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SW 1380 one passenger dead: Uncontained engine failure and emergency landing at PHL

SW 1380 one passenger dead: Uncontained engine failure and emergency landing at PHL

Old Apr 17, 2018, 10:18 pm
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Multiple news sources are reporting that the flight had 144 passengers (plus the five crew). SWA's 737-7s only seat 143 passengers. Where was the extra passenger seated?
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Old Apr 17, 2018, 10:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Zmapper
Multiple news sources are reporting that the flight had 144 passengers (plus the five crew). SWA's 737-7s only seat 143 passengers. Where was the extra passenger seated?
Lap baby? Or multiple lap babies and a few open seats? Seems like the media doesn't parse those out in incident reporting like they used to.
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Old Apr 17, 2018, 10:28 pm
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Originally Posted by beachmouse
Lap baby? Or multiple lap babies and a few open seats? Seems like the media doesn't parse those out in incident reporting like they used to.
Don't get me started

While visiting here in Dallas, WHQ of WN, the least sucky local news station reported that engines were made/manufactured by Boeing

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Old Apr 17, 2018, 10:36 pm
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Originally Posted by Zmapper
Multiple news sources are reporting that the flight had 144 passengers (plus the five crew). SWA's 737-7s only seat 143 passengers. Where was the extra passenger seated?
No actually, it was 143 passengers, not 144. They do not have an extra seat.
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Old Apr 17, 2018, 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by tahitigirl
Probably should have listened to the safety info and covered his NOSE and mouth with the H2O mask. Just sayin.
You mean an O2 mask right?
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Old Apr 17, 2018, 11:06 pm
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Originally Posted by WIRunner
You mean an O2 mask right?
Yes, that is correct. They do have oxygen mask. You have to do breathe normally.

Originally Posted by seawolf
Did you hear/see any safety info in the Facebook recording posted?
No, they did not post on Facebook.

Originally Posted by tahitigirl
Probably should have listened to the safety info and covered his NOSE and mouth with the H2O mask. Just sayin.
Yes, they were listening with the flight crew instructions. They know how to do follow the safety rules.
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Old Apr 17, 2018, 11:34 pm
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Originally Posted by mikesyr18
Not to sound insensitive but why wasn't this passenger wearing their seat-belt? The death should not fall on SW airlines, nor should that incident with the heart attack.
You are assuming she wasn't wearing it, rather than the seatbelt not serving to protect her. Seatbelts are designed to protect you from turbulence, not decompression.
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Old Apr 17, 2018, 11:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Zmapper
Multiple news sources are reporting that the flight had 144 passengers (plus the five crew). SWA's 737-7s only seat 143 passengers. Where was the extra passenger seated?
Could have been a pilot jump seating in the cockpit or an off duty employee sitting in a jump seat,etc., although I'm not sure if they are counted as crew or passenger.
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Old Apr 17, 2018, 11:47 pm
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Tammi Jo Schults - captain.
https://heavy.com/news/2018/04/tammi...0-engine-hero/
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Old Apr 18, 2018, 12:44 am
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Originally Posted by DCP2016
N766SW (the one that landed in Mississippi) and N772SW (the one involved in today's incident) are only numbers apart, don't know if that is a coincidence or if there is a pattern.
I'm would be fairly certain both planes have had a few different engines hanging on them since they were delivered. Engines are swapped somewhat regularly, and the engines that originally came on 772 can end up on another plane. It's not like your car where the engine in it usually comes from the factory.

In any event, RIP to the passenger. What a terrible tragedy. This was an excellent job by the five crew who most certainly had their hands full with a very difficult situation.
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Old Apr 18, 2018, 2:18 am
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This tragedy does not make me want to sit in a window seat.
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Old Apr 18, 2018, 3:31 am
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Missing fan blade and metal fatigue:

Investigators say Southwest engine was missing a fan blade and showed signs of metal fatigue Daily Mail Online

This guy says the pilot of a DL plane that left immediately after the WN flight blew a tire, and the DL pilot suspected WN debris on the runway.:

https://mobile.twitter.com/seph_lawless

This article says the victim was out of the plane up to her waist:

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...480008613.html

This says the victim was partially out the window for minutes and that another passenger bought Internet access after the incident so he could post what was happening to Facebook.:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/17/us/ph...ing/index.html







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Old Apr 18, 2018, 3:53 am
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Any reason the pilot chose Philly (~100 miles away) instead of the much closer Harrisburg?
Too steep of a descent & short final for Harrisburg ?
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Old Apr 18, 2018, 4:01 am
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Originally Posted by seawolf
Did you hear/see any safety info in the Facebook recording posted?
In addition, the noise level in a decompressed cabin due to a blown out window is likely so high you couldn't even hear any announcement made over the plane's PA.

Would be nice if certain posters could refrain from judging/assuming and telling those in a situation we've never been in what they should or should not have done (not referring to seawolf's response but the orig. post).
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Old Apr 18, 2018, 4:13 am
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Originally Posted by joeyE
Non-expert here..
Any reason the pilot chose Philly (~100 miles away) instead of the much closer Harrisburg?
Too steep of a descent & short final for Harrisburg ?
Given it was about 10 minutes until they were down to 11k ft based in FR24 and they were pretty much in a downwind into PHL at that point it is the better choice. Also much better emergency services availability.

Listen the to ATC recording I posted yesterday, she says: get me vectors to the nearest and then comes back on asking for Philadelphia as the controller suggests the same. They'd want a long runway without reverse in the first engine as well, though MDT is 3km so pretty long for a 737
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