Originally Posted by
DenverBrian
Yet the potential consequences of each incident is a passenger fatality. Once we get to that level, it's worth monitoring, IMO.
Which has never, AFAIK, resulted in a fatality.
Which doesn't result in a fatality.
Doesn't result in a fatality.
The difference here is the potential for a fatal injury. Deaths make the news, especially airline deaths, precisely because they are so rare. The potential for a death (and, admittedly, a grisly death in this case) will obviously feed the news stream.
If this latest window crack has anything at all to do with metal fatigue, it's concerning because WN has had past issues with metal fatigue, including a hole blown in the top of a 737 at cruising altitude.
A burst tire most certainly has resulted in a fatality. That is what caused the Concorde to crash. EK crashed a 777 on a go around recently too, thankfully no fatalities though.