HKIA Gate 69 airbridge collapse.

[loco]

Hope all are well.
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8964/7e72feac7b26d3fe3ed33f2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/7e72feac7b26d3fe3ed33f2.jpg/)

[nitpicker330]

Holy sh**

I stand under those bridges at times, not anymore....:eek:

[cyrex]

its actually bay 71... and it ripped the L1 door off...

[nitpicker330]

Ok, but what the hell happened to cause both bridges to fall over like that?
Something run into them?

Was the a/c in the picture a 777 or Bus?

[geh065]

Was during passenger boarding for CX532, A330. Just a few missing passengers so they closed L2 door first. As the bridge was moving away, it collapsed and knocked over the other airbridge, ripping off the L1 door in the process.

The AA have advised airlines to use single airbridge for the time being. Not entirely sure what that achieves!

[flapsupdown]

believe its a bus

[Freehills]

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/uf/12161/middle/phpOKo4WP.jpeg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/uf/122339/middle/phpypCGdJ.jpeg

[nitpicker330]

Wow, poor old HLF, better give it to KA now. :ok:

[AQIS Boigu]

Would be nice to get some news from our company if anyone got hurt or even died...

[monster330]

Now I know why I didn't get gate W69 on arrival today.

And here's me thinking they were just changing things up a little.

What a f&@k up!!

[Progress Wanchai]

Well, one department at CX has found out how far you can cut costs before it has adverse consequences.

[twotigers]

Holy Sh*tsnacks..

It's not enough no ground power exists at most, or that the amount of refuse on the apron is enough to cause personal injury doing a walk around, but falling gates? Whose incharge of hkia? Or wait...:ugh:

I presume no one was killed?

[4 driver]

Has this ever happened before at any airport ? Unheard of.....

[Freehills]

SCMP reports that HKIA spokesman said the bridge was faulty.

[nitpicker330]

Faulty? Really !!

Understatement of the year.....:D

[broadband circuit]

Heard the only person in either bridge was 1 bridge operator who was taken to hosiptal. Not sure of his condition.

[PPRuNeUser0163]

Sure has,

Has happened a few times at SYD including with SIA 744 - see here All About Safety (http://www.aboutsafety.com/article.cfm?id=658)

as well as KLIA and a few others..

[zamim]

Happened at KLIA MTB a few year back

[OldBillXV]

I overheard one of the girls in McDonalds saying that the operator was conscious after being rescued and was admitted in stable condition. She also said that the Airport Atrocity had said that the "Faulty" aerobridge had recently been fitted with the new, super-powerful air-conditioning packs (underneath). They were now worried that the added weight "may" be a factor, possibly in the design/balance of Aerobridge. At one stage last night, the cleaners were saying that they were going to suspend the use of all jet bridges and use air-stairs instead, only that they didn't have enough to service the flights :ugh:. They decided to go with only the inner bridges incase... hoping that if they collapsed, it wouldn't take out the 2nd bridge. Plenty of head-scratching on how to deal with the A380 top-deck bridges... To the crews using the engineer stairs to embark... no rocking please!:rolleyes:

The same girl in McD's also heard that the gate staff were herding the last 8 late runners through the main Gate entrance and down towards the ramp when the bridges toppled.... had they been 10 seconds quicker, they would have all been on it when she went.... :eek:

[Max Reheat]

It happened to me on a CX250 ex-LHR. Feb 2000.

CX250 B-HOW. The Swire Bottler was captain.

Fortunately the a/c slated to operate CX254 was ready and waiting at the hangar so the total delay was about 2 hrs.

The cause was hydraulic failure on the airbridge jacking system.
Damage to HOW was ruptured door hinges, I seem to remember that it was Door 1L but it might have been 2L.

We had the obligatory stroppy SLF who was threatening to sue CX for a contract he was about to lose by way of not making it to Seoul in time for an important meeting. As soon as it was pointed out to him that we could rebook him onto Korean Airlines (which was parked next to us) he mysteriously became all trance-like and returned to his seat like a naughty boy sent to the naughty corner!!!!!

[heavy.airbourne]

A failing airbridge in SIN put a 20x35 sq in hole to our wing - 32h delay. Now we use a different stand. :}

[mr Q]

A CX spokeswoman said the aircraft was "slightly damaged"SCMP and Standard reports

[Captain Dart]

I always do my 'A.M' check before I push back in TPE.

[Freehills]

Apple Daily report

http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20130408/18220735

[Neptunus Rex]

Is the 'Girl in McDonalds' related to the Townsville Refueller?

I think we should be told.

[nitpicker330]

So, 2 bridges fall over, rip the L1 door off one of our A330's, 1 taken to hospital and lucky more weren't hurt or even killed.

Nothing at all from our managers?

This must be a common occurrence.:ugh:

[LapSap]

Yes, nitpicker. The silence from both AAHK and CX is deafening. :hmm:

[VforVENDETTA]

As if anything, coming from ANY level of management at CX is a straight forward version of anything worth listening to or reading. They hardly ever fail to disappoint in that matter.

[SMOC]

A 744 just got punctured by the air bridge in JNB a few days ago, and it's still there.

Apparently after the repair it got hit by an aircraft under tow and is now stuck getting repaired again!

[valhalla634]

Captain Dart, you may well do your A.M. check before pushback ex TPE but do you do your R.F. check pre departure PEN?!

[geh065]

Did you guys not see the note on the front page of IntraCX yesterday? :rolleyes:

[SMOC]

There's plenty on the web about every airline.

The Aviation Herald (http://avherald.com/h?search_term=Cathay&opt=0&dosearch=1&search.x=44&search.y=5)

[nitpicker330]

Note on the front page?
I looked yesterday and didn't see anything anywhere???

Must have been small.!!!:D

[OldBillXV]

Rex... Different girl so I'm led to believe...

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