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Old 19th Dec 2012, 16:54
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The (English version of the) report is here:
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/f-sc...-sc000725a.pdf

Read it at your leisure, but the content regarding the bogie is in section 1.18.2 (and its subsections).

Regarding rudder input:

Originally Posted by BEA Report S1.18.2.5 P155
During the takeoff run, the aircraft would have had a tendency to deviate to the left if the left main landing gear had created abnormally high drag. However, its track was straight before the loss of thrust on engines 1 and 2 and there are no observable right rudder inputs. On the contrary, some slight actions to the left are even noticeable before V1.
In effect, the rudder inputs were *opposite* what would be expected if the missing spacer had an influence on the aircraft track prior to contact with the strip.

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