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Old 27th Sep 2008, 16:13
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PJ2
 
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Swedish Steve:
Stop suspecting because you suspect wrong.
The B777 uses a strain gauge in the undercarriage support beam to detect weight on wheels.
It seemed a natural, as that's the way the 767 does it, but I do indeed suspect wrong; - thank you for the correction.

HarryMann:
Further to your question regarding cockpit indications, the 767-300 does indeed present an "EICAS" message to indicate a fault with the air-ground sensing system. The message is "AIR/GND SYS" or "NOSE A/G SYS". The AOM states that if the message is present, "Affected equipment and systems will not operate normally and therefore takeoff is not allowed".
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