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Thread #99764   Message #1995211
Posted By: beardedbruce
13-Mar-07 - 07:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: Worst Canadian ever?
Subject: RE: BS: Worst Canadian ever?
How about the designer and/or QC of this Canadian aircraft?

Though I will give them credit- nobody gets hurt.


"The mishap was the latest in a string of problems with ANA's fleet of Canadian-made Bombardier aircraft, which forced Japan's second-largest airline to issue a formal apology last year.

ANA said Tuesday it was grounding its fleet of 13 Bombardiers for inspection and wouldn't resume service until their safety had been confirmed.

The Transport Ministry ordered emergency inspections for all 36 Bombardier DHC-8s in use in Japan, citing possible defects with the model's landing gear, according to ministry official Yasuo Ishii.
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In February 2006, another Bombardier plane operated by ANA experienced landing gear problems. That pilot aborted an initial landing attempt after all three sets of wheels failed to deploy. The landing gear was later deployed manually, and none of the 25 passengers and crew was injured.

Later that month, two ANA-operated Bombardier airliners made emergency landings at Osaka airport shortly after taking off. One had problems with its heating system, while a warning lamp in the other signaled something was wrong with one of its doors. No one was injured.

In 2004, the right wheel of a Bombardier broke off while landing at Kochi airport, also with no injuries."


http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/japan.plane.ap/index.html