B777 Compartment door
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B777 Compartment door
Came across this:
Compartment door of Boeing 777 crashed through factory roof in China
Is this possible? Why would the aircraft not experience any difficulty over such a thing?
Compartment door of Boeing 777 crashed through factory roof in China
Is this possible? Why would the aircraft not experience any difficulty over such a thing?
Simple!
Not all things that are attached or part of an aircraft are going to make an aircraft "fall out" of the sky if they separate from the aircraft even an engine can rip off an aircraft and it will still fly... Isn't that amazing!
Not all things that are attached or part of an aircraft are going to make an aircraft "fall out" of the sky if they separate from the aircraft even an engine can rip off an aircraft and it will still fly... Isn't that amazing!
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"China's aviation authority confirmed the metal plate was part of a Boeing 777 passenger aircraft, most likely part of a landing gear compartment door."
So they know it's from a 777 (how?) but they haven't been able to identify positively which door/panel it actually is?
Hmmm.
So they know it's from a 777 (how?) but they haven't been able to identify positively which door/panel it actually is?
Hmmm.
Stuff that falls off is rarely identified as belonging to a specific aircraft as nobody wants to open themselves up to damage claims.
The loss of the part itself becomes part of a record to the regulator but not the exact trajectory.
I've seen stuff weighing 500 pounds or more recovered but not linked to a specific aircraft. On the other hand I've seen stuff that was identified not being released by the finder except for a whole lot of money. Of course that doesn't stop investigators from examining it in situ
The loss of the part itself becomes part of a record to the regulator but not the exact trajectory.
I've seen stuff weighing 500 pounds or more recovered but not linked to a specific aircraft. On the other hand I've seen stuff that was identified not being released by the finder except for a whole lot of money. Of course that doesn't stop investigators from examining it in situ
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So they know it's from a 777 (how?) but they haven't been able to identify positively which door/panel it actually is?
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HT we both posted at the same time, if it's just a panel it will have a part no but that won't point to the airline, other more important items i.e. actuators for example carry a serial no which is logged to the particular aircraft and it's log book, i.e. 'lifed items' Stuart.
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Negative safety before your eyes
...the airline involved would be given an official warning...
What on earth will such puerile action achieve? No operator wants anything to fall from their aircraft. To be told that something has fallen from your aircraft is worthwhile. But the above sounds like the precursor to punitive action - something that will persuade operators to deny all responsibility at all costs and start obliterating evidence.
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even an engine can rip off an aircraft and it will still fly
A/c reportedly Air France 777-300ER F-GSQF.
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On Jul 19th 2015 Boeing identified the main gear panel as belonging to Air France's Boeing 777-300 registration F-GSQF which had departed Shanghai as flight AF-111. The part does not belong to the gear structure itsself but to the mechanism that opens and closes the gear doors. The incident is treated with utmost concern and urgency, a service bulletin has already been released and the changes have already been implemented in the production line of Boeing 777s.
Incident: Air France B773 at Shanghai on Jul 13th 2015, dropped gear panel