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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 4:25 am
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Originally Posted by AndrewSC
One of those documentaries on TLC about the A380 showed the tail cam as being the last piece installed. They then found that the cable for it was an inch too short.
It's not just the tail camera ! The main part of the delays on the A380 programme is apparently down to cabling issues just like this. The cables are all built up in factory A, then shipped to factory B to be installed and found to just not quite fit. It's then a real pain to sort out.
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