77]

On the 747-400 you set the amount of fuel you want left in the tanks after the fuel dump by turning the knob next to the fuel nozzle switches on the overhead panel. The nozzles will stop dumping fuel once you reach that number. It's very straight forward.

[@aviationandsimulationbyber9244]

That is truly a unique capture. So good to have Dantorp aboard :D

[@BFFAvgeek15]

I have never seen a plane dump so much fuel in my life!Nice vid man!

[@jakejones5736]

That fuel is probably dumping out faster than a gas station nozzle.

[@rocket535inc]

Jake Jones Much, much faster. Thousands of pounds a minute.

[@jhonmarston5069]

ya think ?

[@patcism]

definitely... consider how fast the plane is going and how much fuel is actually coming out.

[@gildaslelidec4312]

Songes contests

[@Douken]

You think?

[@PlaneWorldBerlin]

Never seen this... Thanks for sharing this moment!

[@junealius]

I personally like UA so i'm glad they handled the situation... Will you put out a review/trip report for this flight or the flight that left the day after?

[@NonstopDan]

+Matthew Anderson yeah a review will be up soon!

[@Rjtoth12]

UAL is the best.

[@matthewbrodnitz1047]

This 747 was manufactured in the early 1990's, so I suspect that the crew and United in general were monitoring its systems, because an old plane like this is more prone to malfunction.

[@alexandernobleza2372]

+Rjtoth12 pal pilots are better

[@Rjtoth12]

+Alex Nobleza what? When did I ever saying anything about pilots. UAL is the best. That's my opinion.

[@88hheKIAHSpotting]

Cool vid! I like flying and I cant understand when people get upset when things like this happen. I'm in a metal tube at 40K feet... do whatever you need to do to keep me alive!

[@canadianplanespotter]

Incredible video! Long live the United 747 :)

[@kevinp8108]

United Airlines definitely lost money on this flight. Management was probably pissed that their airplane had to dump thousands and thousands of dollars worth of jet fuel.

[@BlackOpSource]

Yeah, but just imagine how pissed they'd be if their airplane landed vastly overweight and, potentially, was destroyed. Then you're talking about millions of dollars, not to mention the bad publicity.

[@bodybuilding4lifebab]

In this case, the primary concern is safety and to land a jumbo with full fuel tanks is really dangerous, my friend.

[@jakejones5736]

Try TENS of thousands.

[@liamcoughlan9775]

i was thinking about this too. i wonder if the pilot has full control over the costly decision. if so i wonder if he had any consequences from management.

[@diannewi]

Not to mention the vouchers for RT bus to hotel, overnight in hotel, and meals. Very expensive for United.

[@ante4331]

First time seeing dumping jet fuel from passenger jet!! AMAZING video!!!

[@niiloraappana]

Brilliant you got to film this! Excellent video. Greetings from Finland :)

[@al380aviation]

At like 00:13 some guy yelled... What was he saying? Something in response to the aircraft having to turn back? Amazing but intense video!

[@al380aviation]

+Richard Mason agreed! It's as if they want to die getting to wherever they're going... Totally selfless XD

[@IsoscelesKramer]

You mean selfish? :)

[@SPBaviation]

Maybe he was scared

[@MBLRStudios]

He either said,"GOD!" or he said,"GOOD!", but i can't tell.

[@frtguy80]

He said why, and thats when the pilot or flight attendant responded

[@JelmersAviation]

Awesome video mate!

[@rajlocomotive8344]

well captured, for the first time seeing fuel dumping

[@mustamandaviation3250]

I wish I could welcome you to San Francisco 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that line had me weak😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@firecloud77]

1:00 Awesome footage of a fuel dump. I am surprised by how much the leading edge of the wing is deformed at the mounting point of the #4 engine while in flight. 10:38 Compared to when stress is off the wing on the ground.

[@firecloud77]

No, what we're seeing is the fixed leading edge. The flaps are not deployed.

[@JerryLaw]

you should see when they stress test the wings and breaking it

[@JerryLaw]

+Paid Gov't Debunker search on youtube you cant miss it

[@JerryLaw]

+Paid Gov't Debunker no your right it just hard to get the links for you on the phone thats all mate

[@AgileMJOLNIR]

Had this happen last July coming back from Maui. 1hr out and we were told there was a warning light in the cockpit and we spent an hour flying back then another 45min flying in circles dumping fuel. Then they "repaired" the issue and put us back in the air to only have it happen again 20min out, so back to the island and another 1hr of circling. Worst flight I've ever had.

[@InstantLuc]

What airline was this?

[@timothyjohns3561]

A unique experience in the flight-life of any aviation enthusiast. Thanks for sharing.

[@brainsaladsurgery6984]

Excellent job Dantorp

[@MotoCrazy66]

Too bloody exciting to watch......

[@ManchesterAviation]

Great catch! That's very interesting to see!!!

[@applec2400]

OMG! I flew this plane from SFO to ORD in May 2016!!!! Crazy

[@kbufaviator6104]

Amazing vid!

[@JaydenWong]

Amazing video! About how many people were put into the other UA flights?

[@gabes2095]

hehe, i see what you did there

[@bilalahmed2123]

Thanks for the aircraft information. Love researching airplane history. I wonder if it's still flying ! They usually park airplanes after the plane starts having frequent mechanical issues.

[@ELPaso1990TX]

In the description it says cabin insulation was blowing into the cabin through the air vents I don’t know how that can happen unless there was a break in one of the ventilation pipes as it passed through some insulation. In any case I guess it would not have been flying again that day as it would have meant engineers locating the damage and fixing it which would have meant removal of panels, luggage lockers and seats etc. The 747 however will always be my favourite airliner.

[@Rjtoth12]

For everyone ripping on United. Airlines like American and Delta have the same problems! It's not like switching to American will give you a better chance at not diverting to an airport. Hence why he says "*DISCLAIMER* - I am posting this video due to the interesting nature of the events, and in no way mean to criticize United. These things can happen at any airline and as a matter of fact, United handled the situation brilliantly. "

[@JuniCast21]

excuse me, which camera did you use? thanks

[@josephvadenshelley2206]

Bro, you cut out the approach and landing!! Never cut that out!! (Thanks for sharing, though.)

[@TheAirplanejunkie]

Great video Dantorp & thankyou for sharing but why did you cut off the initial touch down i was waiting for it, Do you have any footage of the actual touchdown landing would be great to see, cheers

[@EthansAviationYYC]

As I was watching this, I was hoping, please don't make anyone die, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! Glad you handled it well, buddy. I bet your heart was racing at some point during the flight. If I was on that flight, mine would be the whole time:)

[@XPlaneAviation]

Fuel dumping looks amazing

[@dave4shmups]

Nice job capturing all of this! Were you scared?

[@KSATSpotting]

Phew :), Glad You're Safe Man :)

[@JohnMcMahon.]

What's the story with the Newspaper @12:50 ?

[@MusicmatchJukebox]

I'm more curious about the fact that you were sitting in United Business First and they had a galley cart in the aisle. Why did FA's bring a cart into the aisle of a premium cabin?

[@MrBassdog]

Cool footage

[@johnnyveganite9141]

Looks like the ventilation problem was caused by someone putting paper over the vents, no? 13:11

[@realb747fan]

I am your 62,777th subscriber

[@Porschedude8]

San Francisco! That's a lot of fuel... So glad you are back safe..

[@michae8jackson378]

They only have to off load enough fuel to get below maximum landing weight!

[@planespotter6552]

GREAT VIEW

[@edwardcameron4149]

I would have loved to be on this flight!! :D

[@hakimclark4570]

love this video.

[@6729star]

So when that fuel plummets after being dumped from the aircraft. Could it potentially make someone wet on the ground? Or am I overthinking

[@Fonzi2626]

great footage. what camera did u use?

[@Tina2tu]

Wow!!! Glad you made it safe !!

[@mw01720]

I saw this exact aircraft on the return trip to SFO. It had to stop in Boston for a crew swap, and we never see United 747s here so it was pretty interesting.

[@earleroy]

At kewr (which is a hub for united yet never flies the 744 there) there were two round trip flights to rio and I saw one I was like "holy hell I just saw one of the rarest things in modern aviation happen with proof"

[@jonbrown8553]

Were you worried? Did you leave the next day...safely? Thanks again for the vlog.

[@amath-dr7uk]

How long was the delay?? one day? with sooo many flights from LHR to the West and East coast there is no empty seats?

[@henson2k]

Good show

[@quintensunnieday]

United Airlines would have dumped passengers to reduce weight✈

[@Gobble-zc3kc]

Quinten van Hilten they’ve been trying that one

[@alexanderhan2819]

Quinten van Hilten xd

[@roachtoasties]

Glad it worked out. I've been on a few cancelled United flights myself. Unfortunately, in these instances, not treated very well by staff.

[@RomanZerstoren]

Beautiful sky.

[@Designandrew]

Question: What's worse for the atmosphere, burnt jet fuel, ie fuel that has been through the engine, or fuel that is just dumped as in this case, without being used?

[@ZicajosProductions]

Ooooo. HD. Video of the landing? Were you forced to shut the camera, or was this film cut?

[@prtzy]

Nicely done by United. Just curious, all passengers had London Visa? None in transit? Or airport hotels?

[@benbielenberg853]

Poor dear. "I wish I was welcoming you to San Fransisco"

[@EKFRCG]

Oh my god, this is scary. In addition, pilots take a lot of precauions : So if they consider they can't continue without problems, divertion (especially that you fly over an ocean ...). you're safe it's reassuring, i'm looking forward to see how the pilots handled the landing, keep us posted by the landing video :)

[@europeanpilot6469]

Awesome video and you were lucky to film this event ! Ps I love your snapchat account, you can know everything before the video !

[@kapbab751]

Lucky!? Fuck outta here, who in their right mind would ever want to be in this situation?

[@europeanpilot6469]

+Kap Bab Keep calm mate, that's only a fuel dumping, to be able to land because the plane cannot land with the fuel for San Francisco, it will be too heavy... A fuel dumping isn't at all dangerous, that's only a procedure to make the plane lighter... But that's quite impressive and rare, that's why I said that he was lucky. And keep in mind that Dan could reach San Fransisco few hours after so that wasn't a very serious incident. Have a good day.

[@kapbab751]

European Pilot I understand that, but there is something seriously wrong with a plane that could be dangerous if you are ever in that situation. They wouldnt divert and waste fuel at the cost of likely hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for something negligible.

[@europeanpilot6469]

+Kap Bab First, in a flight, nothing is negligible. Second, I think that a pilot should never hesitate to dump several tons of fuel, even if that cost thousands of dollars, to make the flight always safer... So the cost in dollars cannot be used as an argument. And you may know that there are several diversions each day in the world not always for very very serious reasons. The fact is that, this plane and it's passengers probably not risked their lives in this diversion.

[@kapbab751]

You completely missed the point of my argument. Fact is - when you need to do this, something isnt right. Nobody should ever want to be on a flight if everything isnt perfect.

[@KasperAviation]

WOW!!! What An Experience That Must Of Been!! And the way United handled it was very professional. Have you ever been in an emergency situation before this flight?

[@DISOPtv]

CARB approved!

[@ultimategamerx411]

WOW... WHAT A TRIP

[@JB-zn1kx]

Been half way out to runway and had to go back for engine oil before... what a rip

[@steemdup]

lovely for the environment - dumping the fuel. Also night to fly first class, Dan.

[@Dylan_Sterling]

No different than burning it in the jet engine.

[@silvereagle2061]

I've never noticed that nozzle before. Does it extend out or is it there all the time?

[@ifly7777]

I think it is always there the whole time. It looks like a mini tube

[@Cl4rendon]

The jetison valve can be seen on all comercial aircraft.

[@ifly7777]

+Cl4rendon Not all, smaller aircrafts does not have the fuel dumping ability

[@silvereagle2061]

I noticed upon landing it looked like the valve wasn't there. Was it and I didn't see it for some reason?

[@noonehere4332]

It is permanently on the back of the wing.

[@KatariaGujjar]

Is it possible for the fuel to ignite when being dumped, at the nozzle? I mean, the air hitting the wings raises the temperature considerably, doesn't it?

[@superdude9077]

The 747 isn't Concorde, haha. Most 747s travel at a cruising speed of mach 0.85, while the Concorde is 135% quicker.

[@samfowler1520]

it cools it down i would have thought

[@greghuang2314]

What ultimately happened to this flight?

[@redblade43]

Thanks for the tip; I will choose another airline company.

[@MBLRStudios]

What ever you do, DO NOT CHOOSE ALLEGIANT AIR!

[@NickyD]

delta is the best

[@MBLRStudios]

Nicky DeGirolamo I am a sasha banks Thank You Daniel Bryan bayley paige guy Delta is the best! Allegiant is the worst.

[@A380adrian]

United handled the situation graciously and I truly appreciated all the follow-up support they gave to all their passengers, even though they had so many people to accommodate - I'm impressed! *DISCLAIMER* - I am posting this video due to the interesting nature of the events, and in no way mean to criticize United. These things can happen at any airline and as a matter of fact, United handled the situation brilliantly.

[@Aquotric]

I don't think you realize that United doesn't make airplanes

[@AuntieVeraCharles50]

Why is there a newspaper in the ventilation system?!?!?!?!

[@tylerama]

Exactly. Frightening!

[@michaelprice8402]

My inferences came to me right of way. This is where the problem came when smoke, debris and dust was filling the cabin. So they found the newspaper to block the smoke and debris from filling the cabin with the stuff. Thinking a fire would erupt. Why the Emergency (?)

[@alexkg1]

The plane finally stops peeing at 9:02

[@ciri151]

That's a long fucking piss mate.

[@alexkg1]

NightPanda When you gotta go, you gotta go :)

[@theyoutubegod4433]

alexkg1 these jokes are PISSING me off.

[@sebaviation643]

Will there be a review?

[@deadfreightwest5956]

13:05 - They just needed to replaces the newspaper insulation with tabloids, preferably with page 3 girls. Just like the US Army Corps of Engineers did with the levee protecting New Orleans.

[@aviatorman8]

What camera and lens did you use?

[@trodd1sox]

As someone who doesn't know the ins and outs of aviation, why was it necessary to dump fuel just coz you had to return to LHR?

[@alanjackson526]

Because they will be too heavy to land. You have a maximum landing weight just like you have a maximum take off weight.

[@noooeels367]

You're amazing

[@yoof6237]

i rode on a lufthansa a380 flight 400 back 2015, my mom told the flight attendant that me and my mom's tvs' work not working properly. After about 10 minutes the flight attendant told the pilot the problem and the pilot announced, "we have a problem... with our tvs', and we will be restarting them". That is the story of how my mom got 500 people worried for a second.

[@REPORODGE]

IS THIS A NUMBER 3 ROLLBACK? IT LOOKS LIKE ITS MILLING

[@michaelprice8402]

At first I was wondering what the problem was. Then at the End of this I see it was the Ventilation, (Might had started a fire?) needed to also consider fire safety? Don't want that?

[@IsoscelesKramer]

Really fascinating! Oh btw, it's "insulation." :)

[@sidavey9289]

Did you get to SFO the next day?

[@NonstopDan]

+Si Davey Yup! One day late haha

[@sidavey9289]

Glad you got there, come what may. Do you ever come to Norwich/London?

[@beeeneee]

'dangerous' mechanical problem... :rolleyes:

[@NonstopDan]

+beeeneee do you think we would have diverted otherwise?😊

[@beeeneee]

Dantorp Aviation No, but you and I both know that there are a variety of reasons that an airplane diverts and many of those are not dangerous at all, the crew is just being precautious. Have a look at the avherald..

[@mnshp7548]

just think how much hassle, money and time it is for a plane to divert. it must of being something bad

[@jlust6660]

Yes, you are absolutely right. All the fuel is lost and all the passengers have to get seats on other planes, which costs a lot. Planes don't just divert. It can cost up to a couple million dollars to divert a 747

[@Vincent_Gambini]

Well, a ventilation problem on an airplane is nothing to roll your eyes at, bro, not at all.

[@kfkgj]

Did united provide accommodations for this issue to the passengers?

yep

[@stevenevans1700]

Love the view at 7.45

[@samuelhrmel1567]

Good job, United!

[@andrewanane9715]

747-400 are so old, it's time they retire but I'll definitely miss them:-(

[@6446kingukongugojira]

And replace them with 747-8's.

[@andrewanane9715]

6446kingukongugojira​ Most airlines don't like 747-8 and I think they're gonna disappear before 747-400 does.

[@yoyoyoyoshua]

@@andrewanane9715 No they won't. They'll last longer as passenger planes and even longer in freight.

[@JohnSmith-sr4lh]

theres no risk for that fuel catching on FIRE? and if it does, can it travel up into the tank and explode the plane?

[@earleroy]

There is a risk of it catching on fire and traveling up but it's very unlikely without anything to set it on fire -_-

[@paulconway5693]

Jet fuel is not like gasoline. Gasoline is very volatile. If you held a lighter up to a puddle of gasoline, you would probably burn your hand. Jet fuel is different; it has to be atomized. If you held a lighter up to a puddle of jet fuel, it would not go up in flames, it might not even catch. If you sprayed it out of a spray bottle and lit it in the air, it would burn quite well. While the fuel trail could burn quite easily, it would be detected immediately and the fuel flow stopped. Even if the flow continued, the fuel would never catch on fire within the wing/fuel line. All of this assumes that the fuel trail is ignited somehow and can sustain a burn in a low oxygen environment (if at high altitudes, which doesn't appear to be the case here)

[@austinrichardson8675]

Bbq sequence It looks for me like fantastic! rexult hesitate .

[@ZOMb2010]

BETTER SAFE than......Sorry.Good to see all went well ..

[@dionsanchez24]

American Airlines had same problem 2 weeks ago coming from Chicago to Manchester and my flight was cancelled direct to ord so had to man-Lhr-ord on BA

[@JD-xp6gc]

What's happens to the fuel dumped I know it obviously drops but does it burn up or does it become a threat to vegetative and environmental life on the ground

[@Porschedude8]

Most likely over the ocean...

[@aidanhutchison2388]

It just evaporates into the air

[@Porschedude8]

Thankfully it doesn't happen often...

[@FlyingMaxFr]

So when this kind of stuff happens, are you the only one smiling on the plane? :)

[@XPlaneAviation]

I will be smiling as well, fuel dumping is just as beautiful as pane contrails.

[@X3N4_pro]

That are Chemtrails

[@l.h.8905]

+Schmitty EXTREME LOL

[@vladen14]

+TANZVERBOT ahaha

[@pingpongpung]

*Those

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Did you mean cabin insulation was blowing into the cabin? I’m interested as I’m studying the Boeing 747.

[@psirvent8]

I'm interested too.

[@embrj1453]

So the problem was the news paper in the ac vent?

[@robertktw]

can u just dump fuel anywhere or it has to be over water/unpopulated places?

[@Robertm6]

I think if your high enough it doesn't matter it would all dispute to nothing you could feel by the time it reached the ground

[@MarechalAviador]

What was the aircraft issue?