Saudi Airline B777-300
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Does anyone hear something about incident on a B777-300 of Saudi Airline today ? Tow bar broken and pushback crashed...
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The article is a true gem of well informed aviation journalism, but the photo speaks for itself:
Saudi jet aborts take-off after accident on runway - Emirates 24/7
One does wonder though how that happened during push-BACK ?
Love that bit about "hitting a pole on a runway near the airport"
Saudi jet aborts take-off after accident on runway - Emirates 24/7
One does wonder though how that happened during push-BACK ?
Love that bit about "hitting a pole on a runway near the airport"
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By the look of it, poor push-back wallah's first (and very likely last) attempt at trying out anything bigger and more powerful than a three wheel scooter...
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Yes, judging by the tire tracks, looks like the pedal was to the metal on the tug,it snapped off, and slammed the tug right into the nacelle. Look at the tire tracks right under the engine. I don't see any poles around.
Maybe he mistook the gas pedal for the parking brake?
That is not gonna be cheap, gonna take a lot of speed tape to patch it up.
Maybe he mistook the gas pedal for the parking brake?
That is not gonna be cheap, gonna take a lot of speed tape to patch it up.
Maybe it was lost in translation?
Did you see the links on the right hand side of that webpage/
This was my favourite: Saudia aircraft takes off just before landing - Emirates 24/7
This was my favourite: Saudia aircraft takes off just before landing - Emirates 24/7
More unconfirmed chat on the subject here at breakfast in JED this morning........
The engine went into full power during pushback and the tug got 'sucked' into the engine nacelle. The driver managed to jump clear.
How he wasn't then sucked into the engine was not discussed.
The engine went into full power during pushback and the tug got 'sucked' into the engine nacelle. The driver managed to jump clear.
How he wasn't then sucked into the engine was not discussed.
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more gems from the other 24/7 go-around report.
The passengers said they had kept their hands on their heart for half an hour after the plane took off suddenly just seconds before landing
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Some of them said they would complain to the Airlines for the pilot’s failure to apologize or give any explanation for this maneuver
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By the look of it, poor push-back wallah's first (and very likely last) attempt at trying out anything bigger and more powerful than a three wheel scooter...
Oh wait...
More unconfirmed chat on the subject here at breakfast in JED this morning........
The engine went into full power during pushback and the tug got 'sucked' into the engine nacelle. The driver managed to jump clear.
How he wasn't then sucked into the engine was not discussed.
The engine went into full power during pushback and the tug got 'sucked' into the engine nacelle. The driver managed to jump clear.
How he wasn't then sucked into the engine was not discussed.
Still, never let the truth (whatever it is) get in the way of a good story eh?
The engine went into full power during pushback and the tug got 'sucked' into the engine nacelle. The driver managed to jump clear.
the pressure drop (sucking power at full thrust) is too low to accelerate a heavy tug over that distance to enough velocity to produce the damage in the photo to the inlet.
More likely it was the tug under power
Saudi jet aborts take-off after accident on apron
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Maybe one of those two guys, at the wheels, is Polish.