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Old Jun 14, 2022, 10:42 pm
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A380 Water Feature
Looks like G-XLEK had a waterfall installed whilst in long term storage. Amazing that they got this turned around in 5 hours.

https://avherald.com/h?article=4fa41446&opt=0

https://reddit.com/r/aviation/commen..._the_a380_are/
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 12:29 am
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Originally Posted by subsonic001
Looks like G-XLEK had a waterfall installed whilst in long term storage. Amazing that they got this turned around in 5 hours.

https://avherald.com/h?article=4fa41446&opt=0

https://reddit.com/r/aviation/commen..._the_a380_are/
And of course the DM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Heathrow.html
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 12:40 am
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 12:43 am
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I can see how it would stress out those passengers who are already nervous though. People can react quite strongly when something that would otherwise feel innocuous occurs when they are stuck in a tube in mid-air half way into an ocean.
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 1:21 am
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Even as a fairly seasoned flyer the combination of water + electronics + electric wiring + being over the middle of the Atlantic would raise my eyebrows...
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 3:37 am
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Originally Posted by Duck1981
Even as a fairly seasoned flyer the combination of water + electronics + electric wiring + being over the middle of the Atlantic would raise my eyebrows...
Indeed. It's a good thing that water didn't run through the floor and directly into the forward electrical equipment bay, taking out most of the aircraft electrical systems - as has happened before on other aircraft. For example, a QANTAS 747 had serious problems after water leaked into the aircraft's Main Equipment Centre in 2008: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3440510/ao2008003.pdf
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 4:19 am
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Impressive BA could turn the flight around (and dry the carpets etc) in only 5 hours.

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Indeed. It's a good thing that water didn't run through the floor and directly into the forward electrical equipment bay, taking out most of the aircraft electrical systems - as has happened before on other aircraft. For example, a QANTAS 747 had serious problems after water leaked into the aircraft's Main Equipment Centre in 2008: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3440510/ao2008003.pdf
Qantas was very lucky here, upon descent into BKK water leaked into the MEC due to a blocked First class galley drain(I think it was coffee grinds blocking?)

If this had happened with one of their 747s descending during an Antarctica scenic flight the pilots would have lost instruments and Autopilot, and been 7 hours away from the nearest airport and not knowing the cause.
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 4:50 am
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The water feature was highlighted earlier this week but is buried in the delays to YVR thread, starting from post #35. It seems that the A380s are having a number of problems after having been stored for a couple of years.
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 5:16 am
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For example, a QANTAS 747 had serious problems after water leaked into the aircraft's Main Equipment Centre in 2008: https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/3440510/ao2008003.pdf
Qantas was very lucky here, upon descent into BKK water leaked into the MEC due to a blocked First class galley drain(I think it was coffee grinds blocking?)
And there were defects in the floor sealing and the dripshield protecting the MEC.
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It looks like that's just all nicked from the Sun's story, including all of the errors (except that the Mail has managed to put a different "wrong aircraft" picture in its story).
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Originally Posted by Duck1981
Even as a fairly seasoned flyer the combination of water + electronics + electric wiring + being over the middle of the Atlantic would raise my eyebrows...
Although given your name, I assume you’d be happier than most!
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"G-XLEAK" wins comment of the day.
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 7:42 am
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Although given your name, I assume you’d be happier than most!
I prefer sweet water
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 7:49 am
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I have a boat. you can turn anything off. A plane is the same ( but with even more things you can turn off).

I cant see why they would not just turn off the water pump. That would then stop the water.
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Old Jun 15, 2022, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by jeremyBA
I have a boat. you can turn anything off. A plane is the same ( but with even more things you can turn off).

I cant see why they would not just turn off the water pump. That would then stop the water.
There is gravity, if the valve stopping water to exit the tank (usually at the bottom of the tank) is broken as it said in the article then the leak will only stop when the tank is empty.

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Old Jun 15, 2022, 10:31 am
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There is gravity, if the valve stopping water to exit the tank (usually at the bottom of the tank) is broken as it said in the article then the leak will only stop when the tank is empty.

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Yes but .... I would assume ( and I could of course be wrong) that you would put water low in the structure - not on the upper deck.
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