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Old 9th Feb 2002, 09:53
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Ausatco
 
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It's not up to me to say who it was, but I can say it wasn't a 767 and it wasn't QF.

We were using 34 parallels in a NE wind. The tailstrike ripped out a centreline light on 34L, which meant the runway had to be closed due hole and debris pending repairs and cleanup, leaving 07 for all ops.

Repairs took 15-20 minutes, but there was a fair bit of traffic around and we ended up committed to 07 arrivals and departures for 40 min.

It did cause delays - runway changes (to 07 only, then back to 34 parallels) and a period of one runway for all ops do that. The worst was 23 minutes taxy to airborne (normally between 5 and 10 at that time of day)

Then we had the thunderstorms.

Cheers

AA

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