SQ286 Nose Wheel Problem at Auckland, NZ

[SQA350]

SQ286 was about to depart Auckland, when a serious nose wheel problem developed, the aircraft skewed on the runway taking out a runway boundary light. A380 involved is 9V-SKG

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=11790958

Video on this link of the take off when the issue arises.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...=5301606510001

[SilverKrisSRG]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8887...failed-takeoff

[Sethor]

Looks like passengers were kept on board for 8 hours sitting on tarmac before take off at 21:29, I bet there would have been a few unhappy customers.

[SQ228]

SKG has a seating capacity of 441 but only 300 passengers were on board.

I guess that gives a bit of space to spread out and it wouldn't be much different to sitting in a gate lounge that long, except there's not IFE.

Where did they get the new crew from though? 8 hour delay + 10 hour flight.

[zilchster]

SKG has a seating capacity of 441 but only 300 passengers were on board.

I guess that gives a bit of space to spread out and it wouldn't be much different to sitting in a gate lounge that long, except there's not IFE.

Where did they get the new crew from though? 8 hour delay + 10 hour flight.

Probably from the crew that arrived on Saturday and are supposed to be operating Monday flight back to SIN.

[SQ228]

Probably from the crew that arrived on Saturday and are supposed to be operating Monday flight back to SIN.

Do crew get a 48-hour layover in some cities? I had always assumed it'd be 24 hours then return the next day.

[zilchster]

Do crew get a 48-hour layover in some cities? I had always assumed it'd be 24 hours then return the next day.

Yup. Depends on the routes they fly and flight times. I believe AKL is 2 nights, but I may be wrong.

Europe is usually 2 nights.

They overnight (1 night) on Australian flights.

[SQ228]

Yup. Depends on the routes they fly and flight times. I believe AKL is 2 nights, but I may be wrong.

Europe is usually 2 nights.

They overnight (1 night) on Australian flights.

Interesting. I guess that's why the job is attractive! There's got to be something nice in return for what they have to go through.

[Wan1dap]

Yup. Depends on the routes they fly and flight times. I believe AKL is 2 nights.

Correct