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787 Hydraulic Issues causes Missed Approach in Japan
ANA said it has found first glitch in Boeing 787 Dreamliner An All Nippon Airways Co. Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner carrying 249 people had to make a second approach at a west Japan airport before landing, after a glitch forced the pilot to manually deploy the main landing gear, the airline said Monday. The first glitch on a commercial flight for the new plane occurred on a domestic route Sunday after a cockpit monitor showed that the landing gear hadn't fully deployed shortly before landing,… (www.chicagotribune.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
You don't get that leeway. Its not a Ford.
As the LOT 767 demonstrated, even established aircraft types will have the occasional glitch. It would be interesting to learn whether the 787 problem was a faulty sensor, or if the gear actually did not fully deploy. Unfortunately, the media generally aren't interested in following up stories these days.
missed approach,I thought it was more of a go around?
Donald, surely you don't expect The Chicago Tribune to know the difference? :)
Actually the article never used the term "missed approach" rather used the "had to make a second approach". The writer never said is was a missed approach, so reporting it as they did was simply what happened. Sometimes we are too quick to judge.
Actually, the title of the article is "Missed Approach".....