The Chart:

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Block Change (?)

Line 1488 (RC549) for Korean Air Cargo rolled out from the final assembly line yesterday or today, which means line 1492 (RC031) D-ABYL started final assembly. This is the frame that I believe signals a block change for
  • Lower weight
  • Tail tank enabled
  • 1.75 frames a month
among other things. We'll have to watch the roll out dates to verify.

Here's Matt Cawby's pic of line 1488:


3 comments:

  1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonm/9718747859/
    It looks like they are preparing it for repaint.

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  2. That's LN 1437, right? Does that mean someone is taking it up? Any clues from the pic?

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    1. I hope it's got a home, but it also could just be lighting on the rudder as they do some standard maintenance task.

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