Terrifying video shows engine of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 ripping apart during takeoff
Apr 7, 2024 17:21:39 #
Apr 7, 2024 18:51:07 #
Apr 7, 2024 19:01:55 #
A 6½ - 7 year-old jet.
Should raise questions about maintenance procedures at Southwest, but.....
....maybe just going to be turned into days and days of more bad press against Boeing.
Should raise questions about maintenance procedures at Southwest, but.....
....maybe just going to be turned into days and days of more bad press against Boeing.
Apr 7, 2024 20:07:58 #
dustie wrote:
A 6½ - 7 year-old jet.
Should raise questions about maintenance procedures at Southwest, but.....
....maybe just going to be turned into days and days of more bad press against Boeing.
Should raise questions about maintenance procedures at Southwest, but.....
....maybe just going to be turned into days and days of more bad press against Boeing.
Title and wording in link a bit misleading.
Sheetmetal engine cowling shredding in the wind, but no sign of engine ripping apart.
Ground personnel failed to properly fasten engine cover panels?
Apr 7, 2024 23:28:56 #
dustie wrote:
A 6½ - 7 year-old jet.
Should raise questions about maintenance procedures at Southwest, but.....
....maybe just going to be turned into days and days of more bad press against Boeing.
Should raise questions about maintenance procedures at Southwest, but.....
....maybe just going to be turned into days and days of more bad press against Boeing.
Something like that seems, as you say, more maintenance than manufacture.
Apr 7, 2024 23:31:04 #
dustie wrote:
Title and wording in link a bit misleading.
Sheetmetal engine cowling shredding in the wind, but no sign of engine ripping apart.
Ground personnel failed to properly fasten engine cover panels?
Sheetmetal engine cowling shredding in the wind, but no sign of engine ripping apart.
Ground personnel failed to properly fasten engine cover panels?
Sensationalism.
Apr 8, 2024 02:10:02 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
Anti-Boeing headlines get clicks these days, so that's the way the "news" is presented. Even if the fault is not very likely to rest on Boeing.
Apr 8, 2024 02:58:04 #
Apr 8, 2024 05:26:22 #
Mac wrote:
https://nypost.com/2024/04/07/us-news/harrowing-video-shows-engine-of-southwest-airlines-boeing-737-ripping-apart-on-takeoff/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alert&utm_content=20240407%3F&utm_source=sailthru&lctg=60db4c06d70e0f5797204007
Looks to be the cowling coming open and being torn off.
While scary no real danger!!! still on the ground Big deal!!
Apr 8, 2024 06:19:08 #
It looks like just the cowling around the engine was damaged. Just a guess but the actual engine doesn't seem affected. That's just my observation and an investigation is still needed.
Apr 8, 2024 08:35:46 #
Apr 8, 2024 08:46:06 #
Boeing are having some well-deserved bad press, but their problem now is:
* Pilot taxis off runway, gets stuck - it's a Boeing
* Passengers injured in turbulence - it's a Boeing
* Wheel falls off old (badly maintained?) plane - it's a Boeing
* Engine cowling not secured and blows open - it's a Boeing
and so on.
* Pilot taxis off runway, gets stuck - it's a Boeing
* Passengers injured in turbulence - it's a Boeing
* Wheel falls off old (badly maintained?) plane - it's a Boeing
* Engine cowling not secured and blows open - it's a Boeing
and so on.
Apr 8, 2024 09:01:29 #
Juy
Loc: Delaware
looks worse than it is. It's only the cowling a cover on the engine the engine is fine, still a site for the passengers, and I'm sure some very frightened people.
Apr 8, 2024 09:26:15 #
Apr 8, 2024 11:25:06 #
Mac wrote:
https://nypost.com/2024/04/07/us-news/harrowing-video-shows-engine-of-southwest-airlines-boeing-737-ripping-apart-on-takeoff/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alert&utm_content=20240407%3F&utm_source=sailthru&lctg=60db4c06d70e0f5797204007
More evidence of the lack of integrity and professionalism in today's journalism. The hysterical headline proclaims a "terrifying video" and says the "engine" of a 737 is "ripping apart" during takeoff. BS. The sheet metal cowling over the engine was obviously not properly fastened (a simple task) after a ground person performed a routine check of the engine. So, it came off in flight. But the ENGINE was NOT RIPPING APART! It was undamaged and continued to perform normally.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.