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reply posted on 26-7-2008 @ 09:10 AM by Sleuth
reply to post by Zaphod58

I agree with you. It is a very clean break and in a likely location. It's kind of scary to think that you could be flying wherever and parts of your aircraft fall off. I'm glad I'm done travelling.


reply posted on 26-7-2008 @ 09:47 AM by gazbom56
Originally posted by Zaphod58
From the report (emphasis mine):

"Our PRELIMINARY checks on this indicate there was no corrosion anywhere near where this hole occurred in the aircraft," he told ABC news in Australia.

"We really can't speculate on how this happened or causes, but certainly there's going to be a very thorough investigation."


"The most recent maintenance check on this aircraft were for a 'D' [most thorough] check in Qantas's Sydney facility in 2004 and two 'C' [regular] checks in Qantas's facility in 2006 and 2008," she said.


In an online planespotters' forum in February, participants referred to the detection of "serious corrosion issues" in the 17-year-old Boeing 747-438 Longreach during a maintenance check at Avalon airport in March.

news.bbc.co.uk...

The PRELIMINARY checks after landing showed no corrosion. To do a true check you have to slap it into a hangar and peel the skin back. That takes MONTHS to do. When we had a bird go in for PDM it wasn't uncommon to have them gone 4-6 months.

The comments were also made by the Chief Executive of Qantas. Of course he's going to put a positive spin on things and try to put them in the best light possible.


[edit on 7/26/2008 by Zaphod58]


Qantas boss Geoff Dixon has denied corrosion caused a hole in the body of the plane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Manila.

Gazbom.


reply posted on 26-7-2008 @ 09:58 AM by tracey ace
Has anyone seen this?

www.newsonfeeds.com...

A cup of coffee is to blame for this one,although i think otherwise.

Different link to the same page.


[edit on 26-7-2008 by tracey ace]


reply posted on 26-7-2008 @ 12:00 PM by gazbom56
Originally posted by Zaphod58
From the report (emphasis mine):

"Our PRELIMINARY checks on this indicate there was no corrosion anywhere near where this hole occurred in the aircraft," he told ABC news in Australia.

"We really can't speculate on how this happened or causes, but certainly there's going to be a very thorough investigation."


"The most recent maintenance check on this aircraft were for a 'D' [most thorough] check in Qantas's Sydney facility in 2004 and two 'C' [regular] checks in Qantas's facility in 2006 and 2008," she said.


In an online planespotters' forum in February, participants referred to the detection of "serious corrosion issues" in the 17-year-old Boeing 747-438 Longreach during a maintenance check at Avalon airport in March.

news.bbc.co.uk...

The PRELIMINARY checks after landing showed no corrosion. To do a true check you have to slap it into a hangar and peel the skin back. That takes MONTHS to do. When we had a bird go in for PDM it wasn't uncommon to have them gone 4-6 months.

The comments were also made by the Chief Executive of Qantas. Of course he's going to put a positive spin on things and try to put them in the best light possible.


[edit on 7/26/2008 by Zaphod58]


And by the way you pretentious ponce,
A bird is an organic thing with feathers and a beak, it will never rust!

Gazbom.


reply posted on 26-7-2008 @ 03:40 PM by gazbom56
reply to post by Zaphod58


And by the way you know it all, a "bird" is another name used by crew and maintenance personnel to describe an AIRCRAFT.

You don't say!

Gazbom.
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