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Old 14th Feb 2018, 12:50
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Originally Posted by vapilot2004
Landed without further incident at HNL. Firefighting equipment and personnel standing by upon landing at pilot's request.

Apparently fitted with a pair of Pratts and looks like this aircraft could be one of the airline's oldest triple sevens.
Doesn't matter how old it is. Seems like we were sold "way back when" that all the extra care done for an ETOPS operation would keep this kind of stuff from happening. This wasn't just a loss of oil pressure.
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