D Dextraneous Joined 23 Jun 2013 Messages 2,617 Reaction score 380 Location Manchester Country 23 Jul 2013 #1 When a plane has a prang such as the undercarriage failing today in the US somewhere, do they repair the plane, asset strip it or just chuck it?
When a plane has a prang such as the undercarriage failing today in the US somewhere, do they repair the plane, asset strip it or just chuck it?
R rjm2k Joined 30 Jan 2008 Messages 2,126 Reaction score 178 Location Yorkshire Country 23 Jul 2013 #2 It will depend on the individual plane, age, value, level of damage etc.
S sooey Joined 10 May 2006 Messages 11,968 Reaction score 1,581 Location Merseyside Country 23 Jul 2013 #3 Repaired wherever possible I think, at least once with fatal results. http://tinyurl.com/m3uf2sc
D Dextraneous Joined 23 Jun 2013 Messages 2,617 Reaction score 380 Location Manchester Country 23 Jul 2013 #4 Rather worrying really. At least it's all over very quickly.
enyam Joined 24 Sep 2011 Messages 2,249 Reaction score 178 Location Devon Country 23 Jul 2013 #5 Dextraneous said: Rather worrying really. At least it's all over very quickly. Click to expand... What you worrying about,you've not had a prang in one have you?
Dextraneous said: Rather worrying really. At least it's all over very quickly. Click to expand... What you worrying about,you've not had a prang in one have you?
C chapeau Joined 2 Oct 2007 Messages 2,280 Reaction score 200 Country 24 Jul 2013 #6 These new fangled structural composite bits are going to make the repair process a lot more interesting (if you can tell that they need repairing that is)
These new fangled structural composite bits are going to make the repair process a lot more interesting (if you can tell that they need repairing that is)