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HKG Chek Lap Kok Airport Runway Found Crack  
User currently offlineAeroyu From Hong Kong, joined Oct 2000, 178 posts, RR: 11
Posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2483 times:

Breaking News : The north runway of Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport found crack this morning. The crack is 1.5 m X 44 cm. Temporary repair carried out and operation resume normal.


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User currently offlineAirbus_A340 From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1553 posts, RR: 21
Reply 1, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2464 times:

Runway closed for only approx 2 hours. Taxiway Alpha 7 has been reported to be closed.


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User currently offlineCarpethead From Japan, joined Aug 2004, 2769 posts, RR: 4
Reply 2, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2454 times:

What caused this?
There's no faults running through the HKG area that I know of.

User currently offlineAeroyu From Hong Kong, joined Oct 2000, 178 posts, RR: 11
Reply 3, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2433 times:

The Airport Authority stated the crack is due to normal usage. They also quoted a crack was found in 2001. Latest news from them is to inspect the runway at every half an hour until mid-night, then a permanent repair will carry out.


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User currently offlineHkg_clk From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 999 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2297 times:

Let's hope this is a one off which is not too serious. I'm sure the Airport authorities are more than capable of doing a good repair.

It would have been nice to have been spotting/photographing today though, with all movements on one runway!

Brian


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User currently offlineN949WP From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2000, 1437 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2281 times:

More action diverted to the southern runway, the better!! Much more accessible for spotting/photographing than the north runway, especially during 07 operations that are prevalent this time of the year.

User currently offlineBuyantUkhaa From Mongolia, joined May 2004, 2777 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2247 times:

I suppose runways on reclaimed land are more prone to differntial settlement, causing cracks to appear. I'm sure this was taken into account when designing and constructing the airport, but consolidation is always tricky.




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