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The damaged Air France A380 finally to leave Goose Bay
The Air France Airbus A380, which had diverted to Goose Bay in late September after a power failure, returned to Paris-Charles de Gaulle on Wednesday evening, December 6. (airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
You could call it a " power failure " by stretching things a little. After all, the generator on that engine did fail when the whole engine blew itself apart.
You can also say that any human death can be attributed to 'heart failure' irrespective of what stopped the heart.
Just a small note but the tail number in the text has two letters reversed.
F-HPJE is visible in the picture.
F-HPJE is visible in the picture.
So they did decide to power up that engine instead of "windmilling" it...good as that meant a not so difficult return back to France.
They replaced the damaged engine and sent it to the UK for evaluation. Both of these points are in the story.
Yes I know that..original decision was to replace the engine and just have it "windmill" as the wing got slightly damaged..having the replacement engine under power meant they were able to complete the necessary repairs in Goose and damage wasn't as bad as expected.