"Phil" wrote in message
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An Airbus A340 jumped its wheel chocks and broke the tie-down chains
during an engine test, then leaped forward and into a concrete
barrier. The entire nose section broke off. The crew was injured,
but thankfully no one was killed. Brand new airplane with exactly one
flight in the log. Now it's a write-off.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1293784/M/

Damn! I bet someone is looking for a new job today.

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DW