Hah. Tiger + tug = oops
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Is it just me or do these ground incidents seem to be increasing in number and severity in the past two years or so? JQ A330 nose wheel and assembly severely damaged during a tow, VA 737 colliding with JQ A320 while the VA a/c was being pushed? Now a TT 320 damaged during pushback I am guessing, judging by the angle of the nose wheel plus the pax disembarking?
Anyway, just food for thought. Could be just me reading into things a little too deeply?
Anyway, just food for thought. Could be just me reading into things a little too deeply?
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It appears what happened here was the shear pin broke
The dispatcher shat his pants and didn't tell the bus driver
Old el airbus'o with engines running idled it's way on and above is the result
Oops...
The dispatcher shat his pants and didn't tell the bus driver
Old el airbus'o with engines running idled it's way on and above is the result
Oops...
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Wait... What?!
Are you saying:
The shear pin broke (plausable. I've broken more than my fair share in my early years);
The tug driver decided to keep his tug in front (or slightly to the side) of a running aircraft after the shear pin broke;
The tug and the 'idling' engine came together, no doubt with the driver still inside the tug? Never mind the headset guy having a moment of insanity - could you imagine the brown pants moment seeing a V2500 coming towards you as you sat in the tug?;
Or did old mate jump out of the tug, only to watch in horror with the headset guy as the aircraft approached the parked tug?
(this story doesn't add up)
Are you saying:
The shear pin broke (plausable. I've broken more than my fair share in my early years);
The tug driver decided to keep his tug in front (or slightly to the side) of a running aircraft after the shear pin broke;
The tug and the 'idling' engine came together, no doubt with the driver still inside the tug? Never mind the headset guy having a moment of insanity - could you imagine the brown pants moment seeing a V2500 coming towards you as you sat in the tug?;
Or did old mate jump out of the tug, only to watch in horror with the headset guy as the aircraft approached the parked tug?
(this story doesn't add up)
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When an tow bar "shear pin" breaks, the tow bar does not seperate from the NLG. There is a much bigger pin still connecting the tow bar head to the tow bar body.
If the tow bar disconnected from the NLG, why then is the NLG lug attach point bent?
I'm still waiting for "falconx" to explain how the tiger engineers did this damage?
If the tow bar disconnected from the NLG, why then is the NLG lug attach point bent?
I'm still waiting for "falconx" to explain how the tiger engineers did this damage?
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Correct me if I'm wrong. Did this happen in Melbourne?
I have since been informed the headset man has done the Usain Bolt
Apparently he "Ran off" after it broke
LOL
Apparently he "Ran off" after it broke
LOL
on your behalf, so you might what to reconfirm your facts with the MEL refueller!
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Engineering shift supervisor
One of our guys was a witness but I haven't asked him cos to be honest I couldn't care less
**** happens here all the time
I thought the story I was told was hilarious though
And basically it's the same as what happened to one of our guys but in a different scenario, he did the bolt, many laughs were had...
One of our guys was a witness but I haven't asked him cos to be honest I couldn't care less
**** happens here all the time
I thought the story I was told was hilarious though
And basically it's the same as what happened to one of our guys but in a different scenario, he did the bolt, many laughs were had...
