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Old 28th Mar 2018, 12:30
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Originally Posted by twochai
["http://https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=208217"]

The Flight Radar trace seems to show a sudden speed excursion to 340 Knots, coincident with a sudden altitude loss from 10K' to 7.5K'.
Originally Posted by JammedStab
Hmm 340 knots. One might put the gear down at such a speed to slow down and then....lose a gear door.

Wonder what the full story is.
Originally Posted by ZFT
340 knts in an ATR. Right.
Is this your best guess at the story? Hmmm, high speed on the radar(could be winds affecting the speed), sudden descent, gear door mysteriously flies off. Something unusual happened.
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