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Post subject: Panel from 747 falls on parking lot  Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 15:00 |
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An Atlas Airlines cargo flight from Chile to Miami lost a panel at the Miami International Mall parking lot. I understand the piece was 17 feet in length and reports say it came from a 747 on appraoch to runway 9 at MIA. http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI142981/
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Post subject: Re: Panel from 747 falls on parking lot Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 18:36 |
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Username Protected wrote: An Atlas Airlines cargo flight from Chile to Miami lost a panel at the Miami International Mall parking lot. I understand the piece was 17 feet in length and reports say it came from a 747 on appraoch to runway 9 at MIA. http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI142981/Maybe some type of flap track fairing that came off when they deployed full flaps? Otherwise how did it survive the trip from Chile? Pretty crazy. All airplanes should be grounded. Yeah that will fix everything.  Phil
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Post subject: Re: Panel from 747 falls on parking lot Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 19:15 |
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Username Protected wrote:
Maybe some type of flap track fairing that came off when they deployed full flaps? Otherwise how did it survive the trip from Chile?
Phil
[youtube]http://youtu.be/N3srEUzISC0[/youtube] Duct tape, if you don't believe me, watch the video. 
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Post subject: Re: Panel from 747 falls on parking lot Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 21:31 |
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Username Protected wrote:
Maybe some type of flap track fairing that came off when they deployed full flaps? Otherwise how did it survive the trip from Chile?
Phil
[youtube]http://youtu.be/N3srEUzISC0[/youtube] Duct tape, if you don't believe me, watch the video.
Having dealt with the FAA for 25 years we always joked that the wings could be held on with duct tape during an inspection from the FAA, and as long as the date code on the tape was not expired everything would be okay. That's truly how they operate, simply paperwork!
In reality the tape they were using was probably aluminum high speed, or 600 mph tape.
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I guess he may have been in a hurry in case the Bear returned!
