UAL tail strike at SYD this afternoon.

[Nigelinoz]

Oz Spotters is reporting that a United Airlines aircraft had a tail strike on departure from 34L at SYD.
I believe the aircraft is currently dumping fuel prior to returning.
No indication of aircraft type yet.

 

[Worldtraveller8888]

I haven't heard anything more, but it would have been one of their 744's I imagine...

WT

 

[anat0l]

I haven't heard anything more, but it would have been one of their 744's I imagine...

WT

That would be the only aircraft type they operate on Trans-Pacific, right?

 

[Nigelinoz]

Just looking at Jetspotter and it is being reported as UAL Flight 870,
N128UA,haven't looked to see what type of aircraft that is.
Probably not a big deal but still newsworthy I think.
Edited to add : It is this one I think.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Unit...1679465/&sid=696455a85e4e8fff55ea564a93ffbe02

 

[anat0l]

Just looking at Jetspotter and it is being reported as UAL Flight 870,
N128UA,haven't looked to see what type of aircraft that is.
Probably not a big deal but still newsworthy I think.

Quick google of the rego gives - indeed - a Boeing 747-400.

Still - ouch, tailstrike. No bulletin yet though. Either not newsworthy enough for the papers or.....

 

[Nigelinoz]

Quick google of the rego gives - indeed - a Boeing 747-400.

Still - ouch, tailstrike. No bulletin yet though. Either not newsworthy enough for the papers or.....

or...It doesn't involve Qantas so no reason to report it?.
Geez I'm a cynic..:mrgreen:
Probably not a big story but reports are that there was a fair amount of debris left on the runway,...as you would expect with a tail strike I guess.

 

[Worldtraveller8888]

That would be the only aircraft type they operate on Trans-Pacific, right?

Yep! So a pretty safe bet it was one of those!

WT

 

[samh004]

Nothing on Sky yet. Hoped they'd show an aerial shot.

 

[futaris]

Report on Twitter "UAL870 is returning to Sydney after confirmed Tail Strike. Currently dumping fuel"

Oliver Gigacz (a380production) on Twitter

 

[straitman]

There was nothing about this on the 5pm Channel 10 news from Melbourne.

 

[ejb]

As QF are not involved there will be very little interesft from the news media.

It has not even made smh.com.au

ejb

 

[clifford]

or...It doesn't involve Qantas so no reason to report it?.
Geez I'm a cynic..:mrgreen:
Probably not a big story but reports are that there was a fair amount of debris left on the runway,...as you would expect with a tail strike I guess.

I thought UA pilots were better than that.

A rookie co-pilot?

 

[straitman]

I thought UA pilots were better than that.

A rookie co-pilot?

All will be revealed in the fullness of time :!:

 

[Blackadder]

Finally something from the Daily Terror

Jet 'clips tail' during Sydney takeoff | News.com.au

Only took 5 hours to appear.

 

[samh004]

As QF are not involved there will be very little interesft from the news media.

It has not even made smh.com.au

ejb

Sort of like the Emirates incident in Melbourne not generating anything. It's crazy the narrow mindedness.

 

[markis10]

Damn - I missed it, saw the aircraft on climb as I walked back from the J lounge bar and thought to myself how nice a 747 looks on a low and slow climb when its clean. Interestingly 25 minutes later we were held for 10 minutes at the threshold of 25 due to some "debris" being cleaned off R34L at the intersection with 25, that could have been a coincidence or it took some time to get back to the tower that they needed to have a closer look at that runway?

 

[odysseus]

Finally something from the Daily Terror

Jet 'clips tail' during Sydney takeoff | News.com.au

Only took 5 hours to appear.

Friday 'arvo... everyone was off at the pub.

Going to be a pain for the passengers, another day to hang around.