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The latest hiccup is to do with hangar space. Singapore want it for some C checks and QF want it to start the repair. The only rumours I have heard is that the repair will happen but they cant shore the aircraft until they get the go ahead to use the hangar for the next few months.
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ozbiggies posted:
”Air France might have a spare wing...."
”Air France might have a spare wing...."
Ex FSO GRIFFO responded:
“I would venture that if they did , it would be rather firmly attached to a fuselage with the other wing...."
“I would venture that if they did , it would be rather firmly attached to a fuselage with the other wing...."
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I think it might just be dawning on some in Qantas management that there are risks associated with not having your own heavy maintenance facilities.
It sounds to me that QF priorities must take second place to Singapores priorities.
It sounds to me that QF priorities must take second place to Singapores priorities.
Too Troo 'Sunny', however the problem remains -
The aircraft is in 'Singers' and the 'new' wing - or any replacement thereof, is not!
Also heard that Toulouse have a rather 'tight' assembly line, and that also is a major complication in any re-tooling / re-jigging back to the 'old' way to build a 1 x of the 'older' wing to fix the prob.
Just a rumour.....
Could always try a 'DC-2 1/2' I guess........that HAS been done before.....
Cheers
The aircraft is in 'Singers' and the 'new' wing - or any replacement thereof, is not!
Also heard that Toulouse have a rather 'tight' assembly line, and that also is a major complication in any re-tooling / re-jigging back to the 'old' way to build a 1 x of the 'older' wing to fix the prob.
Just a rumour.....
Could always try a 'DC-2 1/2' I guess........that HAS been done before.....
Cheers
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There will not be a new wing it will be repaired. A wing replacement would require both to be changed, it aint gunna happen.
I know it is a big repair but it isn't the first time a wing has been fixed. There are a number of aircraft both military and civil that have had major structural repairs before.
I know it is a big repair but it isn't the first time a wing has been fixed. There are a number of aircraft both military and civil that have had major structural repairs before.
I know it is a big repair but it isn't the first time a wing has been fixed. There are a number of aircraft both military and civil that have had major structural repairs before.
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A slightly smaller scale.
In '95 a DH8-100 hit an eagle, the bird passing through the wing-root to fuselage fairing and coming to a sudden stop when it hit the wing spar. The spar bent backwards and the top spar cap was cracked.
At the time, Bombardier didn't have a wing repair scheme but their gurus came to Broome from Canada and created one. Perhaps Airbus could do the same.
At the time, Bombardier didn't have a wing repair scheme but their gurus came to Broome from Canada and created one. Perhaps Airbus could do the same.
Didnt they completely rebuild a hull that was totally burnt out many many many years ago so they can still claim they have never had a hull loss?
Didnt they completely rebuild a hull that was totally burnt out many many many years ago so they can still claim they have never had a hull loss?
de Havilland DH-9C G-AUED 24 Mar 1927 - 3 died
de Havilland DH-86 VH-USG 15 Nov 1934 - 4 died
de Havilland DH-86 VH-USE 20 Feb 1942 - 9 died
Short S-23 (flying boat) VH-ADU 22 Apr 1943 - 13 died
Lockheed 18 Lodestar VH-CAB 26 Nov 1943 - 15 died
Short S-23 (flying boat) VH-ABB 11 Oct 1944 - 1 died
Lancastrian VH-EAS 07 April 1949 - 0 died
de Havilland Drover II VH-EBQ 16 Jul 1951 - 7 died
Lockheed L1049 VH-EAC 24 August 1960 - 0 died.
Nunc est bibendum
Given that you were probably lucky to be in your teens when OJH ran off the end, the slide was popped was the next day by an engineer who was attempting to cool the cabin a bit and forgot to disarm the door before opening it. It wasn't done the night before when the precautionary disembarkation was done.
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1a - Even the Royal and Ancient can't answer this question.
Do you get a drop for a 747 on the fairway or do you have to play through?
In regard to the damaged wing spar question, the first TAA A300B4 VH-TAA was on gate 2 I think at Tulla during a Pilot strike not long after delivery. A new guy was being trained on loading the containers on a faulty forklift.
The inevitable happened and he lost control of the fork and punched a hole in the spar.
The poor rookie was distraugtht to say the least but the supervisor who put him on a faulty unit knowingly got a huge reaming.
Airbus then had no idea how to replace a spar but TN did the entire job. Brilliantly. They even manufactured from the ground up from what I recall.
Outsource your LAMEs and you can't do that. Hopefully this is a "heads up" for those at Qantas who want no employees.
Travel Agents can't even talk to anyone at Cathay these days. We avoid them. If you have an after hours client problem you have to email andd it is unlikely the will get back, Guess when most schedule related matters occur? Yep - back of clock. Res refuse to talk to you.
That is why my high care Corporates are directed to the Rat and similar carriers that will talk to you if something goes pear shaped.
How long that will last is anyones guess (he says as he applies the bag tag to his luggage after issuing it himself).
Best all.
EWL
Do you get a drop for a 747 on the fairway or do you have to play through?
In regard to the damaged wing spar question, the first TAA A300B4 VH-TAA was on gate 2 I think at Tulla during a Pilot strike not long after delivery. A new guy was being trained on loading the containers on a faulty forklift.
The inevitable happened and he lost control of the fork and punched a hole in the spar.
The poor rookie was distraugtht to say the least but the supervisor who put him on a faulty unit knowingly got a huge reaming.
Airbus then had no idea how to replace a spar but TN did the entire job. Brilliantly. They even manufactured from the ground up from what I recall.
Outsource your LAMEs and you can't do that. Hopefully this is a "heads up" for those at Qantas who want no employees.
Travel Agents can't even talk to anyone at Cathay these days. We avoid them. If you have an after hours client problem you have to email andd it is unlikely the will get back, Guess when most schedule related matters occur? Yep - back of clock. Res refuse to talk to you.
That is why my high care Corporates are directed to the Rat and similar carriers that will talk to you if something goes pear shaped.
How long that will last is anyones guess (he says as he applies the bag tag to his luggage after issuing it himself).
Best all.
EWL