Bobcat From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 0 posts, RR: 0 Posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2120 times:
MSNBC just reported that a China Airlines 737-800 had a tail strike at Kaohsiung Airport(KHH?) in southern Taiwan island today.(around 230pm 5/28, Taiwan local time)
The 737-800, reg# B-18608, was delivered to China Airlines on Dec. 2, 1998. It flies both domestic and int'l flights.
The tail struck the runway during take-off. Several passengers reported hearing "scraping, banging noise" just as the plane's nose lifte off the ground.
The plane carried 150 people(crew and pax) and everyone made it to Taipei airport(TPE) safely.
The damage is said to be minor but the Taiwan air safety authroties have started an investigation.
AWspicious From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2081 times:
I imagine tail strikes (though generally not good for the aircraft and rather un-nerving for the passengers) aren't all that uncommon in the aviation industry. Now that China Airlines is under a news media microscope, they won't be able to fart without somone reporting what they had for breakfast.
AirT85 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2032 times:
The elevator is the set of "little wings" that stick out from the side of the fuselage below the vertical stab. Also, China Airlines has pretty much assumed the role of the former Valujet. They have a disastrous safety record, everyone knows it, and no matter where they go form here-no one will let them forget. Its a shame, because they could technically stil be saved, all though they have many problems to work out. The cancellation of the DL codeshare isn't going to help either, although it is smart on DL's part.
Tony
N79969 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2029 times:
The elevator is the moving trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer (mini-wings in back). It is attached to the empennage (rear of fuselage) and is really not part of the tail.
DC-10 Levo From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 3432 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1951 times:
That wasn't the plane that a member of airliners.net was going on was it?
I remember a couple of days back, a member posted a topic: "Should I Fly CI?"
And people told him to! He also mentioned he was flying on a 737!
777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1914 times:
They should always return to the airport. Tailstrikes can lead to rear pressure bulkhead damage, which could be catastrophic once the a/c started to presurise.
Hkg82 From Hong Kong, joined Apr 2002, 1219 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1885 times:
DC-10 Levo:
No, that member, can't remember his nickname, is scheduled to fly from Medan to Penang on the 738 this coming Sunday as far as I know. But what a freakish coincidence it would've been!
I have a feeling that even if CI611 hadn't crashed CI would've nevertheless come under scrutiny, because their safety record is just that bad.
Flyingbronco05 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 3838 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1732 times:
"Now that China Airlines is under a news media microscope, they won't be able to fart without somone reporting what they had for breakfast."
Cpt Underpants From Canada, joined May 2001, 166 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (10 years 12 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1676 times:
Soku39:
Check your definitions. Someone doesn't need to be hurt or killed for it to be an accident. This one is an accident, because there was significant structural damage to the aircraft during flight operations. While it might not look like it to the untrained eye, a tail strike almost always costs in the millions of dollars to repair.
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