New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s Bomber 210, a 737 air tanker.These photos show what appears to be the result of Bomber 210 impacting a hangar and a fence.
New South Wales Rural Fire Service purchased the aircraft from Coulson Aviation in 2019, along with a contract with Coulson for the operation and maintenance of the air tanker.
A spokesperson for the RFS told Fire Aviation:
The NSW RFS is aware of an incident involving its Large Air Tanker the ‘Marie Bashir’ at RAAF Base Richmond.
The aircraft has rolled into a hanger, sustaining damage to the aircraft and the building.
An investigation into the incident has been launched. The aircraft will be grounded while repairs are undertaken.
New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s Bomber 210, a 737 air tanker.Thanks and a tip of the hat go out to Tom and Tim.
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No dramas no worries, mate.
Wow! I realize that there will be rigorous diagnostics, repairs, and testing, but it superficially appears that NSW could get this plane back into the fight.
What happens when brake accumulator gets to zero psi… and there no chocks..
She’ll be right, mate.
It would be unusual for brakes to go from 2000 psi -less than 200 psi(about the actual minimum for any braking on a 737) rapidly. Brakes do bleed off naturally at about 1000 psi/hour but the ramp would have to be sloped and brakes at zero for it to move assuming low winds. This looks like it went in with some authority. There are also certain configurations with engine running that can have the brakes/nose wheel steering inadvertently unpowered as well as intentionally. There are a few people who know the truth, the rest of us are ignorant speculators. Myself included.
DD
Nosey parker?
Oh sure. Like you never walked into a door ya thought was open!
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