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Old 14th May 2013, 14:32
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Had it not been for the crew of the Korean -400F contacting load control at HQ in Seoul, immediately after takeoff and them telling the relief pilot and captain to go downstairs to move pallets forward, the plane would have landed with more than 43.7% MAC CG. Some 10.7% aft of the limit!
Just out of interest. I thought all power was removed from the cargo PDU's with engines running and certainly in the air. Maybe some superhuman strength kicked in when the panic struck?
A fully loaded pallet is not easy to shift, especially if the base is distorted.
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