triple7
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not sure if this is already on here but from another forum
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Unite...131/1638252/M/
pretty cool POV
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Unite...131/1638252/M/
pretty cool POV
Wow, it looks like the gear got stuck on the door. I wonder if they dropped the gear while turning or something similar. (That's all speculation on my part.)
Landing-Gear Door Malfunction Suspected in United Jet Incident
JANUARY 13, 2010
By ANDY PASZTOR
...Investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board, [industry] officials said Wednesday, are pursuing a theory that the emergency deployment didn't work because right panel of the main landing-gear door didn't fully open. The right main gear caught on the panel and couldn't extend. It isn't clear what caused the problem, or why the gear initially failed to extend.
Also Wednesday, leaders of the United chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association scheduled and then abruptly cancelled a press conference slated for Thursday, at which the captain and co-pilot of Flight 634 were scheduled to recount the incident. Local union officials called the conference partly to generate some positive publicity, possibly hoping to influence ongoing labor negotiations with the carrier.
But after discussions with company and national ALPA officials, the press conference was abruptly cancelled. It is unusual for pilots to make public statements during the course of an investigation. Dave Kelly, a spokesman for the United pilots' union, said Thursday night that the move was prompted by "scheduling conflicts."
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Oh boy! An A vs. B war...That's why the 737 is better, no gear doors to worry about.