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Old 6th December 2008, 09:27 PM
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The whole airport is built on sand. As soon as you leave the paved areas, you are asking for trouble.

The question is, how did it happen?
I think Phil M's post answers that one for you.

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Oh well, you could barely blame Qantas for that one.
I guess that depends on the accuracy of Phil M's statement really!
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Old 7th December 2008, 08:30 AM
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Corporate Spin. Someone getting paid a lot of money came up with the "tow bar pin shear" excuse.

Truth is, it probably did break... because it was trying to pull an A330 out of the dirt.
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Old 7th December 2008, 11:26 AM
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Hear that it was actually a tow bar break.
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Old 7th December 2008, 11:45 AM
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Was that before or after the right main gear got bogged on the turn-in to Bravo-6 (a Code C taxiway) as per Phil M's post?
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Old 8th December 2008, 06:16 AM
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Hear that it was actually a tow bar break.
Saw that it wasn't.
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Old 8th December 2008, 08:44 PM
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Angry And after Joyce's speech today,
comes this ... ... Smell a conspriacy anyone??
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Old 9th December 2008, 07:26 AM
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It was all resolved relatively quickly - there were no passengers on it, there was no inconvenience to any passengers
Wasn't QF21 delayed until the next morning?
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