Originally Posted by
JanetFlight
Basically was this:
The T7 had apu inop and no hyds and no brakes (no beacon on)
Two engineers inside...tried to brake but with no success at all.
Plane was being towed to spend the day till next evening return flt to Luanda.
After first pushback/towing segment the tractor/driver needed to change the tractor from "push" to "pull" doing the normal 180 off the plane for a few moments.
During this 180 manouver, and the T7 without apu and hyds, someone seems to forget to put some chocks during the tug/tractor removal for the 180 manouver.
And then here it goes.
By miracle it didn't hit a parked White Vip 319. One light pole hit by right wing.
Does the 777 not have a brake accumulator? Would it not have been prudent to have an engine running with an inop APU?
- Captain Hindsight