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unmanned transport
29th Jun 2005, 00:54
Would anyone have the link to the LH cargo 747
that ended up with it's fuselage kinked in the hangar?
The forward, center two & rear jacks were installed.
The lock rings were spun down on the fwd and aft jacks but were left up on the two center body jacks. Overnite, the centers bled down and the weight of the ac. on the fwd and aft jacks kinked the fuselage.
Wonder if it was written off?
Thks.
Flight Detent
29th Jun 2005, 02:23
Sorry, Unmanned,
I have several shots of that incident, but don't quite know how to post them here! Nothing I've tried seems to work!
FD
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unmanned transport
29th Jun 2005, 05:07
Ah well, thanks for your reply guy.
Mr @ Spotty M
29th Jun 2005, 05:17
unmanned transport
Aircraft is back in service.
Safe-T
29th Jun 2005, 06:17
Two photos of the mishap can be found here:
http://www.luchtzak.be/postt4569.html
D-ABYZ was repaired in two months time and sold to Air Atlanta as TF-AMF in March this year.
Rollingthunder
29th Jun 2005, 06:31
So it was a fix it and flog it because we wouldn't operate it then?
LH has only kept their -400s, so they would have sold it anyway.
http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Boeing/747/23286.html
TF-AMF does not seem to be operating (yet?), and there are no pictures of it on Airliners.net (under that reg)
Safe-T
29th Jun 2005, 07:16
It seems TF-AMF is still stored at Marana, AZ which explains the lack of info & photos of the plane.
Harro
Sleeping Freight Dog
29th Jun 2005, 16:31
I was reading an update recently that shows that the
ex D-ABYZ has now gone to Evergreen as N487EV or N488EV.
I wish I could find that link again, but might explain why
there are no photos with the plane operating for AAI
SFD,
Is this the link you were thinking of:
http://www.airwaysnews.com/fleet/NAFU.htm
?
Safe-T
29th Jun 2005, 17:33
The FAA reg. just shows a reservation for N487EV and N488EV:
http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=487EV
http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=488EV
so the aircraft is not on the U.S. register.
It is however still on the Icelandic register:
http://www.caa.is/media/files/Loftfaraskra-27-05-05.pdf
Harro
Sleeping Freight Dog
29th Jun 2005, 18:59
LGB,
Thats the one. I couldnt for the life of me remember which
link I saw it on.
Thanks..
SFD
Zoner
30th Jun 2005, 03:39
D-ABYZ will be N487EV and operational July 10. D-ABZA will be operational September(?) as N488EV.