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Emirates Airbus A380 Lands In Brisbane With Large Hole In Fuselage
Emirates IATA/ICAO Code EK/UAE Airline Type Full Service Carrier Hub(s) Dubai International Airport Year Founded 1985 CEO Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Country United Arab Emirates An Emirates Airbus A380 landed at Brisbane International Airport on July 1st with a huge hole in its fuselage. The superjumbo remains on the ground in Australia following this unusual incident. Soon after departure Flight EK430 took off from Dubai International Airport at 03:11 GST before a loud bang was allegedly heard… (www.msn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
At a minimum, they picked a great picture for this story. When the page popped up and I saw the special livery that looked like a GIANT hole, it took me a moment to realize that was not what they were talking about!
There is some discussion here whether this happened before or after retraction. I am pretty sure it was after retraction, based on these 2 statements:
(1) Emirates statement "... technical fault during cruise."
(2) Passenger statement "Around 30-45 minutes after takeoff"
I am confused though how a bolt from the nose gear could cause this with retracted gear. I see 2 possible scenarios:
(1) missing bolt and damage are unrelated. It could be coincidence. It could be the bolt was lost during the long tow. It is still worrisome and worth investigating.
(2) The bolt came off and damaged the rear tire during takeoff. However the tire only exploded after 30-45 minutes into the flight.
Your comments and thoughts are very welcome. I am an engineer, but not aeronautical.
I will be on that same flight next month. I will bring a spanner and some duct tape :-)
(1) Emirates statement "... technical fault during cruise."
(2) Passenger statement "Around 30-45 minutes after takeoff"
I am confused though how a bolt from the nose gear could cause this with retracted gear. I see 2 possible scenarios:
(1) missing bolt and damage are unrelated. It could be coincidence. It could be the bolt was lost during the long tow. It is still worrisome and worth investigating.
(2) The bolt came off and damaged the rear tire during takeoff. However the tire only exploded after 30-45 minutes into the flight.
Your comments and thoughts are very welcome. I am an engineer, but not aeronautical.
I will be on that same flight next month. I will bring a spanner and some duct tape :-)
Of your scenarios (1) is not that worrisome, but of course is worth investigating like any non-normal event. (2) is somewhat possible; the tire is subjected to different forces after retraction due to cooling, air pressure & ambient temp change during climb (the bay is unpressurised), etc. But I think (1) is more likely, personally.
I agree that it was long after retraction.
I also know for a fact that the damage was not due to anything with the nose gear, least of all a "missing bolt". The hole is in the aft section of the main gear pod - behind the gear and trailing edge of the wing. A front gear bolt did not do that mid-flight, and it would have been a miracle if it could do it as a result of coming lose during TO and bouncing off the runway and up into the pod.
Someone is blowing smoke as to the official theory on what & why this happened... probably the same people who somehow convinced the world that an exploded SRB caused the Challenger disaster - flatly ignoring the fact that both SRBs were flying around fully intact after the tank and orbiter blew to pieces.
I also know for a fact that the damage was not due to anything with the nose gear, least of all a "missing bolt". The hole is in the aft section of the main gear pod - behind the gear and trailing edge of the wing. A front gear bolt did not do that mid-flight, and it would have been a miracle if it could do it as a result of coming lose during TO and bouncing off the runway and up into the pod.
Someone is blowing smoke as to the official theory on what & why this happened... probably the same people who somehow convinced the world that an exploded SRB caused the Challenger disaster - flatly ignoring the fact that both SRBs were flying around fully intact after the tank and orbiter blew to pieces.
Yes all part of the world government space alien conspiracy theory.
Not at all what I said, but thanks for playing.