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Airbus A340-313 C-FYKX 150 Calgary Int'l Airport - CYYC


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» August 29, 2003
» Mark McWhirter - Contrails Aviation Photography
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Remarks: Missing it's center wheel bogey! During a hard landing in Hawaii the center doors were welded shut until the time that they could be fully repaired.
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Posted by Daryl Chapman - The Hong Kong Spotters on October 13, 2003

A340's have been seen numerous times with the center gear in the up position. I'm positive they are NOT WELDED shut and I doubt it was damaged.
Posted by Trevor Slack- The Hong Kong Spotters on October 14, 2003

Nice photo! A340's can operate with the centre gear up, with the gear doors closed, rather than them being welded. They do have a reduced MTOW and MLW as a result. Back in the days of Kai Tak, Cathay Pacific apparently damaged a centre landing gear (somehow) but didn't want to take the plane out of service, so they stowed the centre landing gear like in the picture of this A340. Daryl Chapman has a picture of this Cathay A340 if you look on the database. Regards Trevor Slack
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