Dead man flew 7 flights above Europe in landing gear Airbus A330 before discovery…

I dont think that I claimed the doors in question, were opened EVERY day. I’ve nothing to add on this subject, I know what I saw, and there it is. I may suffer a few health problems these days, but a defective memory is not one of them. Nothing like a piece of ritual humiliation to make the day got smoothly eh?

Firstly. The A330 U/C bay is huge. It is designed for an extra gear (A340) You could get a small car in there.
Secondly. The U/C doors are not opened on a daily check and have not been since I’ve been in the industry (28 years, as an aircraft engineer)
Thirdly. Aircrew walkround……….Need I say more!

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On the aircraft operated by the airline that I worked for, those doors were open more frequently than that. This was so, on our 727s, BAC1-11s and our A300s, and this was usually done by line maintenance, during night stops, I can remember that for sure.

You open those doors on the ground on a weekly basis, they are closed during normal pre-flights.

I cannot believe that no one would have had those doors open at any time during those seven rotations. I spent 25 years in aviation, ten of which was in the post of Traffic Officer, so spent a lot of time on the ramp. Our based aircraft would be given the ‘once over’ by line maintenance personel once a day, more than once if the crew demanded it, and always, when the aircraft was on a ‘night stop’ this included the opening of the wheel well doors, amongst a lot of other things. Sorry to disagree with you, but someone should have seen this, no question.

I suspect the man’s family get a bill for all the flights he made? No wait, it wasn’t Ryanair. 🙂

Seriously, It’s sad that people are that desperate to go somewhere…anywhere (I suspect they may not even know where the aircraft is headed). Still, you’d think they’d realize the dangers.
RIP.

Good to know, that over the seven flights, the pre flight crew/engineers walk rounds had been so ‘thorough’ Shades of BA and the engine cowl fiasco recently.

Something like this is next to impossible to see on a pre-flight runaround. Remember that the landing gear doors are closed when on the ground. If there is not a clear trickle of blood or guts running past the landing gear strut you would not be able to see it.

Good to know, that over the seven flights, the pre flight crew/engineers walk rounds had been so ‘thorough’ Shades of BA and the engine cowl fiasco recently.