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Old 17th Mar 2006, 07:28
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TheOddOne
 
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The fun starts when the main gear pins are left in, but the steering pin removed. I've only seen a couple of instances of this over the years, mega embarrasment all round and loads of disruption due to a/c having to burn off or dump fuel/do an averweight landing (should that be overmass landing, now?), delays to other a/c & pax to provide to extra runway slots etc etc. Cost? Tens of thousands of pounds! Enjoyment to those not directly involved? Priceless!

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