Damaged DL plane at PHL?
Jun 7, 2009, 10:59 pm
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Damaged DL plane at PHL?
I did a search for "PHL", "Philadelphia", "plane", "damage" but came up empty... but apologies if there's a duplicate thread here somewhere in advance...
Anyways, I noticed an unusual site at PHL today: a DL plane parked a way aways from the terminals with scaffolding set up around the front of the plane (from the cockpit to roughly the forward door); tarps were set-up to obscure whatever was going on under there.
Does anyone know what's going on? At first I thought they were doing a livery update, but I'd imagine they'd do it in ATL or at some other hub. I thought perhaps they were replacing the radar cone or perhaps a broken winshield, but those two items wouldn't need to be shielded from the public either with the tarps.
I also did a search on news sites and came up empty --what's up?
Anyways, I noticed an unusual site at PHL today: a DL plane parked a way aways from the terminals with scaffolding set up around the front of the plane (from the cockpit to roughly the forward door); tarps were set-up to obscure whatever was going on under there.
Does anyone know what's going on? At first I thought they were doing a livery update, but I'd imagine they'd do it in ATL or at some other hub. I thought perhaps they were replacing the radar cone or perhaps a broken winshield, but those two items wouldn't need to be shielded from the public either with the tarps.
I also did a search on news sites and came up empty --what's up?
Jun 8, 2009, 12:00 am
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This is all I could find.
(Google cached page dated 5/19)
(Google cached page dated 5/19)
Damage to Delta Flt 1009
This morning Delta flt 1009, enroute from Philadelphia to Atlanta, immediately before 'wheels-up', had a major malfunction of the front landing strut (gear) forcing the pilot to abort the take-off. Bruses (sic) and shaken passengers were the only incidents. The inside of the palne (sic) is pretty trashed...See the pics...
This morning Delta flt 1009, enroute from Philadelphia to Atlanta, immediately before 'wheels-up', had a major malfunction of the front landing strut (gear) forcing the pilot to abort the take-off. Bruses (sic) and shaken passengers were the only incidents. The inside of the palne (sic) is pretty trashed...See the pics...
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Jun 8, 2009, 12:11 am
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From USAviation.com:
http://www.usaviation.com/forums/ind...dpost&p=689424
The 737 in PHL had a tow bar break and the tug ran under the A/C. That one is getting worked by our guys as well. Probably a 2 month repair.
Jun 8, 2009, 6:22 am
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Jun 8, 2009, 9:20 am
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Not ho hijack the thread.
But @ CHS yesterday there was a MD-88 sitting with the freight plans. I was told it had a maint. issue and it was the early morning flight and it canceled. Nobody was working on it, and it was sitting there @ 3PM. I am curious if anybody knows what happen to the plan, and why no activity to get it repaired?
But @ CHS yesterday there was a MD-88 sitting with the freight plans. I was told it had a maint. issue and it was the early morning flight and it canceled. Nobody was working on it, and it was sitting there @ 3PM. I am curious if anybody knows what happen to the plan, and why no activity to get it repaired?
Jun 8, 2009, 1:31 pm
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Jun 8, 2009, 1:58 pm
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Not ho hijack the thread.
But @ CHS yesterday there was a MD-88 sitting with the freight plans. I was told it had a maint. issue and it was the early morning flight and it canceled. Nobody was working on it, and it was sitting there @ 3PM. I am curious if anybody knows what happen to the plan, and why no activity to get it repaired?
But @ CHS yesterday there was a MD-88 sitting with the freight plans. I was told it had a maint. issue and it was the early morning flight and it canceled. Nobody was working on it, and it was sitting there @ 3PM. I am curious if anybody knows what happen to the plan, and why no activity to get it repaired?
Jun 8, 2009, 8:23 pm
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Was late departing on NWA today... seems like NWA broke one of the two DC-9 tow bars they had at PHL. They couldn't juggle DC-9s as quickly as necessary with a single tow bar.
Missed my connection is DTW as a consequence.