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Posted: 10/24/2004 2:30:33 AM EDT
Oopsie!
 www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-brf-prisoner-shuttle,0,1513651.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines Plane Carrying Felons Tips Over on Tarmac By Associated Press October 23, 2004, 6:26 PM EDT SALT LAKE CITY -- An airliner loaded with 68 federal prisoners tipped over on a wing after mechanics jacked up a set of wheels to replace a worn tire at the airport. No one was injured. The Boeing 727 was making a weekly stop in Salt Lake City Friday to pick up federal prisoners and drop others off when mechanics began working on the plane. Airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann said the plane was jacked up on asphalt not strong enough to handle the weight of a fully fueled Boeing 727. Mechanics also miscalculated the plane's center of gravity. "They should have either moved it, drained it of fuel or made other accommodations," Gann said. Maintenance workers and firefighters righted the plane using heavy equipment. The inmates are being held in area jails while the plane is repaired, which officials said could take until Tuesday. The chartered plane is owned by Planet Airways Inc. of Orlando, Fla. Last year another Planet Airways chartered flight carrying federal prisoners blew two tires while landing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, forcing an emergency evacuation of the prisoners. No one was hurt. |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 2:32:37 AM EDT
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I have just one thing to say to the charter company...
Find a new place to buy tires from. |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 3:03:05 AM EDT
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Bridgestone / Firestone
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Posted: 10/24/2004 3:44:12 AM EDT
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Sounds like they have an SUV that flies.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 4:20:37 AM EDT
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I thought airplanes could land and take off on flat tires..............they do it in the movies.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 4:21:55 AM EDT
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What type of jack do you use on a 727??
And why didn't they just call AAA??? SGatr15 |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 5:30:41 AM EDT
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Ask the Concord about that one 
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Posted: 10/24/2004 5:42:22 AM EDT
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you use the handcrank one, located by the spare tire!  they are actually not that big (well, it depends on how old the crap is that they're using) kinda like a garage floor jack on steroids. |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 5:54:25 AM EDT
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A hard landing before takeoff sucks, but mostly for the newly unemployed mechanics.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 6:18:01 AM EDT
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Really? I thought it would take a freaking lift truck or something! You mean they were changing a 727 plane tire with this!  SGtar15 |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 9:29:22 AM EDT
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Similar to that sarge, but at least all of ours are pneumatic powered.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 9:34:55 AM EDT
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Nicholas Cage unavailable for comment.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 10:14:05 AM EDT
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 15 ton nose jack  10 ton axle jack  20 ton axle jack  15 ton fuselage jack  30 ton wing jack  40 ton axle jack |
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Posted: 10/24/2004 10:16:40 AM EDT
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The 727 has the heaviest footprint of all airliners, even the 47-400 & 777. This happens from time to time.
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Posted: 10/24/2004 10:19:08 AM EDT
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It's just felons, oh shit I forgot these are Kerry supporters
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Posted: 10/24/2004 11:19:26 AM EDT
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I remember when I worked at an FBO at Cincinnati-Lunken,we had one of those 30-ton wing jacks,(we had alot of ex-AF surplus equipment)I was put in charge of painting it,in addition to running the line,fueling the Corp.hangers,ect.... and what a lousey job I did painting that jack.BTW,every once in awhile,I'd have to fuel the Conair jet when it showed up at CVG.
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Posted: 10/25/2004 12:47:08 AM EDT
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yep the 40 ton jack looks just like every jack at Delta Air Lines.
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Posted: 10/25/2004 1:00:49 AM EDT
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Is it standard procedure to change tires with everyone on board?
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Posted: 10/25/2004 1:22:39 AM EDT
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I doubt it. I'm guessing special exceptions are made when your passengers are in leg-irons. 
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Posted: 10/25/2004 3:11:56 AM EDT
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Probably flying them to Oregon so they can vote early. |
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Posted: 10/25/2004 3:15:09 AM EDT
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Looks like you know jack about airplanes! |
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