Nail in tyre at OOL last night??

[Clarke P]

Hey guys, was supposed to be on JQ429 to SYD from OOL last night, but factors at other airports were apparently delaying every airline's flights all day.

2105 sched. turned into queuing by row to make the SYD curfew.. we were led outside, about to board around 2140, and everyone got told to go back inside as we wouldn't be flying because a nail got into a tyre upon landing.

Was this true, or was it a way by which to cancel the flight because by the time it reached Sydney it would have been past curfew?

Cheers

[Andrew McLaughlin]

It could have been a nail, although I find it difficult to see how a nail could find its way into an aircraft's tyre?!?

Perhaps Nigel could assist on the likelihood of such an event happening?

[Rhys Xanthis]

more likely a bit of debris than a nail? something that fell off a plane when landing/taking off?

[Nigel C]

Depends if there have been taxiway or runway works where the aircraft has taxied over. A nail is likely to sit in the grooves of the runway, and would be difficult to spot diring any inspection.


Some strange things get found on inspections...many years ago (7 or 8) I found a 50ml syringe on 16R near Bravo-10. How it got there is anybody's guess!:eek:

[Chris Tully]

It was a nail.

[Raymond Rowe]

So what was the outcome.

[Chris Tully]

Very simple. Nail in tyre = wheel change. Time to change wheel = not making Sydney curfew. Not making Sydney curfew = flight cancelled.

[Craig Murray]

So what was the outcome.

They towed it over to the BP across the road, pumped more air into than Angelina Jolie has in her lips and hey presto the problem was solved.

The real question is, what would Chuck Norris have done?

[Craig Murray]

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[Seth Jaworski]

Chuck Norris would have roundhouse kicked it- that's more effective than any repair kit!

[Nigel C]

The tyre would have seen the look in his eye and repaired itself.

[Clarke P]

Depends if there have been taxiway or runway works where the aircraft has taxied over. A nail is likely to sit in the grooves of the runway, and would be difficult to spot diring any inspection.


Some strange things get found on inspections...many years ago (7 or 8) I found a 50ml syringe on 16R near Bravo-10. How it got there is anybody's guess!:eek:

Wow that's strange!

Anyway there were "works" around Coolangatta Airport, especially near where the QF/JQ aircraft stand.

Looked like the usual area where the aircraft stand in front of Gates 1/2/3 was closed off for construction or something, we had to walk probably 2-3minutes airside to reach the aircraft.

Guess it probably was a nail then!

[Brenden S]

20 min turn around, surely they could have done a tyre change within that, myself and 2 other engineers manage to change a 717 tyre the other day in 25 mins, and that was from getting the gear in the hangar, inflating the tyre, jack, change, de jack, paperwork done all in 25mins. (It was pretty good considering the distance from the hangar to the ramp.)

[Adam P.]

Don't swallow the mouthpiece, Brenden.





...of that trumpet you're blowing.:eek:

[Bernie P]

myself and 2 other engineers manage to change a 717 tyre the other day in 25 mins

Are you looking for a new job with Holden Racing Team by chance??? :D :D :D

[Clarke P]

20 min turn around, surely they could have done a tyre change within that, myself and 2 other engineers manage to change a 717 tyre the other day in 25 mins, and that was from getting the gear in the hangar, inflating the tyre, jack, change, de jack, paperwork done all in 25mins. (It was pretty good considering the distance from the hangar to the ramp.)

Jetstar ground staff said 40mins, obviously they don't work as hard as you do. :p

[Philip Argy]

A cynical person might conclude that only one of the two teams WANTED to change the wheel quickly. :eek:

[Clarke P]

A cynical person might conclude that only one of the two teams WANTED to change the wheel quickly. :eek:

You think that would've been the supposed 40 minute crew - we were the ones pushing curfew. :p

[Brenden S]

Well, 5 mins before dep the captain decided he didnt want to take the aeroplane..... So we had to make it quick, normally it takes 1 guy a hour to change the tyre.

[Chris Tully]

Was there a spare available?
Was the nail detected too close to the 'latest time of departure to make curfew'?


The nail could have been identified at boarding which would have made it impossible to change the tyre and make curfew.

You need to consider these factors Brendan