Nolinor broken Convair parted out

[linecrew]

Sorry if these have already been posted but I just came across the pics today. Back in March a Nolinor CV-580, C-GNRL, ran into the fence at Boeing Field in Seattle.




Well it looks like they decided to part it out and scrap it on site as per this pic taken in July.

[Blakey]

Good God! Who is their Safety guy? That is a disaster waiting to happen. It doesn't look like they'll have to wait too long either. I can just imagine a couple of guys under there removing a fire bottle when one of them backs up and nudges the plywood sheet holding up the wing and ......

A little bit of wind would add a whole new dimension to the excitement!

[Pratt X 3]

Good God! Who is their Safety guy? That is a disaster waiting to happen. It doesn't look like they'll have to wait too long either. I can just imagine a couple of guys under there removing a fire bottle when one of them backs up and nudges the plywood sheet holding up the wing and ......

A little bit of wind would add a whole new dimension to the excitement!

You probably won't want to visit the Mojave boneyard then...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Boeing-7 ... 1729308/M/

[benoit.baril]

Yellow tape = GTFO

[iflyforpie]

I wonder why they decided to do that? The airframe looks in good shape and lots of times those robbed parts like doors take a bit of rework to fit on the recipient aircraft--a Boeing it is not.

As for the propping up of the aircraft, I would imagine most stuff was removed when the aircraft was on gear and the gear removed when it was on jacks and cradles. I don't think a Convair will do this though...



Or this....

[Blakey]

Yellow tape = GTFO

I see. So I'm to take it that you think the tow-bar currently stored under the aircraft is for use on this particular airframe? They must have one hell of a tug to pull it in this condition!

[benoit.baril]

I see. So I'm to take it that you think the tow-bar currently stored under the aircraft is for use on this particular airframe? They must have one hell of a tug to pull it in this condition!

Good point!
But never underestimate a tug!

All I was saying is that I wouldn't cross that line myself.

[oldtimer]

I saw something similar in CYLW when a 727 was parted out. It was either on it's gear or safely blocked up while everything reusable was removed. It was then put up on skids just like the Convair and a backhoe then came and chumped up what was left.
All done safely.
I do not think the bare airplane fuselage would weigh that much so a good wind could wreak havok.

[The Hammer]

What a waste of good pallets and a couple of sheets of plywood

[Cougar]

A good old hand we know was killed when he was under a 747 (I believe), parting it out down in Arizona in the Marana boneyard. He was in the gear, or right next to it. He'd been in aviation for a gazillion years -- but that's what finally got him.

So -- the dangers are real, and I wouldn't go near that yellow-taped, plywood-based thing either.

[frozen solid]

These days, the "safety guy" has probably implemented a strict policy of wearing orange or green safety vests when working near a plane, thereby negating any danger that might arise. It's perfectly safe.