Azuddin 1 Report post Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) flightglobal.com This is the third A340-600 accident this week and what's worst, this one is totally new and waiting to be delivered. The damage is much worst then the Iberia. Not a good sight Azuddin Edited November 15, 2007 by Azuddin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Georg Burdicek 1 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) not a good time for airbust 340-600 at the moment....3rd accident within 2 weeks... Glad nobody was killed in this accident... http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/...-5-injured.html a "stunning" picture: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightbl...6accident2.html Edited November 16, 2007 by Georg Burdicek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 never expected the fuselage to break into two like that .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) somebody forgot to "pull-up the hand-brake" and "forgot to check if the gear was indeed in neutral", before stepping on the gas...a really big OOOpppsss Edited November 16, 2007 by mushrif a Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 that proves a concrete wall is stronger than an aeroplane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chan CS 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 Is this Etihad plane in the photo? http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1292105/L/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 never expected the fuselage to break into two like that .. The Air France A340 from Paris to Toronto a couple of years back also broke up after some hard landing during a thunderstorm but luckily nobody was injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seng Lim 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 This is ridiculous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 1 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 never expected the fuselage to break into two like that .. Flying pencil just snapped into 2 like that... Anybody know what went wrong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Idham 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 For your information, that section is weakest point of an aircraft...any aircraft....just behind cocpkit, just behind nose wheel...the most critical point... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 Wow,.... talk about broken pencil again!!!! <_ i wonder how the compensation from airbusted will be src="%7B___base_url___%7D/uploads/emoticons/default_nea.gif" alt=":nea:"> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) This the first and only feedback comment (so far) at the other site : Scary. The damage looks extensive, however, given the incident happened at the factory, perhaps the chances of the airframe being repaired are greater than if this had happened at another airfield? Yeah, what are the chances ?! The real scary part would be if they even think about repairs Edited November 16, 2007 by BC Tam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nik H. 3 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 Don't know much about engineering but my guess is that it is better to have a clean split that affects a specific portion of an aircraft than to have catastrophic breakup in multiple areas. Kinda like having shear points in a transmission shaft. Ensures the damage is confined to a small area and not spread out all over..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 Unbelievable... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 the second pix just like the died-fish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FK Wong 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 is this the result from getting a big big discount from airbus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 I wonder what these 340-500/600 series incident would affect Airbusses sales from this point onward??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeung H 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 OMG!!! The whole aircraft split up into 2 section.From the second picture,the front section aka cokpit is totally separate from its main part. The wall is actually more stronger than the 'long pencil' Wondering how this happens? That A346 supposedly going to dilivered within 8 days. Surely,it will affect Etihad expansion plan at the moment.How does Airbus compensate Etihad? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 that proves a concrete wall is stronger than an aeroplane The blast deflection wall is not concrete but metal. Believe the A346 ramp up and snapped into two sections by gravity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Georg Burdicek 1 Report post Posted November 16, 2007 according to a german online news agency, it took more than 8hrs to shut down the running engine.... (http://www.netscape.de/News-Newsticker/Airbus-Unfall-Toulouse-drei-Verletzte-Krankenhaus-515817009-0.html) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pall 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2007 WOW, Thats a BIG Operational LOSS...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Idham 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2007 is that repairable ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y. J. Foo 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2007 is that repairable ?? Technically maybe, but from economical stand point it's probably not-so worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth T 0 Report post Posted November 18, 2007 I cant believe what i just saw in airliners.net. Such a tragedic for AIRBUS...and Im sure AIRBUS will have to compensate Etihad for susch delay again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Georg Burdicek 1 Report post Posted November 18, 2007 I cant believe what i just saw in airliners.net. Such a tragedic for AIRBUS...and Im sure AIRBUS will have to compensate Etihad for susch delay again. Well financially it is not a problem for airbus - they are insured for all circumstances. So the ones who are griefing are the insurers and their backinsurers. But 3 accidents involving brakes in one way or the other do not shad a too god light on the always-weak-selling 346 series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
