Things that make you say......hmmmmmmm

[Fly]

More evidence of the sad state of the airline industry: USAirways 737-400 N407US, N408US, and N413US are being ferried to Nimes, France to be broken up for parts. These are 1988 build aircraft, retired in 2002 after only fourteen years of service. This according to the Mojave newsgroup.

 

[delldude]

probably aren't owned by U anymore

 

[Cloud Watcher]

Piedmont's Dash 8 100's are being sold for 500 k/airplane and being cut up for parts too.

 

[MrAeroMan]

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On 8/12/2003 4:59:40 AM Fly wrote:

More evidence of the sad state of the airline industry: USAirways 737-400 N407US, N408US, and N413US are being ferried to Nimes, France to be broken up for parts. These are 1988 build aircraft, retired in 2002 after only fourteen years of service. This according to the Mojave newsgroup.



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Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that N413US was the aircraft that departed DCA with the chocks left in the main landing gear by mechanics the night before. When trying to land the chocks prevented the left gear from deploying causing quite a problem for the crew. I believe they landed in GSO and the captain did a great job of landing the plane although it did tear up the left engine as it scraped along the runway. I remember seeing that a/c in SYR 3 or 4 nights later and couldn't believe maint. fixed it that quickly but in fact they had. We were still Piedmont then.....they were the days!