Emirates A380 & Catering Truck
Discussion
A catering trucks scissor lift failed which resulted in in a platform / wing interface. This is not going to help the "ongoing" discussions on land rights etc.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/09/35...
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/09/35...
Am I being daft or does that not make any sense?
The highlift can't operate unless the jacks are down so the truck can't have moved, yet the failure of the hydraulics caused the body to drop and hit the wing. Surely the body would follow the same path downwards as it described on its way up and there was obviously no plane in the way then.
The only thing I can think of is they moved the plane forward while the truck was in situ. In which case they wouldn't have been able to get the truck back to ground level until they pushed the plane back again anyway.
The highlift can't operate unless the jacks are down so the truck can't have moved, yet the failure of the hydraulics caused the body to drop and hit the wing. Surely the body would follow the same path downwards as it described on its way up and there was obviously no plane in the way then.
The only thing I can think of is they moved the plane forward while the truck was in situ. In which case they wouldn't have been able to get the truck back to ground level until they pushed the plane back again anyway.
catering trucks vs airplanes... always reminds me of this little video...
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/video/clips/SAA.asp
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/video/clips/SAA.asp
magpie215 said:
When an aircraft part is removed it usually has an unserviceable label attached to it.
one of the boxes to fill in is "reason for removal"
one of the best I read was on a wing tip assembly.
it simply read
"lost battle with post office lorry"
I think the funniest i've seen on a U/S tag was 'fat bloke sat on it', attached to a rather rippled access panel. one of the boxes to fill in is "reason for removal"
one of the best I read was on a wing tip assembly.
it simply read
"lost battle with post office lorry"
eccles said:
magpie215 said:
When an aircraft part is removed it usually has an unserviceable label attached to it.
one of the boxes to fill in is "reason for removal"
one of the best I read was on a wing tip assembly.
it simply read
"lost battle with post office lorry"
I think the funniest i've seen on a U/S tag was 'fat bloke sat on it', attached to a rather rippled access panel. one of the boxes to fill in is "reason for removal"
one of the best I read was on a wing tip assembly.
it simply read
"lost battle with post office lorry"
"Good news Alan, I found the knob from the transponder"
Alan, perplexed:
"Um, where was it when you found it?"
Me, popping said item into his shirt pocket:
"Errr.....still attached to the transponder"
Alan:
"Oh, you silly fat "
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