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Old 6th Jan 2005, 17:36
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BigSteve81
 
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I seem to remember an AirTransat Airbus that glided to land in the Azores a few years ago after total fuel exhaustion...
Great job by the pilots, regardless of the reasons they were in that situation
If I recall 'Air Crash Investigation'(on The National Geographic Channel) correctly, and you may correct me if im wrong, wasn't this down to faulty maintenance causing a leak in the right wing tank. The pilots didn't realise this and opened the crossfeed to balance the fuel tanks and then forgot to close it before the left wing tank emptied. I think it said they hit the runway at a little over 200knots and the wheels left some big grooves in the runway.
Of course that could just be the NGC dramatising it for TV.
But like dwshimoda said good job regardless of the situation


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