Iberia retrieves A340-600 damaged in Quito hard landing
Iberia has retrieved an Airbus A340-600 damaged in a hard landing at Quito, but has yet to determine when the aircraft will re-enter airline service. The aircraft touched down hard on Quito’s runway 18, in good weather, following a service from Madrid Aug 11. Its crew belatedly aborted the landing, executing a go-around before making a second approach. Video footage purportedly capturing the landing shows the 9-year old aircraft apparently bouncing after the hard contact before climbing away. Iberia says the aircraft has been returned to Madrid. “We don’t know yet when it can go back to operations,” the airline adds. French investigation authority BEA, citing Ecuadorian counterparts, says the aircraft suffered a tyre burst on its central main landing-gear bogie. <br/>
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Iberia retrieves A340-600 damaged in Quito hard landing
Iberia has retrieved an Airbus A340-600 damaged in a hard landing at Quito, but has yet to determine when the aircraft will re-enter airline service. The aircraft touched down hard on Quito’s runway 18, in good weather, following a service from Madrid Aug 11. Its crew belatedly aborted the landing, executing a go-around before making a second approach. Video footage purportedly capturing the landing shows the 9-year old aircraft apparently bouncing after the hard contact before climbing away. Iberia says the aircraft has been returned to Madrid. “We don’t know yet when it can go back to operations,” the airline adds. French investigation authority BEA, citing Ecuadorian counterparts, says the aircraft suffered a tyre burst on its central main landing-gear bogie. <br/>
