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A340 Engine Test Gone Wrong
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/ |
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"Phil" wrote in message ... 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. -------------------------------- DW |
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Phil writes:
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. All by itself. 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. If only there had been a human being around to intervene when that pesky Airbus decided to develop a mind of its own, eh? |
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"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com writes:
Damn! I bet someone is looking for a new job today. In France? I'm not so sure. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Phil writes: 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. All by itself. 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. If only there had been a human being around to intervene when that pesky Airbus decided to develop a mind of its own, there was, you're an idiot. Bertie |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com writes: Damn! I bet someone is looking for a new job today. In France? I'm not so sure. Not that it would do you any good anyway. Bertie |
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A340 Engine Test Gone Wrong
wasn't there a new 747 that flew into kai tak airport, off the runway and
into the bay- that ultimately had to be bulldozed as salvaging the plane would have kept the runway closed too long? |
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A340 Engine Test Gone Wrong
On Nov 17, 10:10 am, "Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote:
"Phil" wrote in message ... 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. Yea, but he has 6 months to worry about it; he's in France. -Robert |
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Is there enough thrust during an engine test on an A340 to drag locked
gear? I'm wondering if it's common to depend on blocks and the like to restrain an airplane like this during a test, or does one commonly engage the brakes as well? I guess they'll just take the cost to repair out of someone's paycheck. On Nov 17, 12:58 pm, Phil wrote: 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/ |
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