Originally Posted by
CONSO
There are now several pics of the damaged tail section which **seem** to show the coupling between the jackscrew and HS- sort of an 'H' shaped part normally attached by large pins on left and right sides. *post 1317 and 1004 for examples *
What bothers me is that that part visible in the wreckage does not seem to be broken, ie: the 'ears" on the ends of the 'H' section seem to be undamaged. Which in turn means that the pins were pulled out in the reverse direction of normal installation.
Those pins are massive compared to other parts, and the "H" section is probably a machined part. Given the expected tumbling and impact damage of the tail section evident- it is IMO dfifficult to understand how at least two pins on the legs of the "H" either fell out or were removed without any obvious sign of damage. ( ears not damaged, pins or portions of pins not evident )
Could it be that the pins/jackscrew parts were removed by ground personnel before any of the released photos were taken ?
OTOH that 'H" shaped part is *probably* not part of or related to the jackscrew at all - it does appear to be relatively thin. ??
assume your H part is the one I have circled on the left
I asked if it was part of jackscrew assembly and told NO. see post 1315 from Sardak replying to me , pretty sure the guy works at A321 plant in usa
also look at these from Kulverstukas, I can't see a bit like the H, I asked because of course none of the images concerned are from same angle lighting etc.
