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Old 7th July 2008 | 01:03
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StallBoy
 
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Just returned from Los Angeles on VH-EBX. Held up in LA for two hours by Hydraulic problem then thirty minutes by low pressure warning light on front landing gear. Flight was supposed to end in Melbourne via Auckland but ran out of fuel and landed in Fiji. Flight onto Auckland held up for eight hours by Hydraulic leak in right wing. Plane took off for Auckland at 8.30pm two hours late with recuring Hydraulic problem in right wing. Also noticed second outboard pod on right wing missing, just wondering if QANTAS is expirementing with removing unnessary airframe parts to lighten the plane and get longer range.
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