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Originally posted by ATFS_CrashHow long was this stowaway in the wheel well?Whatever is necessary, is never unwise.
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Originally posted by guamainiac View PostThat and it sounds like he was in there for a few hours waiting. Whoever does the final walk around is supposed to look but they may be deep and have sub compartments.
The boy, who hasn't been identified, jumped a fence at Mineta Airport in San Jose at around 1 a.m. Sunday and climbed up the landing gear of a Hawaiian Airlines plane parked on the tarmac, police said. Above, the footprints cover the hatch leading to the wheel well — just above a ‘no step’ sign. Airport surveillance video caught him scampering up the wheel well of the Boeing 767, though it was unclear if he hid there until the plane took off at 8 a.m., authorities said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1766082Whatever is necessary, is never unwise.
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Originally posted by guamainiac View PostI'm really shocked; in the article AA1818 has a link to, it indicates that the wheel well is not part of the walk around in the preflight. It sure was when I was in the military and generally you were looking for hydraulic leaks.
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Originally posted by ATLcrew View PostKeep in mind that on a 767 the main gear doors are actually closed in normal configuration. They open for gear retraction and extension, then close again once the gear is up or down. Thus, you can't really see the wheel well during pre-flight.
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The ac had been on the ground for a few hours, on delays like that they must perform some periodic maintenance checks and cycle the doors open for awhile. The kid was headed to see his mother in Africa and had no idea where the plane was going apparently and perhaps it was the only one that was accessible.Live, from a grassy knoll somewhere near you.
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Originally posted by EconomyClass View PostSpose its just me, but "I was going to see my mother in Africa" sounds like a story when a kid ends up in Hawaii.
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Inquiring minds want to know...
So many questions...
How the heck are there still foot prints on the wheel after landing? Wouldn't they get scrubbed off from landing and taxiing? (Or were they produced after landing?)
For that matter, what the heck did he do when the gear came down for landing. I assume he was conscious. That must have been one heck of a ride down after the gear dropped.
There must be plenty of room in the wheel well, but I wonder what position was he in-- must have been laying somehow since he passed out. Sitting in coach sucks for 5 hours, I can only imagine how crappy being in a wheel well must have been (well, he was out cold-- pun intended)
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