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Old 17th Nov 2009, 02:38
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Upon touch down the spoilers deployed automatically, the tyres 3 and 8 blew, wiring harnesses of both main gear struts broke leaving the engines in approach idle.
This system vulnerability is a weak link in the 340 design, is it not? Further, aren't other aircraft vulnerable? I'd expect the 330 is very similar, maybe many more types.
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