Perhaps Air Canada should do their maintenance in Canada...

[Jet Jockey]

Instead of sending their aircrafts overseas (in this case Singapore)...

It seems an Airbus 330 in for a complete refurbish and maintenance in Singapore fell off the jacks while they were performing gear retractions.

The article states that there is heavy damage done to the aircraft, to its engines, wings and fuselage.

In the article, they are saying that it will take a minimum of 6 months to repair.

However later reports after further investigations now seem to say the aircraft is totaled!

Sorry I could not find an English version of the article which appeared in French in a Montreal news outlet...

http://www.985fm.ca/actualites/nouvelle ... 12323.html

[godsrcrazy]

Air Canada probably has a smile on their face. This will be the maintenance company insurance. They operate 8 A330 and i am sure if someone would by them they would sell. I believe they are trying to phase them out for the 787.

[pelmet]

I worked at a company in Canada that dropped two aircraft partially off jacks. Can happen anywhere.

[altiplano]

Air Canada probably has a smile on their face. This will be the maintenance company insurance. They operate 8 A330 and i am sure if someone would by them they would sell. I believe they are trying to phase them out for the 787.

I don't doubt that they are happy it's someone elses insurance but AC likes the 330 as an Atlantic specialist. They and are currently putting partial new interiors in all of them to replicate the 3 class config in the 787 & 777.

[fish4life]

Altiplano it may be an Atlantic specialist but would 8 aircraft be cost effective from an economy of scale point of view when AC already had a bunch of other widebody types in greater numbers?

[The Hammer]

Can we get the maintenance people on this forum to list the endless number of boneheaded maintenance screw ups that Air Canada, Canadian and it's predecessors and all the other major carriers have made within our borders.
There's a video out there of Airbus employees writing off a brand new 340 in Toulouse at the factory during power runs. It doesn't get any "safer" than that and "shit" happens.

Sorry but this is a pretty weak argument.

[teacher]

AC debated buying more 330s recently. They opted out of the idea but the fact that it was considered says a lot about how they feel about the plane.

[Glasnost]

Ha!

It's not that there are any more screw ups overseas than at CDN MROs.. it's that the cost per screwup is cheaper.

Yes Virginia, there have been planes that fell off jacks and much worse in Canada..

[BMLtech]

No doubt every airline and MRO has had there share of screw ups and boners, but I can't actually recall the last time a large airframe was totaled as the result of a maintenance error in Canada. I recall that CP air dropped a Britannia off the jacks in YVR way back in the day, but pretty sure they fixed it. They also ran the DND 310 into the hangar in YVR once, that was also fixed. If the 330 is in fact a write off, that is significant.
Also as I recall the 340 ground run accident in Toulouse, the aircraft was not being operated by Airbus employees, although they were on board.

[altiplano]

Altiplano it may be an Atlantic specialist but would 8 aircraft be cost effective from an economy of scale point of view when AC already had a bunch of other widebody types in greater numbers?

There are many many many operators that run <10 of a fleet type, 330 or otherwise.

Fact is this aircraft is much cheaper than a new 787 or 777 and it's a great aircraft for what it's doing... It doesn't have the legs for Asia or South America but Canada to Western Europe it's an ideal fit for many markets with a low capital cost compared to replacing it.

[Longtimer]

On another forum, there is mention of AC doing a nose gear drop with 2 of their 767s, one in YUL and one in yyz. Their own staff. So "shit" happens.

[pelmet]

1. I believe that AC has cheap, flexible leases on their A330's.

2. The A340 ran into the wall because when it started to move, the mechanic didn't retard the thrust while trying to stop.

3. The A310 in the hangar was a high power run with CB's pulled affecting braking. Not sure about the chocks.

4. Anyone have pics of the A310 into the hangar incident?