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Old 18th Dec 2007, 00:28
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Wojtus
 
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Update

Some update for those of you interested:

1. Plane
Both engines of AirEuropa 738 (seriously damaged) were removed and took away some weeks ago. And the plane itself has been recently moved to a temporary hangar built especially for it. So they will do the work on place, I hope the goal is to restore airworthiness, not harvest the spares ;)

(photo published on EPKT-spotters forum)

2. Approach lighting
All damaged lights had to be completely removed, and new installation has been put in place, including new foundations. It's now ready and waiting for flight test which is to be done this week.

3. ILS
About two weeks after the incident, investigation board ordered extra flight testing of the ILS. The results were within limits. Some weeks later, regular biannual flight test was being done... and GS went off the limits. GS is now shut down and tech people try to eliminate the reason. However, GS fluctuations were observed only in area of about 5 NM final and they were not very excessive.

4. Investigation board
...still published nothing. They usually do after a year or so... :/
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