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Old 3rd Apr 2009, 13:09
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The Ansett B747 on it's first flight that dumped too much fuel and had to land on it's first approach
It didn't dump too much fuel and have to land. It failed to extend the nose gear, as the emergency hydraulic pump hadn't been turned on by the flight engineer, who also misinterpreted the gear display, failing to notice the nose gear hadn't extended. They landed despite a gear warning.
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