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PAL A340 At SFO This Weekend

Flyswim From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 67 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3733 times:

Noticed a PAL A340 parked Saturday and Sunday off of the international terminal - not sure if it's still there - anyone know what happened?

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MEACEDAR From Lebanon, joined Oct 2006, 751 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 3725 times:

Might be a charter...or maybe in got transfered from LAX. Dunno.

TimRees From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 344 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3643 times:

Did anyone note the registration? It was parked off stand near the car park behind G-BNLU which I flew in on from LHR on the BA285 landing at 1355 local Saturday.

AS739X From United States of America, joined Apr 2003, 5821 posts, RR: 23
Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3622 times:

It was most likely a maint. cancellation. When I arrived Sunday morning to catch the 730a AS flight to LAX there were multiple maint. vehicles around it. A-19 and A-17 are used frequently for mechanical-ed A/C. Legacy most likely knows.

ASLAX

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Legacyins From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1843 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3520 times:

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Quoting AS739X (Reply 3):
Legacy most likely knows.

Yes, mechanical Friday night. Not sure but I heard they were flying in a part on PR 104 Sunday night. I heard it was not too bad booking them at local Hotels due to the fact most of the passengers were local and some went out on PR 105 Friday night.

John@SFO

Leamside From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 443 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3333 times:

The A-340 is F-OHPK & was still at SFO when I passed by at 8AM today.

Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2
Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3299 times:

I saw a private A340 at LAX two days ago. I heard someone said it was the prince of somewhere. About 10 police cars scorted him onto the tarmac, Anybody know???

Leamside From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 443 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3284 times:

Juventus, it was probably Saudi ruler Prince Abdullah of Jordan. He travels frequently on his private Airbus A-340.

Leamside From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 443 posts, RR: 1
Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3281 times:

Decided to swing by Int'l garage A to take a closer look at OHPK.

Laying on the tarmac & propped between the main central landing gear tires appear to be landing gear door panels (but they could also be underbelly panels). Mechanics are working right by this landing gear.

All ten main landing gears are in place and appear properly inflated. Yet, leaning against one of the starboard main landing wheel is an underinflated tire but there is no evidence of a blow-out - unless there is a gash or rip on the other side which was impossible for me to see.

Does anyone have any more specific info about what work is being done on this plane?

DEVILFISH From Philippines, joined Jan 2006, 4429 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3248 times:

Quoting Leamside (Reply 7):
Juventus, it was probably Saudi ruler Prince Abdullah of Jordan.

The names in bold face are conflicting.

"Everyone is entitled to my opinion." - Garfield

Leamside From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 443 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 3190 times:

Ooops. Strike out the word Saudi.

Back to OHPK, after a closer look at the photos I took, it seems that the flat tire came from the starboard side of the middle main landing gear which now has a tire which looks new (some packing tape or adhesive still sticking onto the exterior sidewalls).

RAFVC10 From Spain, joined Sep 2005, 1980 posts, RR: 7
Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 3095 times:

Quoting Flyswim (Thread starter):
Noticed a PAL A340 parked Saturday and Sunday off of the international terminal - not sure if it's still there - anyone know what happened?

You are talking about Philippine Airlines, no?

I know PR flies twice a week from Manila to SFO (tuesday and friday). Maybe the aircraft were with some technical problems but I don't know.

El dia que los gilipollas vuelen, no podremos ver la luz del sol!

Legacyins From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1843 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 3038 times:

Quoting RAFVC10 (Reply 11):
I know PR flies twice a week from Manila to SFO (tuesday and friday).

PR actually flies into SFO 8 times per week. PR 104 comes in daily and PR 114 comes in on Fridays.

John@SFO

Leamside From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 443 posts, RR: 1
Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 2936 times:

Does anyone know when OHPK plane departed SFO? She was still parked there past noon yesterday (11/16/06). Work seemed to have been done & as the tarmac was clear of eqpt & parts. Mechanics were absent but the aluminum ladder from underneath the cockpit area was partially extended toward the tarmac.

Flytecomm does not indicate a PR A340 departure yesterday nor today. Is there a better way to track flights like this?

Thanks.

Legacyins From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1843 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 2885 times:

When I went into SFO this morning at 6:30, it had departed. It probably was a ferry flight back to Manila.

John@SFO

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