Sully was good but Gimli Glider was GREAT!

How did they get the 757 out of there.

 

Here's another Airline glider... Airbus this time....ran out of fuel over the Atlantic but managed to glide. Fuel leak this time..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqXFwQ6dRh0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat_Flight_236

 

Think it was a 767 and If my memory is correct they fixed it and flew it out ...I could be wrong about that..I know they did that with the 737 that landed on the dike/levy after loosing both engine in a storm.

 

Read Post #8 again.

767. 2 days later... it was sitting on a runway after all.

 

Post #11 above. Already discussed.

 

It needed additional repair after it took off and flew to a repair facility, but apparently there was no structural damage,.

 

since we are on the topic...Gimli, MB
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First, it's doubtful that the nose was dragged all the way and that the abrasive damage didn't damage anything structural that would cause an in-flight failure. Scrapes and bruises. Probably left the gear down on the ferry flight. The contact in the nose appears to be at or near the bulkhead at the forward end of nose gear "doghouse" and it's a stout piece of structure. I can envision an external skin patch at that point just to prevent further damage from airflow. I think that I remember that the number 2 engine cowl made contact with the runway but if so, that can be a quick fix too.

 

Thanks Bob.

Fill 'er up, new rubber and good to go. (I think some of the tyres blew.)

Yes prolly a gear-down ferry flight. Cycling the gear would just be tempting fate.

 

And it wouldn't surprise me if they left the aircraft unpressurized.

 

We did pitch and roll diagrams of the airplanes to show what and where ground contact would occur in different scenarios , ex. nose gear collapse, one main gear down, both main gear up and nose gear down, etc. So, I'm certain that there was info on hand immediately to assess damage points. The 767 is a tough airplane and this was a buff-that-out-in the morning incident , I think.