Tailstrikes & Repairs
Don't know about a China Airlines aircraft structural failure after improper rear pressure bulkhead repair following a tailscrape, however a Japan Airlines B747 (12Aug1985) did with loss of all hydraulics following destruction of part of the vertical stab. All aboard but 4 pax perished. China Airlines are based in Taiwan and have had their share of incidents. The same year one of their B747SP's suffered major structural damage after stalling at FL410 and descended out of control to below 10,000 before conrol was regained. Significant portions of the horizontal stabilizer (left and right) were shed and one of the body gear was forced open as well as both wings being bent 2" up. This all happened due to trying to maintain FL410 on three engines.
Last edited by Old Fella; 28th Mar 2010 at 09:44.
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