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Old 11-27-2004 | 02:17 AM
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Default RE: Onboard Alternator

Yes, and then there was the Gimlee Glider.
I bet they used the RAT during that incident !. They couldn't start the APU , there was no fuel in the left wing tank (which feeds the APU on the 767) or any other tanks for that matter ! A brilliant piece of flying saved the day !
Regards, David Gladwin (ex 767 capt).

For those who don't know what the Gimlee glider was, it was an Air Canada 767 which ran out of fuel because they had despatched with u/s fuel guages and had misintepreted the tank dripstick calibrations. The aircraft was landed on a disused airstrip being used for drag racing. The only damage was a collapsed noseleg !