Q400 nose wheel collapse

[Quack]

Just saw something on the news about a Q400 nose wheel collapse, and they were reporting that the ENTIRE fleet is grounded. Any truth to that?

 

[WSurf]

Just saw something on the news about a Q400 nose wheel collapse, and they were reporting that the ENTIRE fleet is grounded. Any truth to that?

Yes!!

All Nippon airlines (ANA) Ground all their dash8's due to the nose gear not deploying! 15 Aircraft grounded......

Here u go.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=16e_1173787680

 

[viper548]

Seems to be a reaccuring prob for the CRJ-200 too

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Wow, nice job...

We have at least one former PDT guy working there I think... It's driving me nuts but I can't remember his name. Used to be a junior LGA CA (started with and "S" I think). I wonder if that was him?

Anyhow, great job.

 

[fowingman]

westerlake, or wester.,.. something wasn't it, (the lga junior ca)

 

[BoilerUP]

Seems to be a reaccuring prob for the CRJ-200 too

Really?

 

[BornFromJets]

"Wow, nice job...
We have at least one former PDT guy working there I think... It's driving me nuts but I can't remember his name. Used to be a junior LGA CA (started with and "S" I think). I wonder if that was him?

Anyhow, great job."



Swammy, Swanny, Swanson. Oh! Here it is right here. Samsonite! I was way off.

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

 

[dingo222]

Swammy, Swanny, Swanson. Oh! Here it is right here. Samsonite! I was way off.

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

frickin classic!

 

[Kream926]

wow the brakes must have went out too and no reverse cause the news guys said he only used the nose to stop. it must be a miracle no one was hurt

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

wow the brakes must have went out too and no reverse cause the news guys said he only used the nose to stop. it must be a miracle no one was hurt

Yeah, thats the last line of the "nose gear failure" checklist... Use fuselage to stop aircraft!

 

[Captain Happy]

DAMN. That sucks, but it looked like a picture perfect land though.

 

[QXpeon]

Makes me feel good that we're buying more and more of these things....

 

[bertengineer]

Yeah, thats the last line of the "nose gear failure" checklist... Use fuselage to stop aircraft!

Classic!

 

[vectorvictor]

Thats one tough bird.

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Here's a video

http://www.break.com/index/japanese_plane_lands_without_nose_gear.html

 

[trainer8]

I was told the other day that PDT has forbidden single-engine taxi procedures on all -100 series airframes because of excessive stress cracking of the nose-gear assembly attach points on the nose gear bulkhead walls.

Any corrolation?

T8

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

I was told the other day that PDT has forbidden single-engine taxi procedures on all -100 series airframes because of excessive stress cracking of the nose-gear assembly attach points on the nose gear bulkhead walls.

Any corrolation?

T8

I think the stress cracking is more due to the push backs in LGA. They leave those nose gears cocked 90 degrees off all the time... It can't be good for it when you flick the steering on and the nose gear tries to center itself (makes a bad sound, anyway). Powering out of that situation is bad for it too, I am sure.

You'll note that the ban is only for the -100s. The only procedure that is exclusive to the -100s is LGA pushbacks. Seems kind of clear cut to me, but I could be wrong.

 

[JohnnyP]

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I think the stress cracking is more due to the push backs in LGA. They leave those nose gears cocked 90 degrees off all the time... It can't be good for it when you flick the steering on and the nose gear tries to center itself (makes a bad sound, anyway). Powering out of that situation is bad for it too, I am sure.

You'll note that the ban is only for the -100s. The only procedure that is exclusive to the -100s is LGA pushbacks. Seems kind of clear cut to me, but I could be wrong.

One of my last PDT trips, pushing out of LGA, guy didnt attach toe bar all the way to the tug (was attached to the nose just fine)....Began his push back in the alley, then turned his wheel to turn us, then the tug stopped moving, we kept moving, heard an awful snap sound....

Toe bar swung around under the -100. Didnt look nice. Had an orange safety flyer put out about that one. Anyone see it?

Still made it to ROA after after a quick swap!