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24 August 2001

Posted Oct. 24 2001

Updated March 2005 - Aftermath

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"Taxi Dance"

 Kuala Lumpur International Airport

24 August 2001

Updated March 2005 - Aftermath

These Pictures Have Circulated On The Internet In 2001.

But Our Confidential Sources Have Brought The Incredible Details Both In 2001 & 2005

 

Saudi Arabian Boeing 747-368 (Saudi reg HZ-AIO) Aug. 24 2001

Being taxied from maintenance area to passenger terminal at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Returning from maintenence ramp, 6 maintence crew were on board aircraft during taxi.

"Normal brakes on a 747-300 are provided by system #4. Should system #4 be unable to supply pressure to the brakes, system #1 pressure may be used through a brake interconnect valve. The loss of system #4 pressure & system #1 pressure available -- automatically seclects the interconnect valve. There is a reserve brake system also. This reserve brake operates from system #2, but must be selected by the pilot.

At the time of this mess, the inboard engines, #2 & #3 were the only engines operating, & the reserve brake selection from #2 was not made. No hydraulic AC pump was selected "On" for number #4 system. No brake pressure was available because of this.

Also note that nose gear steering is only available from system 1#, so steering was not operable either."

From Our Contributor -- Charles Boelter

TRANSLATION >> Do Not Try This At Home. Wait For The Pilot.

 

Without brakes, aircraft went way wide on a turnoff & veered off tarmac,

crossing flood drainage ditch & recreating scenes from "Down Hill Racer." *

Time To Call the Everett Body Shop !

This story might be hard to believe --

-- BUT --

When it comes to Maylasian storm drains --

It seems quite clear that --

"White Planes Can't Jump" *

Moral of The Story: Alawys Use Those Inboard Engines Before Any Taxi Dance!

2005 FEATURE UPDATE>> Our anonymous benefactor -- Our "Doc" has turned back the clock by 4 years to provide us with --
Details of the aftermath -- for Saudi Arabian Boeing 747-368
Almost 4 years after the fact, our frequent, but ever anonymous "The Doc" provides a fitting postscript to our August 2001 Feature. Now we see Saudi Arabian Boeing 747-368 (Saudi reg HZ-AIO) -- lifted from her peril. Please don't let your Line Mechanics try this at home! March 31, 2005

INDEX TO OUR " Saudi Flop " PAGE SPECIAL FEATURES:

Saudi Arabian Airlines

* "White Men Can't Jump" -- 20th Century Fox Studios, 1992 -- our parody of the American basketball movie.

"Downhill Racer" -- MGM Studios, 1969 -- our parody of Boeing 747 Jets operated without brakes.


Thanks To Our Contributors For The "Saudi Flop" Feature:

Anonymous* Photos analysis from "Our Doc"

John Szalay -- Photos from our contributor


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