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| China Airlines 737-800 nearly overshoots runway at takeoff |
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Taiwan-bound China Airlines jet returns to
Japan due to speedometer
concerns
TOKYO (AP) A China Airlines jet bound
for Taiwan returned to an
airport in southwestern Japan after
experiencing trouble with its
speed indicators, officials said Friday.
There were no injuries or
damage.
The Boeing 737-800 left for the Taiwanese
capital, Taipei, from
Saga Airport on the southern Japanese island
of Kyushu following
repair work after a fracture was found in its
fuselage last month,
said Transport Official Kenji Toyama.
The 70-centimeter (28-inch) fracture was
found Sept. 21, weeks
after a similar China Airlines aircraft
exploded at another Japanese
airport.
The plane took off from Saga Airport on
Friday afternoon but
returned about 30 minutes later because there
were discrepancies
between the speedometers for the main pilot
and the co-pilot, Toyama
said, adding that the cause of fault was not
immediately known.
The jet was not carrying any passengers
and there was no damage
to the plane, he said.
Toyama said the plane had been slow to
take off, using the entire
runway before becoming airborne.
One of the eight lamps near the end of
the runway was later
discovered broken, although it was unclear
when the damage occurred,
he said.
On Aug. 20, a China Airlines Boeing
737-800 that landed at
Okinawa's Naha airport exploded in a fireball
at a gate seconds
after all 157 passengers and eight crew
safely evacuated.
Investigators found a bolt on the right
wing slat had come loose
and pierced a fuel tank, causing fuel to gush
out and catch fire.
The incident was a blow to the Taiwanese
airline, which has been
struggling to shake its reputation for having
a poor safety record.
Bugs clogged speed-measuring tubes of
trouble-hit China Airlines jet
TOKYO, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Insects were found
lodged in tubes used to measure the airspeed
of a China Airlines jetliner that sustained a
speedometer defect last week, according to a
recent inspection by the Taipei-based
company.
Last Friday, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft
failed to take off properly and hit a runway
light as it was leaving Saga airport in Saga
Prefecture for Taiwan. It returned to Saga
shortly after takeoff, after the pilot and
copilot discovered the readings on their
speedometers differed.
The company inspection showed that the
so-called pitot tubes installed in the nose
section of the plane were clogged with bugs
and apparently indicated incorrect speeds at
the time of incident, leading the pilots to
fail to carry out appropriate operations.
According to a mechanic of a Japanese
airline company, the tubes are usually
covered by a lid that prevents foreign
substances from entering the tubes.
If the tubes become frozen or clogged,
they may not be able to perform and and could
cause an incident, the mechanic said.
The Japanese Land, Infrastructure and
Transport Ministry is now examining how the
bugs became lodged in the tubes.
Most aircraft are equipped with three
metallic pitot tubes whose inside diameters
are around 6 millimeters. They are designed
to measure air pressure gaps among the tubes,
and thus determine the plane's speed and
altitude.
China Airlines has completed repairs of
the pitot tubes and other parts of the Boeing
737-800 and plans to have it take off again
on Wednesday to return to Taiwan.
The incident took place after a
77-centimeter crack was found at the bottom
of the tail unit of the same airplane when it
arrived at Saga airport on Sept. 21.
The Boeing 737-800 is the same model as
the China Airlines plane that exploded at
Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug.
20.
Tags : China airlines 737-800 中華航空 チャイナエアライン 佐賀 空港 saga airport |
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Durée : 117 s |
| TNT 737 Crash Landing at Birmingham UK |
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Here is video of the 'TNT' 737 crash-landing
at Birmingham Airport (EGBB)
This landing happened after the aborted
attempt at Nottingham East Midlands, where
the right main undercarrige was ripped off
and took out the flaps on the right wing. The
aircraft is presently sitting on the unused
runway at Birmingham Airport and can be seen
from the golf course nearby. (So my cousin
informs me!)
Filmed by a news helicopter that was in the
area and handed over to the local Police and
Investigation Team, this is probably the best
footage of an incident like this I have seen.
Tags : tnt 737 crash birmingham egbb |
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Affichage : 2068079
Durée : 209 s |
| PMDG 737-700 - Video Aula |
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Uma pequena vídeo-aula básica para
iniciantes no PMDG 737-700. Abordei os
procedimentos básicos, da decolagem até o
desligamento dos motores. Não sou
profissional, e muito menos chego ao
intermediário. Só estou ajudando a todos
que estão iniciando, assim como eu.
Espero que gostem!
Criticas e sugestões serão sempre
bem-vindas.
A little video i made, to help the beginners
with the PMDG 737-700. There are the basics
procedures from takeoff to engine cut-off.
I´m not a professional, but i´m just
helping out those who want to begin in flight
simulation with the pmdg 737-700.
Hope you all like it.
Critics and suggestions are always welcome!
Tags : PMDG Flight Simulator 2004 Video Aula Londrina Curitiba 737 Boeing |
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Affichage : 7822
Durée : 630 s |
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