Singapore Airlines plane collapses at Changi Airport
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OMG
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Phew… no one was injured…
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Why did the plane drop down ?
Which part of plane faulty ? -
phtthp:
Why did the plane drop down ?
Which part of plane faulty ?
The plane did not drop down. -
Luckily, no one died
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Jennifer:
The reports are that someone was doing some checks/tests. That led to testing the front wheels' retraction. You know, the wheels of the plane are retracted once they have taken off and is in mid-air. Then only when going to land, these wheels (or landing gears) will launch. When the plane is on the ground, of course these wheels must be launched to ensure that the body of the plane is not touching the ground, and for the plane to move (just like a car has wheels to move).phtthp:
Why did the plane drop down ?
Which part of plane faulty ?
The plane did not drop down.
So what happened was the front wheel/landing gear was retracted when the plane was on the ground, and the nose promptly fell flat onto the tarmac!
Incredible. -
Aren’t there some system to ensure that the gear doesn’t retract unless the plane is some distance above ground?
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I think the maintenance guy activated the retraction
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pirated:
I think the maintenance guy activated the retraction
That's the point.. under no situation would a operational plane needs to have the gears retracted when it is on the ground, regardless of the type of maintenance that needs to be done.
Unless it is some specific work on the gears when the plane would be in a special facility with structures supporting the plane and maybe a docking mechanism to allow the gear to be then able to retract.