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  • DHL/EAT Crew Lands A300 With No Hydraulics After Being Hit By Missile

    12/09/2003 12:19:34 PM PST · by UNGN · 26 replies · 2,849+ views
    Aviation Week & Space Technology ^ | 12/7/2003 | David Hughes and Michael A. Dornheim
    No Flight Controls In a situation reminiscent of the United Airlines DC-10 landing without hydraulics in Iowa in 1989, the crew of a DHL A300 hit by a missile relied solely on engine power without flight controls to land at Baghdad. Pierre Ghyoot, secretary general of the Belgian Cockpit Assn. (BeCA), told Aviation Week & Space Technology that the pilots were able to guide the aircraft to a safe landing on Nov. 22 using only engine power settings. The aircraft lost all three hydraulic systems and all flight controls. Ghyoot said his organization is already planning to give the crew...