BBC1 - Real Lives Reunited - G-ASGN
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As for the stabilizer being fully forward I seem to recall it stopped ice getting into the elevator hinge assembly when de-icing. On the 737/747 this was the normal practise. An aircraft on the ground with just fin fuel loaded is going nowhere but downwards. Am I correct in thinking the aircraft concerned was written off?
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It was written off, Bae quoted to repair it, but it was deemed too expensive, so ended up being stripped for spares.
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With over 2 tonnes of fuel in the fin and drop of, maybe, 20ft or so I am not surprised that a lot of damage was caused. I would imagine that the rear pressure bulkhead could well of been damaged. Extraordinary error by the refuelling crew.
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Was it not normal operating procedure to use the tail fin tank first, and never to land with it anything but empty?
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Stewart,
It was normal procedure in BA/BOAC to use the fin fuel as a very basic form of C.of G. balancing to maybe get a few more miles to the gallon. It was usually transferred to the main tanks about 2 hrs before landing.
Gwyn
It was normal procedure in BA/BOAC to use the fin fuel as a very basic form of C.of G. balancing to maybe get a few more miles to the gallon. It was usually transferred to the main tanks about 2 hrs before landing.
Gwyn
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I believe there was more than 2t in the fin, far closer to it's max of 5t. Although a error by the defuelling crew, there were other factors that the investigation took into consideration.
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The BOAC BA manuel quotes the the fin tank must have a max of 50kgs upon landing. So if the a/c was being defuelled why did it have much more? So the last crew probably forgot to empty it into the centre tank in flight!bobisqueen wrote:I believe there was more than 2t in the fin, far closer to it's max of 5t. Although a error by the defuelling crew, there were other factors that the investigation took into consideration.
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The aircraft had been refuelled to max to check for any fuel tank leaks prior to maintenance input. It certainly didn't land with like that!