A380 part falls in Nassau County

[fk6065]

This afternoon a 12ft x 12ft piece of metal fell into the backyard of a home in Stewart Manor.

Local all and federal agencies are investigating.

Object had A380 stamped on it.

[Gintaras B.]

1st - it has to be a backyard...parts don't fall in front of the house...
2nd - if anything did fell in anyone's backyard - they'll take iPhone and start taking photos(or videos)...

12x12 ft. - pretty big piece of metal

[fk6065]

Now sources reporting 12 inch by 12 inch not 12 feet , LOL

[Gintaras B.]

Now sources reporting 12 inch by 12 inch not 12 feet , LOL

I need to check my backyard, maybe I could find 'Fanhansa" sticker that came off of LH 748....:smile:

[Aviation.High.Guy]

A 12 inch part sounds like it was a small removable inspection panel, probably from a flight surface like wing or stabilizer. If it had been a 12 foot part it would not have gone unnoticed in the flight deck.

[Chris S]

Newsday has a photo of the panel that has a diagram and maintenance instructions for an A380 wing landing gear on it.

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/piece-of-jet-airliner-found-in-stewart-manor-yard-1.9128410

[moose135]

If that landed in my yard, I would keep it.

[gonzalu]

I would give it back to the airline if I got a free round trip to the home city and back :wink:

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Turns out it was a very thin aluminum placard that fell from an A380 wheel well. Basically a sign with maintenance info for landing gear shock strut assembly.

Its an extremely uncommon occurrence for one of these to release and fall to the ground. I get a kick out of how the lay-media makes such a big deal out of it. They were interviewing Stewart Manor residents probing for fear of more stuff falling on them. Ridiculous.

http://oi60.tinypic.com/6igwus.jpg

[Aviation.High.Guy]

I would give it back to the airline if I got a free round trip to the home city and back :wink:

Free aviation memorabilia!

[Kiffy]

If that landed in my yard, I would keep it.
:cool: I'd feel pretty lucky if that happened.


I would give it back to the airline if I got a free round trip to the home city and back :wink:
I like your idea!

[Gintaras B.]

If that landed in my yard, I would keep it.

What if it was a blue piece of ice(with brown and yellow inside) that usually don't fall in a backyard but rather makes a hole in someones roof and lands in a kitchen - next to refrigerator...:rolleyes:

[gpalz1]

My sister lives under the flight path, two blocks over. I'm with Moose. Pretty cool item to frame.

[moose135]

I grew up about a mile from there, and we never had anything cool land in our yard. :-(