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G-ASGK in for heavy maintenance..! but why?
Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 10:57
by DanKH
Strangely enough G-ASGK is in heavy need of maintenance....
actually dropped from 98'ish to 94'ish ?????
I cannot see what the problem is...
Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 11:18
by RAF_Quantum
Hi Dan,
I can't give you any explanation for the jump unless you had a really heavy landing. Now that it's below 95% you may as well bring her home and we'll stick her in the hangar when you get back. The next big jump for increased cost/downtime for maintenance is 75%. Hopefully you won't use that much up bringing her home

. It'll be interesting to see if the failure rate increase at all or whether DaveB still gets everyone elses share of failures
Rgds
John
Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 11:26
by DaveB
Hey.. don't joke about it. I feel worried flying
anything these days whether it's 100% or 96%
Can't imagine what sort of landing would cause a drop of 4 whole points :think: To give you an example, throw something onto the runway at a little over 800fpm and you'll lose 1 single point (I've not done it myself but I know a man who has) :-$ Odd Dan.. very odd :think:
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 11:42
by DanKH
Must be some sort of misbehaving between my FS an the client...Landing was smooth as ever (wonderful auto land) so the sudden drop alarmed me as well...
although I seem to remember the client said something about -4000 or so fpm ??? anyway I didn't take serious notice of it, at it was so out of the ordinary that I didn't bother.....but such an impact might have done quite a piece of damage...... ;-)
First time I've seen it though...
Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 20:48
by Rick Piper
Hi Dan
yes my rough estimate of -4000 fpm is a 45-50 mph impact.
i don't think anyone would walk away from that
must be the client as you would remember an impact like that.
Regards
Rick

Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 21:11
by TSR2
What airport was it Dan... I remember the client giving me a heavy landing (in the early days) when the airport was at altitude and I had't set my altimeter, even though the landing was smooth as a babys bum.

Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 23:42
by DanKH
Kuala Lumpur (WMKK).....
Anyway I'm off to EGLL via OPKC - OBBI - HECA - EGLL so it might take a little while before I'm back again....we have holidays next week so that prolongs the flight a bit as well....
Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 23:51
by TobyV
Btw, after you have closed the flynet client, is there any way of checking what your decent rate was at touchdown on your last flight? I had a slightly hairy approach on my last flight to say the least

. I felt ATC decended me too late!! Thats my excuse anyway!

Posted: 12 Oct 2006, 23:55
by DanKH
I think they do all the time, so I start off asking for a decrease of altitude in good time instead of waiting for the ATC....
Began that after a few -5, 6 or even 8-degrees descents in order to follow the ATC....
Passengers weren't satisfied with that

Posted: 26 Oct 2006, 02:30
by DanKH
So finally brought her back to EGLL, so she is due for a good overhaul.
Lost one engine halfway through the flight, so crossed Europe on tree engines....
Reputation took a hit I presume