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Old 17th Nov 2010, 07:57
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jimini
 
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DHL tail strike

DHL bahrain 727 had a tail strike last week and everything was kept quiet. The Director of opps the the captain of the flight and the pilot flying of the leg.
according to sources the PF stalled the AC before touchdown, had flat spots on 3 tyres and hit the tailskid. after a quick preflight he decided to return back to bahrain presurised with the damages, which is against Boeing regulation.the FE tried to oppose to the decision but was quickly told to keep his mouth shut.
According to the flight opperation safety manager who by the way is a friend of the Director of opps, there was no tailstrike therefore there was no need to make an incident report.
can anyone coment on the incident

thanks
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