KAL ops in CJU

[400drvr]

http://http://avherald.com/h?article=492eaf3a&opt=0

[captplaystation]

Linkie no workie (well, not for me anyhow )


I've copied this, in case it helps others with same problem


http://avherald.com/h?article=492eaf3a&opt=0

[400drvr]

No workie for me either. But yours was a good one. Thanks for the back up.

[fatbus]

Banged a pod on landing. wonder who was doing the driving.

[Pontius]

Is that established as fact now, Fatbus, or is that your thought on the matter?

Just looking at the photograph it looks to me like various components are dangling out a long way from the engine i.e. like there's been some kind of force outwards, rather than inwards as would be the case with a pod scrape. The damage also goes a long way around the circumference of the pod, whereas I'd expect more localised damage just to the bottom with a scrape.

I know Saudia had bits of cowling falling off one of their machines some time ago, so maybe this is something similar.

Or it could be a pod scrape :)

[tdracer]

Reportedly hit a snow bank on landing in a crosswind.

[Airbubba]

Reportedly hit a snow bank on landing in a crosswind.

Landing at what used to be called Cheju always reminded me of landing at Lajes. When the wind is from the south at CJU you get a gusty swirling crosswind off the rising terrain. Sometimes you think you have it wired down to the last fifty feet and things seem to come apart just when the wheels are about to touch. :eek:

[Dairyground]

I am a little surprised to hear of a B747 being used on the Gimpo-Jeju route. I've travelled the route several times, and the options have always been hourly (or more frequent) B737 from both KAL and Asiana. The only larger type I've noticed has been an evening KAL A300 (or was it A310) to Narita.

Perhaps the 747 was being used as an aid to recovery from the effects of a number of 737 flights cancelled because of snow, and perrhaps the airport hadn't been sufficiently generous with the distance they moved the snow when clearing the runway.

[400drvr]

Perhaps the 747 was being used as an aid to recovery from the effects of a number of 737 flights cancelled because of snow, and perrhaps the airport hadn't been sufficiently generous with the distance they moved the snow when clearing the runway.

I flew at Korean Air for 9 years on the B747 fleet, and for us it was very normal to fly there. As I recall KAL operates at least 2 flights a day on the 747 there. The flight number 1275 was a normal scheduled flight so not a recovery as one might think. Cheju is also limited on ramp space so you don't want to many wide bodies there at a time if you want them on a gate.