2 737s Bump at SEA

inigo88 said:
What an AOG nightmare. The H-stab spar attach bolts must have reacted all that load from the spars deflecting upwards that far. Damage probably extends well inside the tailcone.

There's an episode of an awesome natgeo show called "World's Toughest Fixes" that profiles Boeing AOG (Aircraft On Ground). Baggage cart hits a 777 and punctures the aft pressure dome, and the only way to fix it is to de-rivet the entire empenage, remove it with a gantry crane, replace the dome and then rivet the entire empenage back on.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was similarly involved (and expensive).
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At least they can drive, this time...
 
Richman said:
Don't worry, there couldn't possibly be any high voltage sources in a DC-9 cockpit...everything was cable driven.

Richman
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Markf64 said:
@Derg; Your secret is out Doug. ;)
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Oh, that's fine! :)

Would you like a "SuperAutomatic" Espresso machine or would you like to hand-grind your coffee, boil water and steam the nectar from those roasted beans? :)

At the end of the day… Coffee.
 
Derg said:
Oh, that's fine! :)

Would you like a "SuperAutomatic" Espresso machine or would you like to hand-grind your coffee, boil water and steam the nectar from those roasted beans? :)

At the end of the day… Coffee.
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Weekday- former, weekend- latter. Kinda like having a taildragger for your days off :)
 
BarbieDreamPilot said:
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How'd it happen JC?!
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A Southwest Airlines jet struck another of the carrier’s aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport early Monday morning as they were being prepared to be towed to the gates to pick up passengers and crew.

Nobody was hurt in the slow-moving crash, said Perry Cooper, airport spokesman.


Cooper likened the 6:30 a.m. mishap to “taking the emergency brake off your car and slowly bumping into the car parked in front of you.”

The incident occurred in a cargo area where planes are parked overnight.

The planes were being prepared to be towed to the gates for flights when one aircraft rolled into the plane in front of it. The nose and fuselage of one plane struck the end of the wing of the second aircraft, Cooper said.

“This doesn’t happen very often,” Cooper emphasized. “All of the airlines are very safe about moving them around.”

The two planes were separated but they remain parked in the cargo area so Southwest personnel can investigate, Cooper said.

Cooper warned that by taking two planes out of Southwest’s rotation, there will likely be delays for passengers on the airline’s other flights.

Emily Samuels, spokeswoman for Southwest Airlines, said in an email that “aircraft maintenance personnel are working to thoroughly examine both aircraft to determine any necessary repairs to be performed prior to returning the aircraft to scheduled service.”

Samuels said Southwest employees at Sea-Tac are working with customers whose flights were disrupted by the mishap. Southwest did not say when the planes are expected to be placed back into service.
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I have better pictures!;)
 
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