QFLink Q400s grounded
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QFLink Q400s grounded
Just saw this on the Australian website.
Good luck to the QFlink Q400 drivers who find themselves stuck all over the place!
QANTAS has grounded its Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft after inspections this morning found a problem with the undercarriage on some aircraft.
A Qantas spokeswoman this morning confirmed that seven Q400s operated by regional subsidiary Qantaslink were not operating while its maintenance staff conferred with the manufacturer in Canada.
The 70-seaters were first inspected last night after two accidents in Europe in recent days sparked a global alert that saw older versions of the turboprop grounded.
It is understood the Qantas problems were uncovered in a second wave of inspections undertaken after additional documentation arrived from Canada.
The European accidents, both involving Q400 aircraft operated by Scandinavia's SAS, saw the collapse of right main landing gear shortly after touchdown.
As a precautionary measure, Bombardier and Goodrich, the landing gear recommended that Q400s that had accumulated more than 10,000 cycles (a take-off and landing) by grounded until the landing gear could be inspected.
Qantas group general manager regional airlines Narendra Kumar said last night that the aircraft in Qantas's Q400 fleet had each accumulated less than 5000 landing cycles.
About 60 of the 160 Q400 aircraft delivered to airlines around the world have more than 10,000 landing gear cycles.
A Qantas spokeswoman this morning confirmed that seven Q400s operated by regional subsidiary Qantaslink were not operating while its maintenance staff conferred with the manufacturer in Canada.
The 70-seaters were first inspected last night after two accidents in Europe in recent days sparked a global alert that saw older versions of the turboprop grounded.
It is understood the Qantas problems were uncovered in a second wave of inspections undertaken after additional documentation arrived from Canada.
The European accidents, both involving Q400 aircraft operated by Scandinavia's SAS, saw the collapse of right main landing gear shortly after touchdown.
As a precautionary measure, Bombardier and Goodrich, the landing gear recommended that Q400s that had accumulated more than 10,000 cycles (a take-off and landing) by grounded until the landing gear could be inspected.
Qantas group general manager regional airlines Narendra Kumar said last night that the aircraft in Qantas's Q400 fleet had each accumulated less than 5000 landing cycles.
About 60 of the 160 Q400 aircraft delivered to airlines around the world have more than 10,000 landing gear cycles.
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Does this mean they have grounded them as of a point in time or when returned to their base for an inspection?
Sounds like where they last landed they are....until someone gets out to inspect them
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That will upset the regional routes up here quite a bit! The SAAB and Metro boys are gonna be busy!
J
Sounds like where they last landed they are....until someone gets out to inspect them
.That will upset the regional routes up here quite a bit! The SAAB and Metro boys are gonna be busy!
J
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The Dash 8 design was plagued with propeller hub and undercarriage problems. I keep being assured by Bombardier pilots that this is no longer an issue. So was it fixed or wasn't it ?
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Would you expand on "The Dash 8 design was plagued with propeller hub and undercarriage problems." please. I flew 100/200/300 for five years and don't recall having any undercarriage problems. Had an unscheduled autofeather, which I know wasn't hub related.
Would you expand on "The Dash 8 design was plagued with propeller hub and undercarriage problems." please. I flew 100/200/300 for five years and don't recall having any undercarriage problems. Had an unscheduled autofeather, which I know wasn't hub related.
QANTAS has grounded its Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft after inspections this morning found a problem with the undercarriage on some aircraft.
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Engineers from Cairns finally arrived to look at Q400 stuck at Townsville.It eventually departed at 2030 local for ferry flight back to Brisbane with gear down! Long flight at not above 215KIAS!
