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Old Dec 16, 2017 | 4:20 am
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Originally Posted by DYKWIA
Looks like it circled for for over an hour before returning to DXB. Maybe dumping fuel?
Almost certainly, A380 on a ULH route - A380s are known to have flimsy breaks that overheat easily, so I'd imagine (pure speculation) that the tolerances for overweight landings are lower than on the 77Ws. Also reduce reverse thrust if they're running on 3 engines...
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