777-500ER From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 471 posts, RR: 3 Posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 24234 times:
This morning a Virgin America A320 "Tubular Belle" was damaged prior to its scheduled LAX-BOS trip. The jetbridge went forward and smacked the plane on the side. Please view the following pic.
GARUDAROD From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 1459 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 24032 times:
Devildog2222 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 141 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 23884 times:
I wonder what will happen to the Virgin America gate agent. Would they probably re-train the agent on how to operate the jetbridge.
I remember one time at SFO when I was helping at gate41 for F9 that the pilot thought the jetbridge hit the aircraft because the plane shook, but it turned our it was one of the PrimeFlight rampers that hit the plane with the belt loader, there was no damage luckly.
UK_Dispatcher From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2001, 2485 posts, RR: 43 Reply 4, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 23906 times:
That is nasty and will not be a quick fix, since the skin is punctured.
Goldenshield From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 4955 posts, RR: 15 Reply 5, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 23751 times:
Quoting Devildog2222 (Reply 3): I wonder what will happen to the Virgin America gate agent. Would they probably re-train the agent on how to operate the jetbridge.
Most likely, just for CYA on th airline's part. The jet bridges at LAX are old, and the ground is very uneven. From what I understand, positioning them correctly takes a lot of experience on the temperments of each jetway/gate area.
Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.
JetBlue777 From United States of America, joined Jul 2009, 1317 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 23258 times:
777-500ER From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 471 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 22921 times:
side of the fuselage underneath aircraft name in the forward part of the plane.
LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 18503 posts, RR: 51 Reply 10, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 19414 times:
Fiveholer From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 981 posts, RR: 14 Reply 11, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 17920 times:
Quoting Nkops (Reply 8): Around these parts.. an accident like that, the first thing is a drug/alcohol test!!
BigGSFO From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2571 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 17474 times:
Nwarooster From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 611 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 17475 times:
Quoting GARUDAROD (Reply 1): Ehhhh, nothing a little duct tape can't fix.
You mean SPEED TAPE.
To repair it right a flush patch needs to be installed. That would take about two days.
AerorobNZ From Rwanda, joined Feb 2001, 5660 posts, RR: 14 Reply 15, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 16274 times:
That takes some effort to pierce the skin like that with an air bridge. I've put hundreds of air bridges onto all types of 737/747/767/777/320/330/340 and never even come close to that. I've seen very minor dents (within engineering operating limits) and rubber marks on aircraft caused by others, but never that - especially given that putting an air bridge on an A320 is possibly the easiest a/c to put on. Maybe wind or other factors affected this though - who knows?
7673mech From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 612 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 16162 times:
Quoting Nwarooster (Reply 13): To repair it right a flush patch needs to be installed. That would take about two days.
Who does things right anymore? Big scab patch 12 hours!
And 2 more hours for functionals for any black boxes that were accessed.
Over eight-hundred twenty times a day the people of TWA take to the air with just one mission. Yours.
LACA773 From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3346 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 16138 times:
Quoting Goldenshield (Reply 5): Most likely, just for CYA on th airline's part. The jet bridges at LAX are old, and the ground is very uneven. From what I understand, positioning them correctly takes a lot of experience on the temperments of each jetway/gate area.
Isn't it even more tricky to operate a jetway whent he pavement is uneven? If it is uneven and potholed (aka streets of LA), it has to be difficult if the jetway gets stuck in a crack or hole or some sort.
Which terminal has the oldest jetways @ LAX? How often do they get replaced? Will we ever see the glass enclosed one's similar to those at some international gateways like MEX T2 where AM operates and even PVR & GDL have some.
Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 20319 posts, RR: 62 Reply 18, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 15892 times:
Quoting AerorobNZ (Reply 15): Maybe wind or other factors affected this though - who knows?
We are in the middle of a wind free warm spell, nothing that would be out of the ordinary.
Quoting LACA773 (Reply 17): Isn't it even more tricky to operate a jetway whent he pavement is uneven? If it is uneven and potholed (aka streets of LA)
Luckily those who maintain the streets of LA are not in charge of maintaining the taxiways, gate areas and runways at LAX.
Now you wanna talk ridges, bumps and potholes around the aircraft, visit JFK. Yikes. Our DL flight got stuck in a pothole, requiring a tug to get us out...
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
F9Mechanic From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 62 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 15741 times:
Quoting Nwarooster (Reply 13): To repair it right a flush patch needs to be installed. That would take about two days
Flush patches take too much time and too much structure has to be shimmed, a scab patch is the easiest to do. Not to many flush patch repairs in the Airbus SRM.
Icebird757 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 574 posts, RR: 3 Reply 20, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 10713 times:
I was told that there were two of these inccidents in the same day with the same jetway. Not sure if this was the morning or the evening inccident.
LGB....where you can watch the grass grow because the traffic is so slow.
Soon7x7 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 2424 posts, RR: 16 Reply 21, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 10523 times:
May be more involved...look carefully in the center of the middle character in the top of the photo...you can seen the begining of a vertical row of rivets going down...this damage is up against a former...may be a tricky repair
777-500ER From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 471 posts, RR: 3 Reply 23, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 6986 times:
Aircraft damage caused numerous delays in the VX system because of aircraft replacement
Hiflyer From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 2000 posts, RR: 5 Reply 24, posted (2 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 6825 times:
Dang...that is just below the left edge of the fixed cockpit window...waaay far left for most narrowbody jetway placements. Further...can't think of anything that should be that sharp and pointed and not covered by rubber on a jetway in that position. Pic seems to indicate possibly on a stringer/frame which if so...will make any repair complicated and may require some areas to be 'opened up' and it looks to be just above the main floor line right at the first jump seat.
25 Nwarooster: Scab patches may be quicker to install, but they increase drag and create turbulence resulting in increased fuel burn. They also look like hell.
26 GA330: I dont think we will ever see that. Glass enclosed jetbridge are not allowed in the US if I recall correctly. From what my professor said, this is du
27 Luv2cattlecall: Interesting. What sort of role does glass play in fireworthiness thoguh? I still wonder why more airlines don't use the dual bridge that can auto doc
28 777-500er: Aircraft involved was "YouTube Air" not Tubular Belle...
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