SW 1380 one passenger dead: Uncontained engine failure and emergency landing at PHL
Apr 17, 2018, 11:45 am
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Yes there are many more engine failures than you are made aware of. We were on a flight from PHL to BNA and the 737 starboard engine made a loud boom and had flames trailing 25 - 50 ' out from under the wing then went to sparks. We reported it to the flight attendant very scary............
The incident today along with the one last October were CFM56 engines.
See the report in the aeroinside - https://www.aeroinside.com/item/1035...down-in-flight
In this case lucky the wing remained on the plane!!!!!
The incident today along with the one last October were CFM56 engines.
See the report in the aeroinside - https://www.aeroinside.com/item/1035...down-in-flight
In this case lucky the wing remained on the plane!!!!!
Last edited by pond fisher; Apr 17, 2018 at 11:56 am Reason: add
Apr 17, 2018, 11:52 am
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Apr 17, 2018, 12:06 pm
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I'm apparently in the minority, but I don't care that someone wants to do that. I'd much rather do that then sit in my chair without doing anything and having a million different thoughts go through my head. At least this might help you focus on something else. Plus, I'm sure a lot of people have always wondered what it's really like to be in a scary situation like that - this provides a unique insight into it.
Apr 17, 2018, 12:13 pm
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Yes there are many more engine failures than you are made aware of. We were on a flight from PHL to BNA and the 737 starboard engine made a loud boom and had flames trailing 25 - 50 ' out from under the wing then went to sparks. We reported it to the flight attendant very scary............
The incident today along with the one last October were CFM56 engines.
See the report in the aeroinside - https://www.aeroinside.com/item/1035...down-in-flight
In this case lucky the wing remained on the plane!!!!!
The incident today along with the one last October were CFM56 engines.
See the report in the aeroinside - https://www.aeroinside.com/item/1035...down-in-flight
In this case lucky the wing remained on the plane!!!!!
Apr 17, 2018, 12:21 pm
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Yes there are many more engine failures than you are made aware of. We were on a flight from PHL to BNA and the 737 starboard engine made a loud boom and had flames trailing 25 - 50 ' out from under the wing then went to sparks. We reported it to the flight attendant very scary............
The incident today along with the one last October were CFM56 engines.
The incident today along with the one last October were CFM56 engines.
Apr 17, 2018, 12:24 pm
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Apr 17, 2018, 12:26 pm
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Apr 17, 2018, 12:26 pm
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I actually think this would be beneficial. I've always figured if I was ever in some kind of flight emergency, once secured (oxygen mask, etc) and not much else I could do, I'd start recording or streaming with the potential that investigators, etc, can gain some insight into what happens during such emergencies. Any records saved could be useful, noises and sounds from inside the plane, how situations are handled by the FA's and how the pax are behaving, etc.
Apr 17, 2018, 12:35 pm
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Wow! I cannot not believe this! This aircraft is taken out of service.
Yes, if you sit in exit row. You will sucked it out of aircraft. Here's a pics.
omg!!! That's real scare.
You can see the engines. It got totally destroyed.
Here's a link:
Southwest Airlines plane's engine explodes; passenger 'partially sucked out' of window | Fox News
Yes, if you sit in exit row. You will sucked it out of aircraft. Here's a pics.
omg!!! That's real scare.
You can see the engines. It got totally destroyed.
Here's a link:
Southwest Airlines plane's engine explodes; passenger 'partially sucked out' of window | Fox News
Apr 17, 2018, 12:43 pm
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That one got diverted to Pensacola and the plane was on the ground there for months. (You could see its place away from the terminal from a nearby highway) I think was declared an insurance loss in the end rather than trying to repair it.
Apr 17, 2018, 12:51 pm
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https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N766SW
CFM56 uncontained engine failure and cabin depressurization obviously was not a "one-off" situation.
Apr 17, 2018, 12:55 pm
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I think the difference here is an uncontained engine failure, when mechanical parts/debris exit the structure of the engine, sometimes in all directions. It can be much, much more serious. (And fortunately in this instance it wasn't).
Apr 17, 2018, 1:00 pm
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Snippet of ATC as the aircraft was on a downwind on KPHL Approach (N), for more go to liveatc.net go to archives and find the 1500-1530Z slot and KPHL Approach (N) and jump to about 12 mins in:
https://vocaroo.com/i/s16GneIj5HSD
https://vocaroo.com/i/s16GneIj5HSD
