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Air Canada under carriage incident

  • 03-02-2020 5:22pm
    #1
    Board Walker
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    So ACA837 is currently circling south east of Madrid after supposedly the under carriage falling off and hitting an engine shortly after take off...... Thats the headline on a lot of story's but i think its more likely that the tyre burst.


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  • #2
    Rhys Essien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,029 ✭✭✭Rhys Essien


    Current view out the window. Being escorted by a F-18

    https://twitter.com/blackdragon1802/status/1224381917497319427?s=21

    Hope all ends well.


  • #3
    Tazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 698 ✭✭✭Tazio


    circling for 3.5 hours? are they trying to get fuel weight down I wonder?


    EDIT yes... burning fuel

    https://twitter.com/engineerGuido/status/1224376676441784324


  • #4
    The One Doctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭The One Doctor


    Bit odd to have an F18 in formation with the 767. Yes they can check the gear for the pilots, but otherwise they're a hazard.


  • #5
    Board Walker
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    Thats exactly what they are doing.

    Youd wonder why wait 30 minutes before informing the tower, i imagine if it did fall off it fell off in the first 30 seconds


  • #6
    Rhys Essien
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    Guy on board live tweeting saying it’s a tyre ( or part of) that went into engine.

    https://twitter.com/thelastfedor/status/1224379899747741697?s=21


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  • #7
    Rhys Essien
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    Anyone know if it can land if one of the two tyres is gone at the front or will it immediately collapse?


  • #8
    Van.Bosch
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    Landed safely


  • #9
    Caranica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,192 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    Anyone know if it can land if one of the two tyres is gone at the front or will it immediately collapse?

    Blew a tyre on landing in Bristol about 18 months in the middle of a storm. It was rocky but we made it to the gate.


  • #10
    billie1b
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    Rhys Essien wrote: »
    Anyone know if it can land if one of the two tyres is gone at the front or will it immediately collapse?

    It would land no problems on a blown tyre, I reckon 75% of the tyres could be gone and it’d still be fine


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
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    Tyre on left main is missing, don’t think it went in to the engine considering the mains are a good distance behind the engine.


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