Clx @ Pvg
 

I heard that one of the 400s nose kissed the tarmac last night. Apparently gear was cycled for troubleshooting :hmm:
I'm out of the loop this week. Can anyone add something? Is it still there?

Oh :mad:

Someone is gonna get smacked for that....

Well, at least it makes it somewhat easier to get in and out...

Aircraft recognition course needed for the ground staff, maybe? (Although it is kind of hard to immagine how you can mix up an Antonov with a 747...)

Hey, I also noticed a tail strut Ratty...rules changed have they???:E :ouch:

It's LX-TCV I believe.


Out of interest, are all CLXs 744s RR powered?

nope,not all. Some are GE Cf6

Buster.

PVG airport rules, same as KMQ. Not allowed to operate without one.

LX-TCV, RR powered. Total 5 GE, 8 RR.

Fair enough Ratty!:ok: Pity they aren't as strict at the other end of the airframe!:sad:

Update

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40...r/DSC00966.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40...r/DSC00989.jpg

Another month's worth of repairs...

Still under warranty I hope!

What's the deal with the beams through the windows? Surely there isn't any load bearing capacity through the airframe there???

I really have no idea mate. Anyone else have a clue?

It looks scary to me!

Would love to know if it flies straight when this is all done.:sad: Used to fly on a Herk that had a rebuild and it never flew straight and level again:suspect:

With one a/c out of service, are Cargolux doing any F1 charters this year? I think they had a fair share last year?

Don't worry lads! I've asked the question on the Engineers forum about the windows.:ok: TBA...

Kestrel: No F1 this year & nothing to do with the aircraft being out of service.

MAS cargo (AAI):ok: are flying most of the F1 charters

On a similar note to .. Kestrel's post:
anyone got any ideas who does MotoGP and World Superbike charters?
(I heard MAS for most of 2005 for MOtoGP...)

The answer is : the cheapest...

Righto, cheers. Would have thought so.
Does this mean several carriers could be doing that in one season, or one particular carrier is appointed for the whole season?
CLX ever done MotoGP and/or Superbike charters?

Thanks for the reply guys.

mach .86,
Do you mean MASkargo have most of of the flying for the 2006 season?

I'm suprised they got it again. Their first attempt at bringing them to MEL was a disaster & ended up being over 24 hours late!!!

As Ratty says, price is the key to Bernies Empire too!:rolleyes:

F1
 

MASKargo does have bunch of the F1 flights. Don't know if they have an exclusive contract. Most flights operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic as MASKargo does not have their own aircraft at the moment unless the -400F has arrived.

dont woory, TCV got bend right after delivery already due to a less than soft landing in lovely MST early morning, max ldw and short rwy

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40...r/DSC01033.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40...r/DSC01032.jpg

WOW hope that they leave it that colour - It'll be one for the anoraks around the world. I was told today that Tango is due back on the 15th of April. I just hope that the management don't fire anymore of us poor souls or we'll be well short :ugh:

amazing what is possible..

Heard today they tried to tow it out of the hangar without opening the doors properly. Horizontal stab pranged. More spare parts going out tonight. Ho hum.

:yuk:

Is this aeroplane jinxed or what? It is supposed to be on a revnue flight back to Lux on the 17th. Do you think that'll slip?

I bet some poor sod is being escorted back to his village...:ugh:

Just got the pictures a few mins ago. We're sending spare parts out tonight on UCV.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40...Picture294.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40...Picture296.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40...Picture297.jpg

It seems to be a damage to the vertical stabilizer.
The damage is visible on the first picture as a dark spot near the leading edge,
halfway between the logo and the upper edge of the stab.
I just hope it is just a job of replacing the skin...

Yep, it was the vertical stab; I was initially mis-informed.

That plane is jinxed.

Whatsa lil ding? We'll buy it :}

To those of you familiar with LUX.... Remember that SP that stood here rotting for a couple of years, the one we dismantled? I'm told the tail fin leading edge was salvaged & sent out to PVG last night to repair TCV. Part number is supposedly identical. Could that be? Thought the SP's tail was taller than the rest :confused:

CR2
your right-the sp vertical and horiz are 5ft longer but assuming its only the leading edge section they are replacing then maybe this is the same at this point in the leading edge.

SP tails are very much taller Ratty, but as posted above, you wouldn't need the whole thing!:} :ouch: :suspect:

(I always thought the SP's were cool! Nuggety little buggers!:ok: )

$ for the chinese
 

When is Tango back in business?

The maintenance-people in PVG seem to creat problem after problem. Maybe it's their businessidea?! For sure they must make some money by having a 744 they can work on around the clock?

At the same time CV's loosing a lot of money. It's a tuff world.

lxtcv is sked to dep pvg 17apr1555z return pvg to lux
fingers crossed for a safe return to service..painting of various bits will be done at next 'c' check..