N.Y.-bound JetBlue flight returns to PBIA after part falls off

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N.Y.-bound JetBlue flight returns to PBIA after part falls off

Associated Press
Posted March 19 2007, 12:08 PM EDT


[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]WEST PALM BEACH -- A plane bound for New York returned safely to the Palm Beach International Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday after losing a piece of its engine cover, the airport and airline said.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]JetBlue Flight 830 took off at about 6 a.m., and the pilot radioed the airport that he had felt the plane vibrate and he was returning, airport spokeswoman Lisa De La Rionda said.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]The Airbus A320 was headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport and was carrying 150 passengers and six crew members, JetBlue spokeswoman Jenny Dervin said. The flight lasted about 18 minutes, she said.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]JetBlue used another plane to take the passengers to New York. The flight took off again at about 10:30 a.m. and landed in New York at about 1 p.m.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]Each customer will receive a JetBlue voucher equal to the cost of the round-trip for the inconvenience, Dervin said. [/FONT]

Copyright © 2007, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Obviously it is nothing amazing. Just thought some of you would want to check it out.
 
SHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh You didnt see this from me



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See, if they were flying an MD-88 or 90, they could have continued to the destination and the passengers would have never known! :)
 
The question is where did the parts land? Thats all that JetBlue would need.

Doug Taylor said:
See, if they were flying an MD-88 or 90, they could have continued to the destination and the passengers would have never known! :)
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And have we successfully pulled this one off? Thats funny though.
 
As far as I know, no.

However, airlines drop parts all the darned time.

There's a variety of physical parts that don't need to be present on the exterior of the aircraft and the FAA's approval to launch without it via MEL.
 
Ok, I'll show my ignorance here. Is it part of the FO's walk around to check the security of those access panels? (that's what I'll call the missing part for lack of a better term)

I've seen the way they latch, and would find it hard for them to pop open as a result of turbulence or anything like that.
 
As an FO when I do my walk around I just make sure we have two engines and two wings. Hopefully there's a tail section. :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:
 
I can understand that...especially when the weather is less than hospitable. I guess the old saying about the number of stripes on the epaulet still holds true (Capt. (4 stripes) - I do absolutely nothing / FO (3) - I do everything)
;)

Anyway, I didn't know how truly in depth the walk around went. I've seen it done many of times, I just didn't know what items were given the quick glance.
 
The original design of the fan cowls for those particular engines was modified. They were modified in order to avoid a situation like this. When the fan cowls are opened for MX then closed, the unmodified fan cowls sat flush against the engine giving the appearance that they were secured. Modified fan cowls have a safety latch which must be disengaged in order to completely close and latch the cowls (the cowls are not flush). Make sense? (side note: i don't think all carriers have the modified cowlings)

When the fan cowls are not latch closed and the aircraft reaches take-off speeds, both fan cowls will rise up and slam together at the top of the engine and basically shred themselves. :(

Al
 
AZBigDog said:
The original design of the fan cowls for those particular engines was modified. They were modified in order to avoid a situation like this. When the fan cowls are opened for MX then closed, the unmodified fan cowls sat flush against the engine giving the appearance that they were secured. Modified fan cowls have a safety latch which must be disengaged in order to comletely close and latch the cowls (the cowls are not flush). Make sense? (side note: i don't think all carriers have the modified cowlings)

When the fan cowls are not latch closed and the aircraft reaches take-off speeds, both fan cowls will rise up and slam together at the top of the engine and basically shred themselves. :(

Al
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Thank you for that post. That made things a lot more understandable for me at least. :)
 
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