Crash of American Flight 191

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vipermcg

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I just thought I'd let everyone here know that on Thursday May 27th at 8pm there is an hour long documentary of the crash of American flight 191 on the History Channel. This was the DC-10 that crashed en-route from ORD-LAX.
 
I just saw the picture of it at airdisaster.com, pretty wild seeing a DC10 at A 90 degree bank angle, (And it's an actual photo, not a photoshopped image)
 
Answered my own question. Yup... that's the one. 25 May, 1979:

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I remember it well. I was 14 and was going to fly commercially that summer. Scared the bejesus out of me!
 
Who can answer THIS trivia question. What happened to the maintenance supervisor who approved the non-standard method of remounting the engines?
 
Don't remember, but can't forget what an unlucky number 191 was, is? Another famous widebody crash had that flight number.
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CEO of DAL?

Head of Mx at DAL?

Something to do with DAL??

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Cheif of Maintenance at Delta, am I right?
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DAL Flight 191, crashed in Dallas, an L1011-385-1....windshear on final approach, crashed and went over a highway...sad
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DAL Flight 191, crashed in Dallas, an L1011-385-1....windshear on final approach, crashed and went over a highway...sad

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I THOUGHT that one sounded familiar. The girl my cousin was dating was on that flight. Very, very sad!
 
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All I remember about this case was that AA was trying to save money by servicing the engines using a forklift and a couple of shade tree mechanics.
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All I remember about this case was that AA was trying to save money by servicing the engines using a forklift and a couple of shade tree mechanics.
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I think this might be a little unfair. First of all American was known for top rate maintneance, back then and thtoughout their history. Secondly, this was a mistake, not a callous act. This method of raising the engine for mounting had been used before. Thirdly, I'm sure this mistake has ruined the lives of everyone involved, including the maintenance people who made it.

Also, as usual, there were other factors. Airplanes have had engine separationns before. Almost every jet type made has had an engine completely come off in flight. Douglas made an engineering mistake that rendered this separation catastrophic, allowing the lift devices on one wing to retract. I'm sure the engineers lives have been no bed of roses either.

If you aren't going to make any mistakes in your career and you are always going to pursue the most costly method possible, in the interest of safety, then this is fair crticism.
 
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Just saw in the program....
Is he the one that suicided?
Carbon monoxide inhalators? huh?

I may be wrong...I forgot to tune in earlier to the show.
 
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