Taiwan's CAA investigates Eva Air for landing 30 flights in Taipei during Typhoon Megi on Sep 27th 2016
Last Update: September 29, 2016 / 23:40:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 27, 2016
Classification
News
The CAA reported that 45 flights by Eva Air were scheduled to land at Taipei on Sep 27th 2016, 30 of which made landing in Taipei (including those who initially diverted to Hong Kong or Okinawa and then carried on to Taipei), while no other flight was able to operate into or out of Taipei due to weather conditions imposed by Typhoon Meki.
The CAA therefore looks carefully into Eva Air's dispatch procedures, takeoff and landing standards, fuel and alternate airport planning and compliance with associated safety regulations. Statements were requested from the airline.
The airline stated, it would have been convenient for them to cancel those flights and expose their passengers to inconvenience instead. As the flights were able to operate within the safety standard required, the airline decided to go ahead to operate those flights.
Radar and flight plan data suggest, that flights operated into and out of Taipei until Sep 27th about 06:00L (22:00Z Sep 26th) almost normally, winds were reported up to 30 knots occasionally gusting 41 knots up to that time, then increased and reached persistent wind speeds in excess of 50 knots and gusts exceeding 70 knots during later the day subsiding only after 00:00L Sep 28th (16:00Z Sep 27th).
Metars from 22:00L Sep 26th (14:00Z Sep 26th) to 02:00L Sep 28th (18:00Z Sep 27th):
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RCTP 270530Z 03052G69KT 1000 R05L/1500D R05R/1100N +SHRA FEW005 BKN008 FEW015TCU OVC020 25/25 Q0982 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW A2901
RCTP 270500Z 03051G70KT 0800 R05L/1200D R05R/0800N +SHRA FG FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 25/25 Q0984 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW QFF 984.1HPA A2906 RA AMT
RCTP 270551Z 03055G71KT 0650 R05L/1300U R05R/1000N +SHRA FEW005 BKN008 FEW015TCU OVC020 26/25 Q0981 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW A2899
RCTP 270500Z 03051G70KT 0800 R05L/1200D R05R/0800N +SHRA FG FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 25/25 Q0984 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW QFF 984.1HPA A2906 RA AMT 4.6MM
RCTP 270430Z 03048G60KT 1400 R05L/1900N R05R/1300N SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 26/25 Q0985 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW A2911
RCTP 270447Z 03046G64KT 0700 R05L/1700D R05R/1100D SHRA FG FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 26/25 Q0984 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW A2908
RCTP 270400Z 03044G58KT 1800 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 26/25 Q0987 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW QFF 987.8HPA A2917 RA AMT 2.0MM
RCTP 270330Z 03045G63KT 1800 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 27/26 Q0989 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-SW A2922
RCTP 270305Z 03041G55KT 1500 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC025 27/26 Q0990 WSALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-S A2924
RCTP 270312Z 03043G57KT 2200 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC025 27/26 Q0989 WSALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-S A2923
RCTP 270300Z 02042G57KT 1800 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC025 27/26 Q0990 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-S QFF 990.9HPA A2926 RA AMT 1MM
RCTP 270230Z 02041G57KT 1800 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC025 27/26 Q0991 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-S A2928
RCTP 270200Z 02038G49KT 1800 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC025 27/26 Q0992 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SE-S QFF 992.9HPA A2932 RA AMT 1.4MM
RCTP 270130Z 02038G49KT 1800 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 27/26 Q0994 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK TCU SW A2936
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RCTP 270026Z 02033G48KT 2500 SHRA FEW005 BKN012 FEW015TCU OVC035 27/26 Q0995 WSALL RWY TEMPO 1500 SHRA RMK TCU E-S A2939
RCTP 270043Z 02032G44KT 1800 SHRA FEW005 BKN010 FEW015TCU OVC020 27/26 Q0994 WSALL RWY TEMPO 1500 SHRA RMK TCU E-S A2938
RCTP 270030Z 02032G44KT 2700 SHRA FEW005 BKN012 FEW015TCU OVC035 27/26 Q0994 WS ALL RWY TEMPO 1500 SHRA RMK TCU E-S A2938
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 27, 2016
Classification
News
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