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Post by Jkkw on Sept 9, 2013 4:40:17 GMT 1
Thai A330 overruns/skids off runway at Suvarnabhumi airport. The nose gear has collapsed as a result and both engines are badly damaged. According to flight radar 24, the aircraft was landing on runway 19L and pictorial evidence shows the aircraft veered off to the right and off the runway. avherald.com/h?article=4681fccdMy guess is that the aircraft ended up (circled red) near the substation/Fire and rescue centre (circled blue) which I think are the lights which can be seen in front of the aircraft in the following photo. Once again this is only an educated guess.
Edit Avherald has proved me wrong and the location is in fact a bit more north than my predicted position. There goes my detective skills!   Thai by JKKW, on Flickr <-- note this prediction has since been proven wrongThe airline's name, logo and flag has since been blackened out (photo/article link here)   |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 9, 2013 10:44:15 GMT 1
Airlines don't like their brand to show on accident sites, and they quickly take steps to hide it whenever possible.
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Sept 9, 2013 16:13:05 GMT 1
Airlines don't like their brand to show on accident sites, and they quickly take steps to hide it whenever possible. For some reason, I thought of this old picture...  Does anyone know if this aircraft will be written off? Such a shame to see a TG scrap an A330 before its A300s!  |
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Post by seibedom on Sept 9, 2013 20:52:56 GMT 1
Miiiight be repairable. Remember the gimly glider! Had a similar landing in the end and was still flying until 2008! Gimli Glider |
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Post by Jkkw on Sept 10, 2013 14:20:26 GMT 1
Miiiight be repairable. Remember the gimly glider! Had a similar landing in the end and was still flying until 2008! Gimli GliderShould be, I'm pretty sure there's been worse overrun/runway excursions in the past that have been repaired (See QF1 as an example which also overran at Bangkok, albeit the old airport. The question is whether it is economical to do so, the aircraft is 18 years old and probably soon to be replaced. |
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Post by XWB on Sept 12, 2013 15:51:36 GMT 1
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Post by peter on Sept 12, 2013 15:59:39 GMT 1
Link does not work for me but it is good news  |
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Sept 12, 2013 16:02:53 GMT 1
Yeah it's a very slow website.
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Post by peter on Sept 12, 2013 16:17:21 GMT 1
Yeah it's a very slow website. After waiting 15 minutes: I agree  |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 12, 2013 18:23:05 GMT 1
From the link provided by XWB, I don't think you can positively assert that the aircraft is going to be repaired.
The story reports explanations given to the press by Thai executive vice-president for the technical department, Flt Lt Montree Jumrieng.
He confirms that the plane involved in the accident was delivered in 1995 and was among the first batch of 12 A330-300s that Thai purchased. He further states that this group of aircraft is due to be decommissioned between next year and 2017.
He also says that the plane involved in the accident would require two new engines and three new bogie beams.
He doesn't however provide any ballpark cost estimate, and he does not say whether or not the aircraft should actually be repaired... or written off.
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