SQ A330/300 nosewheel collapse
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Apparently engineers were changing Landing Gear Control and Interface Unit #2, did a retraction test but hadn't put the pins in
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When i was a fresh young engineer working for a certain Australian airline we had an accident in which an apprentice was crushed to death under the nose of a B707 which was having new steering actuators cycled ... no damn down lock fitted and no one outside the aircraft keeping an eye out for anything or anyone! The kid was only about 17yo.
Following that dreadful accident we continued to have a (admittedly brief) running skirmish with certain flight crews who persisted on removing the nose gear down lock as soon as they saw one; notwithstanding that we had clear SOPs for demonstrating their removal prior to push back.
Clearly, that lesson needs to be taught yet again. But thank heavens no ground staff were ground up on this occasion ...
Following that dreadful accident we continued to have a (admittedly brief) running skirmish with certain flight crews who persisted on removing the nose gear down lock as soon as they saw one; notwithstanding that we had clear SOPs for demonstrating their removal prior to push back.
Clearly, that lesson needs to be taught yet again. But thank heavens no ground staff were ground up on this occasion ...
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barit1 ; Training for the ARB at Heston, I am sure someone told me that the offset nosewheel was because the autoland was so accurate, on-set nosewheels would hit every single C/L and annoy us drivers ! Yeah, failed the ARB.
When you live....
Back in SIN now - didn't get a clear view but it looks like it's still sitting in the same spot but with tail/other logos blacked out. Is it a case of deciding whether or not economical to repair?
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Airbus AMM for LGCIU replacement doesnt say to put in gear pins, just a precaution that the landing gear doors may operate and gear indications maybe erractic. no mention of any requirement to pressurise Green system so interesting that it unlocked and collapsed
I'm just curious to know why door tests on the A330 can't be done without gear lever movement. On a 747-400, for example, you can manually release the door, then pressurise the #1 hydraulics system... The door will go back up.
In this case however someone has deemed it necessary to cycle the gear lever by the looks of things.