Easy champ ...
Certainly did happen.
I can give a list of witnesses or a couple of evacuees if you prefer?
I have one reference to the incident DC-10-30 PK-GIB MSN 46919-226 - and replacement of WINGS and engines.
I'd be careful about using the registration number alone as Garuda / Indonesia tend to re-use numbers on occasion.
I remember the engine replacement but not the wings.
These repairs all happened on the apron at Hasanuddin - 100 metres from the old terminal - over about a 12 month period; maybe more.
A team of Douglas engineers identified and occupied most of the UP night spots for most of that period.
And all passengers walking out for boarding got a good, close-up look at progress.
That is why I find it so strange that there seems to be no real record of the event.
Maybe because no fatalities - just a couple of broken legs.
But if replacing wings and engines is correct then this should rate somewhere alongside the QF A380 incident for potential loss of life.
Last edited by WingNut60; 7th Jun 2015 at 02:21.
Reason: Because my initial response was a bit rude