wheelsup
Well-Known Member
In other news, the sky is blue.
Spirit Flight 165: Uncontained Engine Failure
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Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Basically. Actually it's kind of obscured this morning, but I'm told there's blue up there.
I appreciate your video, and Al was a helluva speaker for us one year, but I'd suggest reading about the design of the hydraulic system on the DC-10.
Even though there's video of people freaking out, the Spirit engine failure isn't to the level of getting too excited about. Of course, do what you want, but there's far scarier boogeymen out there that go under the radar of over-dramatic passengers with smartphones.
Even though there's video of people freaking out, the Spirit engine failure isn't to the level of getting too excited about. Of course, do what you want, but there's far scarier boogeymen out there that go under the radar of over-dramatic passengers with smartphones.
wheelsup
Well-Known Member
Absolutely but dismissing an uncontained failure as a run of the mill failure, well I suppose that is where we part ways.
It depends on the particular situation, as an uncontained can run the gamut from fairly benign, all the way to what Delta 1288 at P-Cola in 1996 had, where the MD-88 on takeoff roll had an uncontained that ended up with 2 fatal pax.
From the benign to the worst case, and everything in between.
From the benign to the worst case, and everything in between.
Nah, again, video and "goodbye forever" tweets don't make this any more compelling from a forensic standpoint than other failures.
Far scarier things happen off the radar and unnoticed by passengers.
I'm 42, I have "OH MAH GAWWWDZ"-fatigue.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
I hate sitting back there on any airplane with fuse-mounted engines.
H46Bubba
Well-Known Member
Yeah that would be the Delta nonrev section!
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
When I went to work for Eagle from SJC to DFW, I was in 32E or something like that on a clapped-out Shady Eighty.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Maybe. I wasn't there.
All I know is that I've sent my entire crew home (my self included) after we were on a deadhead that had to shut down an engine due to oil problems.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
broncoav8r
Well-Known Member
It was kinda nice when they still had the aft galley...it really felt like the non-rev section then...
ChasenSFO
hen teaser
Remember, I wasn't there. I glanced over at the scene from a distance once or twice and nothing looked strange, just 2 UAL pilots talking to the manager slightly more animated then normal conversation. All I know as far as them being dramatic is that at least one pax apparently heard enough of the conversation to know her SMF-ORD leg was in jeopardy. Given how unobservant the average passenger is, maybe they got a little loud. My understanding is that they only got upset when the shift manager basically laughed in their faces for refusing to board the new plane, I don't blame them.
Just as likely, the muffle bearings went out.
Bandit_Driver
Gold Member
I was on a Diesel 9 years ago going into IAD when it popped a motor during windshear on the approach. Me and the NWA heard it and as the power went up on the good engine while windshear warning could be clearly heard in the first class section. We didn't think much of it other than I'm going to be late now. The pilot went and relit it and shot the approach and it flamed or again on the rollout due to a compressor stall. Not one camera came out and the pax deplaned like it was no big deal.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Well that sort of stuff is EXPECTED when you fly on old dangerous airplanes.
Bandit_Driver
Gold Member
LMAO
PeanuckleCRJ
Poodle Wrangler
It's a Douglas, what did you expect was going to happen?
Rocketman99
Frozen Guppy Manipulator
No joke. 35D today. I'm still hearing unsynced fans in my head.
@ChasenSFO Thanks for the clarification.
