Power outage hits NAIA Terminal 3

[glenn_duke]

I'm interested to find out what kind of UPS they were using. For something that is classified as critical infrastructure, I'm sure they're the online double-conversion types. But I can't understand how a failed fan/blower took down everything. These UPSs have bypass modes.... which should address any internal faults that may have developed within the UPS.



Getting 380V instead of 220-240V is a wiring and/or possibly a configuration issue, not a power surge. Most large datacenter UPSs are 3-phase. So it would seem that while they were panic-stricken trying to put everything back online, they powered the 220-240V equipment directly from 380V, which is one of the standard Line-to-Line voltage of a 220V/380V 3-phase source. You get 220V from Line-to-Neutral, in this case.

I think they're playing the blame game to minimize their own failures, pointing a finger at Meralco for the "power surge". If that were actually the case, it would've affected everyone in the neighborhood, not just CAAP.

Ang main reason is technical incompetence.
Most likely naka holiday break yung mga trained technicians.

[dr. d]

Ang main reason is technical incompetence.
Most likely naka holiday break yung mga trained technicians.

so what is the real cause? incompetence na kaya?
i want their heads to roll.
so much inconvenience to countless folks... national reputation tarnished... money lost...
this shouldn't be allowed to happen again.

[BratPAQ]

so what is the real cause? incompetence na kaya?
i want their heads to roll.
so much inconvenience to countless folks... national reputation tarnished... money lost...
this shouldn't be allowed to happen again.

This is the 2nd time na about power outage. If this keeps happening many international flights may remove their stop here in PH because of incompetence.

Saka yung mga tourists na na perwisyo nyan, sigurado hindi na yan babalik.

[dr. d]

This is the 2nd time na about power outage. If this keeps happening many international flights may remove their stop here in PH because of incompetence.

Saka yung mga tourists na na perwisyo nyan, sigurado hindi na yan babalik.

in an earlier radio interview,
the "knowledgeable person" was hinting at previous big mis-events, not only at naia, but elsewhere local, that were traceable daw to ill-activity...
he did not mention specific names, however.

[boybi]

This is the 2nd time na about power outage. If this keeps happening many international flights may remove their stop here in PH because of incompetence.

Saka yung mga tourists na na perwisyo nyan, sigurado hindi na yan babalik.

Friend ko dapat pauwi ng Jan 1 from Korea, 2 families sila with kids. Hindi pa nakakauwi.

At first they received an email from PAL with their rebooked flight which was supposed to be departing Seoul last night. When they were checking in na, wala daw sa list ang group nila. Kahit pinakita email, wala daw magagawa yung checkin counter since wala sila sa list.

They are now rebooked to Jan 5.

They tried to book flights with other airlines, pero wala talaga availability until Jan 6. The families even split up their bookings para mas may chance sana.

[oj88]

Ang main reason is technical incompetence.
Most likely naka holiday break yung mga trained technicians.

They probably didn't pray hard enough for no downtime before going on hiatus.