TG A340 Heavy Landing at MEL

[Loran]

Vor ca. 4h am Flughafen:

 

Flights have been temporarily suspended in and out of Melbourne Airport after a Thai Airways airbus landed heavily.

 

It is believed two tyres burst when the plane landed about midday AEST.

 

There was also a small fire in the undercarriage of the aircraft, which has been put out.

 

Air Services Australia (ASA) says the plane has come to a stop at the intersection of two runways.

 

Thai Airways marketing manager Sue Marr says it does not appear anything was wrong with the plane.

 

"I understand there were no injuries but the aircraft is grounded for the time being, until it can be checked thoroughly," she said.

 

Quelle, auch im airliners.net

[blackbox]

Es war ein A340-600.

 

mehr dazu: http://www.jacdec.de/news/news.htm

 

Dummerweise scheint der Pilot auf der Kreuzung beider Bahnen zum Stehen gekommen zu sein. Daher die Vollsperrung.

[Jubilee]

Zusätzlich hats noch n A300 von TG in Bangkok erwischt. Dieser ist gleich ganz von der Landebahn abgekommen.

 

In Bangkok, flight TG 240 from Hat Yai skidded off the runway after touching down in heavy rain at Don Muang about 6.20pm. The Airbus A300-600 had 240 people on board. No injuries were reported. The mishap was put down to a slippery runway.

Quelle