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BernieFlyer[_2_]
November 23rd 07, 06:35 AM
Ned wrote:
> From afriquenligne.fr - "A Batavia Air Boeing 737-400 has
> landed safely after a segment of wing measuring 40cm by 50cm
> seperated from the aircraft 15 minutes after takeoff on a
> domestic flight between Jakarta, Indonesia and Pontianak
> late on Wednesday night."
>
> Other reports have the segment as being 2m. long -
> TANGERANG, Banten (JP): Residents of Gempol Sari village
> in East Sepatan district, Tangerang regency claimed Thursday
> to have found pieces of an airplane wing that fell from an
> aircraft.
>
> The largest piece of the falling objects was said to hit the
> roof of a local resident's house on Wednesday evening,
> causing a little damage to house.
>
> "I and my family were watching TV when we heard noisy sound
> of a falling object. Luckily, it did not hit us," Aat
> Supiadi, one of the locals said.
>
> He said five other pieces of similar objects, measuring
> almost two meters by 40 centimeters were also found by other
> residents in several rice fields not far from his house.
>
> Aat and his neighbors then reported and handed down the
> pieces of the fiber objects to the Sepatan police station,
> which later sent the objects to the airport police
> headquarters for investigation. (Multa Fidrus)


Are there "fibre objects in wings? I suppose there could be as filler or
something.

Ron Wanttaja
November 23rd 07, 08:35 PM
On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:35:13 +1100, BernieFlyer > wrote:

> > Aat and his neighbors then reported and handed down the
> > pieces of the fiber objects to the Sepatan police station,
> > which later sent the objects to the airport police
> > headquarters for investigation. (Multa Fidrus)
>
> Are there "fibre objects in wings? I suppose there could be as filler or
> something.

It's the tanks of Metamucil for the Captain. :-)

Ron Wanttaja

John[_1_]
November 25th 07, 10:05 AM
On Nov 23, 3:35 pm, Ron Wanttaja > wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:35:13 +1100, BernieFlyer > wrote:
> > > Aat and his neighbors then reported and handed down the
> > > pieces of the fiber objects to the Sepatan police station,
> > > which later sent the objects to the airport police
> > > headquarters for investigation. (Multa Fidrus)
>
> > Are there "fibre objects in wings? I suppose there could be as filler or
> > something.
>
> It's the tanks of Metamucil for the Captain. :-)
>
> Ron Wanttaja

Batavia Air? Sportys has an airline?

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