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Old 20th March 2004 | 19:26
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GreenArc
 
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Preliminary Accident and Incident Data

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 682FE Make/Model: A306 Description: A-300B4-600
Date: 03/14/2004 Time: 1155

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor

LOCATION
City: FORT LAUDERDALE State: FL Country: US

DESCRIPTION
FEDERAL EXPRESS, N682FE, A306 ACFT, BLEW OUT 8 TIRES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
ARE UNKNOWN, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: KFLL METAR 1153Z 33008KT 9SM CLR 12/10 A3020
Preliminary reports are that the parking brake system was pressurized at touchdown. I don't know if the parking brake was on or not.

Interesting that this would occur just a couple of days after I started the thread. Anyone know if the A300-600 parking brake system is similar to the A320/330/340?

TIA

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