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What Is Wrong With This VS 343 Fin?

ecbomberman From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2011, 55 posts, RR: 0
Posted (5 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3960 times:

What's wrong with this VS A343 Fin? It seems that it has been torn apart. Doesn't seem to be a regular check as the photographer has mentioned. Can anyone shed some light?

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[Edited 2012-12-16 06:34:28]

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rwy04lga From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2148 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (5 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3878 times:

The rudder is removed....so? It also states that it's a 777 for CX, which doesn't seem correct.

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anstar From Netherlands, joined Nov 2003, 4845 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (5 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3862 times:

Quoting rwy04lga (Reply 1):
It also states that it's a 777 for CX, which doesn't seem correct.

The photographer looks like they may be IN a 777 from CX.

Quoting rwy04lga (Reply 1):
The rudder is removed....so?

Plus all the airbus heavy maintenance is done in Manilla - so presumably G-VFAR (which is the only 343 owned by VS) is undergoing some routine Maintenance there.

Dalmd88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2365 posts, RR: 15
Reply 3, posted (5 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3509 times:

It might have been repainted. Usually the rudder has to be removed to repaint and then re balance.

zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7726 posts, RR: 73
Reply 4, posted (5 months 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 3095 times:

Quoting anstar (Reply 2):
The photographer looks like they may be IN a 777 from CX.

Yep, that looks like the top of a 777 engine.

Quoting anstar (Reply 2):

Plus all the airbus heavy maintenance is done in Manilla - so presumably G-VFAR (which is the only 343 owned by VS) is undergoing some routine Maintenance there.

Looks like the ramp near the Lufthansa hanger, that also looks like the new VS red has been applied.

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ecbomberman From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2011, 55 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (5 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 2767 times:

Zeke,

Are those hinge points for the rudder or has it been torn out. The reason I'm asking is because there are bits and pieces sticking out in the remainder part of the rudder.

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tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 80
Reply 6, posted (5 months 5 days ago) and read 2726 times:

Quoting ecbomberman (Reply 5):
Are those hinge points for the rudder or has it been torn out.

Those are hinges and actuator attach points. If you tried to tear the rudder out, you'd probably take the spar out too (the hinges probably aren't the weakest part).

Zoom in on the tail here and you can see some of the lower structure:
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace...industrie-a330-cutaway-drawing.jpg