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After pushback is completed the NWS bypass pin (the only one fitted) is removed and shown, when you are clear on the left or right to the flt deck prior to them taxiing away.
It would be a bit difficult to return it to the flt deck at that point, and in any case the 744 pins are not stowed on the flt deck but in the MEC.
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Actually, spanners, Absolutely right'. You are confusing the NWS pin with the gear locking pin. We all know there are 'pins' in the tugs and the engineers' boxes, but there should only be the one - in the flight deck stowage.
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Well, I beg to disagree, having worked on 747's for over 20 years I have never been on one that has gear pins in the flight deck.
Gear pins are stowed in their stowage in the MEC.
Gear pins are stowed in their stowage in the MEC.
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having worked on 747's for over 20 years I have never been on one that has gear pins in the flight deck.
Well when I left the BA 744 fleet 18 months ago they definitely had the gear locking pins stowed on the flight-deck. We had to check that they were all there and I'm sure most of us checked the gear for 'rogue pins' on the walk-round as well. If any pins were installed in the gear, a tech-log entry was left open until they were removed and re-stowed on the flight-deck.
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Don't know why the "quote" function doesn't work but..
spannersatcx wrote: Well, I beg to disagree, having worked on 747's for over 20 years I have never been on one that has gear pins in the flight deck.
Gear pins are stowed in their stowage in the MEC.
Well Spanners you've never been on a BA 747-400 then, as their gear pins are definitely on the flight deck..
All the talk about pins is way off the mark, there were NO pins left in....but the answer is out there somewhere....
spannersatcx wrote: Well, I beg to disagree, having worked on 747's for over 20 years I have never been on one that has gear pins in the flight deck.
Gear pins are stowed in their stowage in the MEC.
Well Spanners you've never been on a BA 747-400 then, as their gear pins are definitely on the flight deck..
All the talk about pins is way off the mark, there were NO pins left in....but the answer is out there somewhere....
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Why would you put crew on a flight when you know they will run over?
