Saudia B 747 Nose gear Collapse at Kuala Lumpur
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My latest sources tell me that the right hand seat was empty, the guy on the panel was an avionic mech not 747 qualified, not sure who was in THE seat, but i think it may have been a SV flight mechanic (soon to be a GM I think!!) 
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I seriously doubt that the SV Flight Mechanic will get promoted to GM for his actions, it wouldn’t be a sufficient reflection of his actions
Now if only he had remembered “Hydraulics & Brakes 101”…..
It’s actually a sad waste of an aircraft for such an act of stupidity.
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I seriously doubt that the SV Flight Mechanic will get promoted to GM for his actions, it wouldn’t be a sufficient reflection of his actions
Now if only he had remembered “Hydraulics & Brakes 101”….. It’s actually a sad waste of an aircraft for such an act of stupidity.
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According to MAS staff, the outgoing crew had hit the bevies a little earlier than normal. After langushing in the first class SV lounge, the crew were called back to the aircraft. The skipper was apparently down the back with the engineer, when the MAS ground crew spooled the engines up to 70%, without setting the park brake. Wicked result, I must admit. As for the captain and engineer, I'll let you all be the judge as to the outCUM.
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As instructed, I invested £3.20 at a very good newsagent in return for a copy of Airliner World, just for the article alone. Some great photos and a well written article. My memory is obviously the worse for wear as there is no sign of or mention of a polythene igloo, could have sworn that there was one.
The figures are interesting: New aircraft $35 million and total repair cost $21 million, 1975 prices of course. A hell of a job on site. If they do repair the Saudia one I would love to see current comparative figures.
Thanks for the tip.
As instructed, I invested £3.20 at a very good newsagent in return for a copy of Airliner World, just for the article alone. Some great photos and a well written article. My memory is obviously the worse for wear as there is no sign of or mention of a polythene igloo, could have sworn that there was one.
The figures are interesting: New aircraft $35 million and total repair cost $21 million, 1975 prices of course. A hell of a job on site. If they do repair the Saudia one I would love to see current comparative figures.
Thanks for the tip.
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Are you very sure that it is MAS ground crew that spooled up the engines? Previous posts indicated that SV was handled by KLAS.
KLAS, MAS, MAB..... Sounds the same but totally different entity.
Cheers.
Are you very sure that it is MAS ground crew that spooled up the engines? Previous posts indicated that SV was handled by KLAS.
KLAS, MAS, MAB..... Sounds the same but totally different entity.
Cheers.
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There is a lot of ill-informed Cr*p being put out on this subject! Shady's rumour source (if that is what it is) is particularly off the LOC.
As in all these things, why not just wait until the facts become public, or an investigation is completed?
As in all these things, why not just wait until the facts become public, or an investigation is completed?
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Shady - thou knowest not what occurred. So hush up.
No tech crew involved - they were just innocent passengers sitting back in the cabin. Their offer to conduct EGR and asociated taxiing was turned down by maintenance - who then proceeded to taxi using engines #2 and #3 - and yep, you guessed it, left the #1 and #4 ADPs off..
Sad loss of a good aeroplane.
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No tech crew involved - they were just innocent passengers sitting back in the cabin. Their offer to conduct EGR and asociated taxiing was turned down by maintenance - who then proceeded to taxi using engines #2 and #3 - and yep, you guessed it, left the #1 and #4 ADPs off..
Sad loss of a good aeroplane.
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There's another article on JA8122 in Septembers Airliner World. They must have had some pretty poor working conditions, the incident having happened in December 1975. 12 inches of snow and below zero temperatures
. I get cold fingers scraping my windscreen in the morning!
At least it will be warmer in KL
There's another article on JA8122 in Septembers Airliner World. They must have had some pretty poor working conditions, the incident having happened in December 1975. 12 inches of snow and below zero temperatures
. I get cold fingers scraping my windscreen in the morning!At least it will be warmer in KL
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Finally, the Boeing was lifted from the drain and now resides next to A330 9M-MKB. If you're landing on 32L just look at the right side.
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Two more examples of Boeing mending the apparently impossible. A TMA B747 freighter that ran off the end of the old Athens airport many years ago and broke its back. Dragged to the Olympic hangar, repaired and re entered service.
Air France freighter at New Delhi severely damaged, they built the big tent over this one, re built it and flew that one out also.
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Air France freighter at New Delhi severely damaged, they built the big tent over this one, re built it and flew that one out also.
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Your comments:
Im not afraid to speak the truth. The off duty crew were bevied up, and had lost the plot. As is ops normal in the Gulf, crews onlayover head straight for the nearest bar, to seek enlightenment. Our entrepid boys were totally out of it, and by accepting a return to duty, only confirms this.
Are not only complete and utter bolloc5s, but also fall into the category of slander. In case you decided to portray this as a middle eastern trait, the Captain was an expat and WASN'T IN THE COCKPIT.
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I hope that the Boeing away team have their bags packed, they will be spending a lot of time in KL.
Mutt.
Your comments:
Im not afraid to speak the truth. The off duty crew were bevied up, and had lost the plot. As is ops normal in the Gulf, crews onlayover head straight for the nearest bar, to seek enlightenment. Our entrepid boys were totally out of it, and by accepting a return to duty, only confirms this.
Are not only complete and utter bolloc5s, but also fall into the category of slander. In case you decided to portray this as a middle eastern trait, the Captain was an expat and WASN'T IN THE COCKPIT.
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I hope that the Boeing away team have their bags packed, they will be spending a lot of time in KL.
Mutt.
