Field investigation 9

Course subject(s) 4. Aerospace Engineering

It is late, and you and Holmes decide to stop the investigation and go home. But before you go home you have to write a brief summary on what you have found so far.

Try to add the right words to complete the summary.

The twin-engine [WORD 1] aircraft was landing at the Airport with one pilot and [WORD 2] passengers. The investigation showed major damage to the aircraft fuselage. The three landing gear wheels were found in the up position in the wings. The landing gear lever in the cockpit was found in the [WORD 3] position. According to the pilot all systems were normal, and the aircraft had no problems.

An inspection of the runway revealed slash marks were on both sides left and right of the runway center line. These marks stopped at 2/3 of the runway and an increasing white colored skid mark are visible from this point.

A technical investigation of the aircraft found the landing gear system hydraulic reservoir empty and the [WORD 4] system intact. An inspection of the [WORD 5] side found a detached hydraulic connection in the left-hand wing. The connection end showed signs of fatigue.

As you can see, the summary that was written down has some words (5) missing. In the question below you are asked to fill in the blanks.

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