Joburg Wed night
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Joburg Wed night
Heard from a reliable source that Wed nights Joburg flight was forced to dump gas and return to Hong Kong after the gear failed to retract.
After landing the gear was inspected and the problem was traced to a couple of gear pins that were getting in the way!
Anyone out there hear about this one.
After landing the gear was inspected and the problem was traced to a couple of gear pins that were getting in the way!
Anyone out there hear about this one.
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It left 3 hours late, same crew, so maybe it wasn't as described above. If I had overlooked checking whether the pins were in or not, and they were, I don't think I'd be mentally fit to continue working.
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Sqwak, without wishing to get into semantics etc, several people would of checked that pin, one from the maintenance provider and one from the flt deck. Quite clearly both have failed to
1/ check the actual gear itself
2/ the flt deck pin stowage
It's an expensive mistake, and embarrassing, it has happened before and most likely will happen again, just hope it's not on our watches.
1/ check the actual gear itself
2/ the flt deck pin stowage
It's an expensive mistake, and embarrassing, it has happened before and most likely will happen again, just hope it's not on our watches.
He's now known as 'Richard Gear' 
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'If it had been anyone else I would have fired them'.
.'If it had been anyone else I would have fired them'.
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Must be tough being perfect
Must be so tough for all you guys that are perfect.
Remember there are two types of pilots - those who have and those who are going too. Which one are you?
Remember there are two types of pilots - those who have and those who are going too. Which one are you?
Where in the CX/KA SOPS does it say you must check the gear pins in place on the FLT DECK?
Like a lot of things, yes, I still do check despite me not finding it in the great KA SOP rearrangement. And it is a primary check on a walk around.
Like a lot of things, yes, I still do check despite me not finding it in the great KA SOP rearrangement. And it is a primary check on a walk around.