Malaysia Airlines 777 missing

[Minuteman]

Just thinking over a beer about a 777 fire back in 2007…

http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/usa/The-Fire-Next-Time_10722.html

"The P200 ELMS (electrical load management) was removed and found to have suffered extreme heating and electrical arcing. Moveable contacts within each had been destroyed. Busbars in the vicinity of the RBTB had insulation burnt off. The failure had obviously occurred within either the RBTB or RGCB.
…
The 777's two components had been in situ since manufacture and had completed 43,519 flight hours (6622 cycles). They have no overhaul or inspection period stipulated.

Prior to this particular accident, Boeing had been investigating 11 similar power panel overheat events involving the P200 and P300 panels. Those 11 events all involved an ELMS II panel.
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The MEC (main equipment center) has no fire extinguishing system and it is located immediately below the flight-deck. Inflight the compartment is well ventilated for cooling purposes and these flows would have acted as a fire accelerant, as per the Canadian TSB's findings on SR-111."

 

[fholbert]

I used to have a Cessna 555AE check in 3 or 4 times a week with;

Approach Cessna triple nickel alpha eight-ball with ya decending to 8000.

 

[jgheggie]

Just thinking over a beer about a 777 fire back in 2007…

http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/usa/The-Fire-Next-Time_10722.html

"The P200 ELMS (electrical load management) was removed and found to have suffered extreme heating and electrical arcing. Moveable contacts within each had been destroyed. Busbars in the vicinity of the RBTB had insulation burnt off. The failure had obviously occurred within either the RBTB or RGCB.
…
The 777's two components had been in situ since manufacture and had completed 43,519 flight hours (6622 cycles). They have no overhaul or inspection period stipulated.

Prior to this particular accident, Boeing had been investigating 11 similar power panel overheat events involving the P200 and P300 panels. Those 11 events all involved an ELMS II panel.
…
The MEC (main equipment center) has no fire extinguishing system and it is located immediately below the flight-deck. Inflight the compartment is well ventilated for cooling purposes and these flows would have acted as a fire accelerant, as per the Canadian TSB's findings on SR-111."

Interesting. Did they issue an AD?

 

[flymike]

I used to have a Cessna 555AE check in 3 or 4 times a week with;

Approach Cessna triple nickel alpha eight-ball with ya decending to 8000.

Last calling garbled and unreadable

 

[Pilot Fighter]

I used to have a Cessna 555AE check in 3 or 4 times a week with;

Approach Cessna triple nickel alpha eight-ball with ya decending to 8000.

They should give these guys CB radios. I heard a guy in TN announce he was going around, "breaker, breaker ..."

 

[sweeps]

Nomination denied. It's too accurate.

In the spirit of earlier posts about the grammar Nazi's... FIFY

 

[fholbert]

Last calling garbled and unreadable

Yea, when he called VFR I wouldn't answer him until the third or forth call. In those days the .65 said your first answer was what he called himself.

 

[🦈💜]

In the spirit of earlier posts about the grammar Nazi's... FIFY

*TWITCH*

 

[sweeps]

*TWITCH*

HAHAHAHA, got me... Those who throw stones or something like that right?
I knew I should have used police instead.

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

I used to have a Cessna 555AE check in 3 or 4 times a week with;

Approach Cessna triple nickel alpha eight-ball with ya decending to 8000.

Appropriate response:

 

[chrisreedrules]

My personal favorite flying around in the south is:

Redneck: "Cessna 1234 checkin in with ya, like to get that flight followin' if possible"

ATC: "Cessna 1234, roger, squawk 0123 and ident"

Redneck: "Aight, 0123 in the squeaker and here's yer flash!"

/facepalm

Hey now!

 

[chrisreedrules]

I used to have a Cessna 555AE check in 3 or 4 times a week with;

Approach Cessna triple nickel alpha eight-ball with ya decending to 8000.

Oooohhhh I love it... I'm gonna start saying "eight ball"

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

Oooohhhh I love it... I'm gonna start saying "eight ball"

I haven't even figured out what "eight-ball" would stand for....

 

[Kingairer]

Hey now!

You know what...what if a foreign navy shot this plane down by accident. Where are the twa conspiracy theorists?

 

[Inverted]

I haven't even figured out what "eight-ball" would stand for....

White girl

 

[deadstick]

You know what...what if a foreign navy shot this plane down by accident. Where are the twa conspiracy theorists?

In a bunker with their computer and cell phones off (batt removed).

 

[Minuteman]

Interesting. Did they issue an AD?

Under a year ago.

Docket No. FAA-2012-0597

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 777-200, -200LR, -300, and -300ER series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of in-service events related to electrical power system malfunctions resulting in damage to electrical load management system (ELMS) P200 and P300 power panels and the surrounding area. This AD requires installing enclosure trays to contain debris in certain ELMS panels, and replacing certain ELMS contactors. We are issuing this AD to prevent contactor failures, which could result in uncontained hot debris flow due to ELMS contactor breakdown, consequent smoke and heat damage to airplane structure and equipment during ground operations, and possible injuries to passengers and crew.

DATES: This AD is effective April 25, 2013. The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the AD as of April 25, 2013.

 

[Beep]

You know what...what if a foreign navy shot this plane down by accident. Where are the twa conspiracy theorists?

Uh-oh! " cans opened, worms everywhere "

 

[SpiceWeasel]

White girl

Not according to urbandictionary. Urban Dictionary: eightball

 

[Inverted]

Not according to urbandictionary. Urban Dictionary: eightball

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=white+girl