Wind Blown UA 737 Hits Fuel Tanker
Jan 20, 2013, 6:23 pm
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Neither Parking brakes nor wheel chocks would stop a light plane with low clearance from being pushed laterally by the wind on slick smooth (painted line) pavement. Hooking it up to a tug would have prevented it though.
Jan 20, 2013, 9:32 pm
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lol and A320s too!
http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/197...pnews|bc|large
Its been pretty bloody windy up here the last couple days, looks like this was the 739 that flew in from ORD and was parked overnight in BUF.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/197...pnews|bc|large
Its been pretty bloody windy up here the last couple days, looks like this was the 739 that flew in from ORD and was parked overnight in BUF.
Jan 21, 2013, 7:00 am
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Wind Blown UA 737 Hits Fuel Tanker
http://www.weather.com/news/plane-hi...-wind-20130120
Based on the last photo, the nose sure made quite the pivot to get all the way over there. Thankfully, no one was on board at the time.
A United Airlines 737 got a rude awakening when strong winds turned the nose of the plane into a fuel truck on the tarmac of Buffalo Niagara International Airport Sunday morning. The airport experienced sustained wind speeds of 25 to 30 mph, and wind gusts reached as high as 61 mph.
Jan 21, 2013, 7:12 am
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This thread will likely be merged with the other one started yesterday ANd the nose gear appears to be straight , the wind pushed the plane, it most likely slid, not rolled, contrary to the text in the story.
Jan 21, 2013, 10:43 am
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Jan 21, 2013, 7:59 pm
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Jan 21, 2013, 8:13 pm
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Jan 21, 2013, 8:24 pm
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The text in the story of "turning the nose" does not say it turned the nose gar. The nose is the front of the plane..that moved, but the gear is still locked forward. I believe there is a shear pin in thre that would require more torque to snap than to tlide the plane a few feet. without putting a torque of significant force on the gar.
Last edited by fastair; Jan 21, 2013 at 8:32 pm