All depends on exactly where the break began.
Could be a red herring but that bulletin on the fuselage/wing attachment leading to a possible loss of a wing due to 1 or 2 attachment points failing from nuts working their way out raises some eyebrows.
I'm suspecting it's a weak point more due to maintenance practices and difficulty, as it seems to be the case with other MLG and wing/fuselage fastening points.
Coming in on a 5* slope and not flaring is still pretty extreme of a landing.
However photos are starting to pop up in various...
"Transport Canada Civil Aviation(TCCA), which is the aviation authority for Canada, has issued Canadian ADCF–2012–10R1, dated January 22, 2018(referred to after this as the Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information,or ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition for certain Bombardier...
I never took the job with Mitsubishi during that 2020 hand off, but I do remember their main focus only being on servicing the powerplants with other work being sublet to independent certified maintenance and overhaul shops. They likely have very little to do with anything these days with the...
Rubber debris not cleaned off can cause pitting and errosion to the structure and fasteners as well, especially with salt in use. Poor NDT practices can miss that.
It appears there have been service bulletins from 2015, 2016, and 2018 on /700/900/1000's to inspect the main landing gear.
"There have been reports of damage to the protective coating and/or corrosion on the piston/axle of the Main Landing Gear (MLG). The damage to the protective coating was...
If the wing tip hit hard enough to cause the wing to break off, I'm sure we'd be seeing more damage to the wing tip. It looks fairly intact and not bent up, which Id suspect it may be. Unless the wing was holding on with hopes and prayers prior to the hard landing.
Question for the pilots here. Please correct me if I am wrong.
At the time of their rapid rate of descent, their ground speed via ADS-B was 110kt. Assuming the plane was coming in light, at flaps 45, VREF should be no less than 121kt and 131kt minimum maneuvering speed. Obviously the heavier...
