Plaz, irrespective of where it is hidden, thinking INSIDE the box would lead you to believe there is probably a reasonable amount of stress placed on the a/c when a 250 odd ton frame "brush"es the ground at 300 kmh. I just hope the duty ops manager gets hung out to dry. It is pumped into these guys to call ops, eng etc. If this had ended in 4000 pieces of aluminium, jet fuel, and body parts fluttering down from 350 over PNG I am pretty sure I know who would have been blamed. The figures for a overweight landing are known, why not send it back, autoland it (haven't been there for a few years, but surely you can) , if its ok, send it off again? Surely there must be some suspicion when you dont feel the "thug" of the gear leaving the ground by 11 deg? Ever seen the pattern the 340 doing AKL does? have a look and you will may begin to get an idea why the decision was made, particularly on the busiest 5 days in the history of CX.
IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT, THERE IS NO DOUBT
Last edited by jtr; 31st Jan 2004 at 00:12.