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October 22nd, 2004, 14:13
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, MI
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|  Re: A 747 with three engines?!
So would this be classified as an accident that they DON'T have to report to the NTSB? Seeing as how it only happened to one engine?
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October 22nd, 2004, 18:17
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA
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   | Re: A 747 with three engines?!
hmmmm...no injuries...does this count as major damage? I wouldn't think so unless something was wrong with the frame. I wouldn't think that this counts as an engine failure (though you dont have to report those) as I'd be willing to be the engine was working just fine, it just wasn't attatched to anything  |
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October 23rd, 2004, 10:20
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| Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dartford,UK (near London)
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| Re: A 747 with three engines?!
Wasn't it an El-Al 747 that lost an engine over Amsterdam and went ploughing into a block of flats whilst trying to make an emergency approach into Schipol? Though I seem to recall they ended up with a real nasty can of worms like some major handling problems when the engine went "Bye-bye" They did a good job to get the plane back to terra ferma, but I agree with Doug, one'd hope you'd notice that an engine had actually detatched. Maybe some of the bolts holding it on corroded! |
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October 23rd, 2004, 12:46
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| Re: A 747 with three engines?!
[ QUOTE ] Maybe some of the bolts holding it on corroded! [/ QUOTE ] I've told them to stop driving those 747's on salted roads in the winter, but they just don't listen!  |
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October 23rd, 2004, 13:21
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
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| Re: A 747 with three engines?!
The ELAl flight it was an inboard engine that fell off, and when it fell, it took out the outboard engine with it. The reason it crashed was there was extensive damage to the wing, and the flaps were not operational. So when the captain put flaps down, they only went down on one side - not a good thing.
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October 23rd, 2004, 19:34
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| Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dartford,UK (near London)
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| Re: A 747 with three engines?!
Sounds like they needed a wingman |
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October 23rd, 2004, 21:25
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| Agent Smith  | Re: A 747 with three engines?!
[ QUOTE ] They did a good job to get the plane back to terra ferma, but I agree with Doug, one'd hope you'd notice that an engine had actually detatched. [/ QUOTE ] This Doug?  |
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