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Malaysia 122 gear down over parramatta
Hi all, long time reader, first time poster.
I live just west of Parramatta and noticed that the Malaysia airlines flight 122 this afternoon flew over on departure with its landing gear down. I haven't seen this happen before and am wondering what the reason was behind it. It took off from 34L and appeared to be climbing off normally. Any info would be great. Thanks, Jared ps. It was good to see Wunala Dreaming fly over again this afternoon after what happened in the U.S. |
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Possibly cooling the brakes. it's not a regular event, but it does happen from time to time.
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Thanks for the prompt reply Nigel.
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I'm not a 744 pilot, and the cherokee manual doesn't quite fit the bill on this one N |
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It could be a number of factors.
Short turnarounds can be a contributor, as can an excessively long taxi route. I'm sure there are others. Would the airline driver folk please step forward! |
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Saw the same thing happening about four or five weeks ago, Malaysian B747 departing off 34L was out as far as Winston Hills with gear still extended. By the sounds of it was in a normal climbing profile.
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Cheers, Noel White |
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Sometimes a requirement for a capped brake. As the individual brake is then inoperative the gear is left down to allow the wheel to spin down before undercarriage retraction.
I noticed a JQ A330 doing the same thing this afternoon. |
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