XWB
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Post by XWB on Feb 21, 2014 9:37:28 GMT 1
| A350-900 | MSN9 Qatar Airways #3 | | Test registration | F‑WZFD | | Registration | A7-ALC | | Roll Out (TLS) | March 13, 2015 | | First flight | March 27, 2015 (AIB01FD) - (#8 to fly) | | Flight Test | April 13, 2015 (AIB02FD) | | Flight Test | April 17, 2015 (AIB03FD) | | CAF | April 30, 2015 (AIB04FD) | | Flight Test | May 05, 2015 (AIB05FD) | | Delivered | May 7, 2015 | | Delivery flight | May 7, 2015 (#3 delivered) - QTR3350 TLS-DOH |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wings for MSN9 were painted in the weekend of 8-9 February and should be in Bremen now. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Feb 21, 2014 14:22:44 GMT 1
MSN 9 might still be in time for delivery this year !
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Feb 25, 2014 21:22:57 GMT 1
spotterxfw MSN9 aft section should almost be ready, prepare your camera 
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spotterxfw
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Post by spotterxfw on Feb 25, 2014 21:53:02 GMT 1
no I see no parts of the MSN9
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Apr 2, 2014 14:13:11 GMT 1
This frame should have been in FAL (section 50) since mid-March, but no report of her arrival has been received yet.
This seems to be the first recent little snag in A350 production.
Could MSN 9 have kept its initial timeline when MSN 8 was taken out of the general schedule ?
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Apr 2, 2014 15:59:48 GMT 1
MSN9 is not in FAL yet, I have no idea why though.
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Post by Jkkw on Apr 3, 2014 1:50:19 GMT 1
This frame should have been in FAL (section 50) since mid-March, but no report of her arrival has been received yet. This seems to be the first recent little snag in A350 production. Could MSN 9 have kept its initial timeline when MSN 8 was taken out of the general schedule ? I thought MSN9 took the place of MSN8 though. Also according to XWB, the wings were ready to be transported to Bremen in mid February, in contrast MSN7 had its wings transferred in late December and the rear fuselage was spotted in XFW in early February, so as you say, the aircraft should be in FAL. If it isn't in FAL in the next week or 2 then I'll consider it delayed or very well hidden  . |
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Apr 3, 2014 8:32:38 GMT 1
Could MSN 9 have kept its initial timeline when MSN 8 was taken out of the general schedule ? I doubt it, wings for MSN8 were never seen in Broughton. The sequence is MSN 6 => 7 => 9 => 10 => 11. MSN8 is not in pre-FAL, or at least not at the point that it should be ready for FAL transport. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Apr 3, 2014 12:05:16 GMT 1
Could MSN 9 have kept its initial timeline when MSN 8 was taken out of the general schedule ? I doubt it, wings for MSN8 were never seen in Broughton. The sequence is MSN 6 => 7 => 9 => 10 => 11. MSN8 is not in pre-FAL, or at least not at the point that it should be ready for FAL transport. What I meant was : is it possible MSN 8 was initially scheduled to enter FAL one month or so after MSN 7, then was cancelled or deferred for some unknown reason, but the timeline for MSN 9 was left unchanged --> entry into FAL 2 months after MSN 7 ? |
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Apr 4, 2014 17:06:49 GMT 1
You could be right if assembly starts within the next two weeks.
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