Noteworthy accidents that have occured at YSSY? - Page 4

Noel White · #31 28th April 2016, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Noel White

Similar incident to a Continental B747 that landed hard on RW16, turned onto the taxiway and could not proceed due to the damaged outer wheels.

I think it was Continental, I think is was a B747, I think it was on alpha, I think I saw it!

I think I will have breakfast now.

Nigel C · #32 28th April 2016, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkR

JAL was 2005 and was on pushback for departure, metal fatigue was blamed.

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...aair200502400/

No, that was a different one. The one I'm talking about had the aircraft grounded on arrival at the bay as engineers were doing their walk-around; they only unloaded the aircraft and towed it away.