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Old 16th Nov 2007, 01:40
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In 1994 a Thai Airways MD11 doing engine run ups jumped the chocks and totaled an A300-600 (also Thai Airways) at the old Don Muang Airport.

The MD11 was repaired and returned to service.
That is certainly consistent with popular opinion concerning the build quality of Mad Dogs and Airbuses. Like a lot of us here, I've flown both.

Continental had a mishap at EWR where a 727 plowed into the terminal on an engine run. An earlier shift had positioned the throttles forward to work on one of the pilot seats. What was supposed to be an idle engine turn became a serious accident and one of the mechs was badly injured.
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