Lived it - Was on the MIA base at midnight as the mechanics tried to break down the gates as the Strike started. As office staff, we were recruited & trained to pull bags, tug aircraft around from the base to the terminal and do whatever necessary to keep the airline flying. Saw both sides of th...
Jump to postThe A350-1000 is a triple axle (6 wheel) designed MLG. The A350-900 is a double axle (4 wheel) MLG. The triple axle configuration was added due to the increase in Gross Weight.
Jump to postI'm so glad that the Internet didn't exist when I worked at a major Air Carrier in the '80's. Gear-Up landings, missing O-rings on chip detectors, missing NLG doors on landing, cracked cabin outer panes. There were weekly events.
Jump to post42 Year ERAU Alum - Young, Dumb and Stupid at 19. Most I went to school with grew out of that phase. Trusting he won't be back next semester.
Jump to postNTSB is investigating a UA B38M that landed in EWR with the rudder pedals stuck. Initial investigation reports a servo failure at cold temperatures:
https://avherald.com/h?article=515dab89&opt=0
AirKevin wrote:Ah, yes, the Airbus A319 that could fly from Newark to Rome.
During my days as one of the landing gear Engineers at a major airline, we had to respond to the letters from passengers asking why this or that couldn't be done - this was before the internet. I stopped counting the number of people wanting to know why we couldn't spin the tires to landing speed to...
Jump to postFor the A300-B4 to operate out of LGA, Eastern Air Lines had to get Airbus to modify the footprint of the MLG. IIRC, the bogie was lengthened by about 4" and the track was widened by 2-3". The MLG (Built by Messier at the time) was named the LGA style and also required modified MLG main do...
Jump to postFrom the photo, the axle failed at the area near the inner bearing journal for the wheel bearing and took the wheel assembly with it. Rare, but I've been involved in several over my time. Additionally, the Nose Gear is designed to operate with one tire. The failure mode will need a root cause invest...
Jump to postBeing reported AA 2288 had a fire near the #2 pylon on takeoff from CLT. Aircraft was listed as an A321:
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/ameri ... QJQBYHAY4/
Full List of the 5 who were promoted:
https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/ne ... -from.html
WN's timing is just comical - The passengers that were caught up in the 'Meltdown' must see this differently than how WN's PR is delivering it! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/southwest-airlines-promotes-executives-following-operational-meltdown/ar-AA16bNiJ?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=2b8...
Jump to postPilots loved flying them, but maintenance hated them! Worked at Eastern for 8 years in the 80's and found that they were a good first attempt at a commercial aircraft - many initial issues like electrical connectors that were not skydrol resistant on the landing gear harnesses (Looms in Airbus talk)...
Jump to postFrom Rueters Today:
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 022-07-27/
Will this be a significant modification for in-production aircraft?
The landing gear is built with fuse points that are designed to fail at a given high load and prevent the landing gear from puncturing upward/forward into a fuel tank. Normally, they are to fail aft and lodge into the flaps which prevents the puncturing of the fuselage behind the wing.
Jump to postThompson is the US affiliate of Bridgestone - they retread tires (all types) and sell Bridgestone tires. I worked extensively with them in the '80s and they moved from Miami to North Carolina about 20 years ago.
Jump to postThe 767-400 is an interesting model. Only 48 frames were built for Continental and Delta with the split at 21 and 28, but I can't remember who got which sets of frames. The landing gear was unique and spares were an issue when changing out a set to be overhauled.
Jump to postWas involved from an MRO perspective in a major component overhaul contract with a large US airline. This MRO held the contract for 20+ years and provided good on-time performance at a then good price that the airline accepted. So at contract renewal, the MRO was told to drop their contract price by...
Jump to postThe 727-200 was donated by FedEx to Broward College Aviation. It's used by the A&P school.
Jump to postA cargo 737 has reportedly crashed 2 miles off the coast of Kalaeloa:
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/07/0 ... h-2-board/
Saw this today from 'The Drive':
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... new-mexico
Not knowledgeable on Canadian Air Base locations as I am with US air bases. The website uses a general map which showed Belleville as the closet identified city.
Jump to postCAF 130606 and 130617 are currently doing circuits at approximately 1,000 ft altitude just SW of Belleville.
Jump to postNot an expert with the website, but I didn't see any replay feature. Also checked the FAQ's.
Jump to postThere were 2 Canadian C-130's at low altitude flying around. You can use this ADS-B website to view military activity throughout the world:
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/
Just click on the U icon to isolate the map to just military activity.
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Take a look at the photo of the LH MLG from the AvHerald post. The MLG Outer Cylinder failed just above the Side/Drag Brace Spindle Lugs. The upper half of the Outer Cylinder is vertical and the trunnions are fully attached to their respective fittings. Not an issue with the AD. What is at the botto...
Jump to postAnd a Link to the current status of TNT:
http://www.miami-airport.com/dade_collier.asp
as stated on the website - The county is exploring ways to generate revenue there.
TNT is still operation for GA training. With EAL, PAA and Air Florida it was used for test flights after maintenance and I've heard some of the current airframe MRO's in MIA still use it. Landed there many times on check flights and on occasion had to wait for an alligator to clear a taxiway - they ...
Jump to postIf you’re allowed to use a small amount of mercury (1-2 cc), study the contamination effect on aluminum alloy. I remember 2 spills in the cargo area and one plane was scrapped years ago when I was at a large airline. Urine degradation is another big issues with horse transportation. I did a quick st...
Jump to postJust some thoughts having gone through the steel brake vs. carbon brake change over in the 1980's: 1. Any weight loss/gain on an aircraft is negligible unless the flight is at cruise level for more than 3 hours. Good for widebodies but most US narrowbody flights are less than 3 hours at cruise thoug...
Jump to postATC will just love them speaking in character!
Jump to postBoeing provides in the 737 Aircraft Maintenance Manual (Chapter 11) a storage procedure when the aircraft is planned to be parked more than 7 days. There are servicing and check requirements scheduled with intervals from 7-180 days. And the days parked count for calendar based maintenance requiremen...
Jump to postThe a/c was parked awaiting to be sold to a undisclosed government agency as a VIP aircraft. That deal fell through and it was being offered to an NBA team/owner. It was then set-up and painted for Drake's use. Good livery.
Jump to postThe 757 is designed so that when the NLG is overloaded the wheel well fails in a structured manner to keep the NLG from departing and damaging the engines/wings. The same design as the 747. There are no fuse pins in the NLG. Had this happen in SJO on an Eastern 757 in the 80's. PM took control of th...
Jump to postThe max taxi gross weight increases on the -900ER to 188,200 lbs from 174,700 for the -900. The MLG is unique to the -900ER due to the increase in taxi and takeoff weights.
Jump to postJust reported by Miami Channel 10 - A Citation flew past its destination of FXE by 30 miles and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. Cessna business jet crashes in ocean east of Fort Lauderdale https://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/cessna-business-jet-crashes-in-ocean-east-of-fort-lauderdale
Jump to postBeing reported by Boston Channel 5, a WN aircraft is disabled on a taxiway due to a nose wheel mechanical issue.
Link:
https://www.wcvb.com/article/southwest- ... t/26008675
UPS and Boeing developed the -200PF freighter version starting with MSN 23723 (LN 139) which was delivered to UPS in 1987. Boeing assigned 757-24APF to this delivered configuration.
Jump to postFedEx flight 872 from MHT to MEM today diverted over Harrisburg PA to EWR. The 767 is now parked at the FedEx ramp. Standard descent enroute to EWR but given priority to land. Anyone have details?
Jump to postWhere was the 2nd Tech in the cockpit to stop the a/c? During the Eastern strike was pushing back a 757 in MIA when the tow bar broke. The plane was drifting back into the International Concourse when I radio'd the cockpit to stop just as the interphone cable disconnected. The Tower started yelling ...
Jump to postMuch appreciated Stratclub and Yeelep! Agree - I don't have a full non-customized IPC for the NG's but based on the partial P/N was able to determine it is Boeing P/N 10-61337-13 or P/N 580-250-451 from Cablecraft.
Keep 'em High and Level.
Regards
I have a question on the MLG visual indicator (pop-up) that is on the 737NG. We received as part of a MLG for overhaul the teleflex cable that connects between the MLG and the pop-up indicator. This is not part of the MLG that is overhauled and in order to return it to the customer, I'm in need of f...
Jump to postThe list price on a new set of Mains (2 Body Gear and 2 Wing Gear) is roughly $25M USD. Much higher than a set of new 747-8 Mains but due to the smaller fleet size the burdened costs are being spread over a smaller number of shipsets and almost no spare sales. The 747-8 gear are an up-sized version ...
Jump to postAt least SKA, SKB & SKD have freshly overhauled landing gear. Note sure if the spares market can handle 3 shipsets which should be around $12M-$15M per shipset to purchase. There is already one shipset of spares available.
Jump to postRunway 12-30 was closed as the new 10R-28L is elevated at the extended East end to cross over US1 to make it jet capable length and this would have made 12-30 an obstacle clearance issue for such a short runway. Only took off on Runway 12 once on a WN flight years ago which required an immediate LH ...
Jump to postPer the EASA Type Certificate EASA.A.151 for the A350-900 and the -1000, the -900 max ceiling is 43,100 ft. while the -1000 has a max ceiling of 41,450 ft. FAA Type Certificate T000631B lists the same certificated limits.
Jump to postWith only some scant details, it seems that the MLG will incorporate something similar to what the A340 MLG has which retracts the shock strut during the retraction sequence to allow the MLG to fit in the existing wheel well. If designed right, it would have little negative impact to dispatch reliab...
Jump to postAs reported by thegoldenargosy, Eastern N523EA was on takeoff roll just past V1 when the flightcrew heard a loud bang and the Captain, who thought the a/c was still on the runway, took control from the F/O and attempted to put the nose back on the runway while attempting an RTO. The aircraft was act...
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