Fokker F-28 in Patagonian environment (Farewell to the F-28 TC-54 cn.11018)
Miguel Antonio Geldres worked at Aerolíneas Argentinas from 1980 until his retirement. He served as an aircraft mechanic at the Comodoro Rivadavia airport in Argentina.
In Comodoro Rivadavia, Aerolíneas Argentinas' Fokker F-28 aircraft operated very little. On several occasions, Miguel was sent on assignment to service the Fellowship at some of the stops where it operated. In this way, in 1991 and 1992, he was assigned to Villa Gessell for the summer season. During those years, he also serviced flights at the Santa Rosa stop on three occasions, and also in Viedma.
"Once, during a landing in Santa Rosa, an F-28 had hydraulic problems that forced the crew to manually deploy the landing gear. First, the gear doors were opened using a crank located in the cockpit. After landing, both engines were shut down and the aircraft came to a stop on the runway. The passengers disembarked from the aircraft and had to walk to the terminal! The failure had occurred in one of the engines, so hydraulic fluid was added, the other engine was started, and with the momentum they were able to taxi the aircraft to the apron."
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Over the years Miguel worked in Comodoro Rivadavia, he was able to observe the operation of Fokker F-28 aircraft of both the Argentine Air Force and the Naval Aviation.
We thank Miguel for his collaboration.
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