Engine falling off 747 in flight?

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02-09-2008, 09:07 AM

#11

HSLD

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JAL lost one over ANC years back, here is an article that talks about the NTSB findings:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...53C1A965958260

02-09-2008, 09:17 AM

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Sbaker1595

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El Al 1862 was a terrible situation...if the flight crew had only known the seriousness of their situation they could have nursed the plane out away from population, unfourtanatly all those people on the ground had to die to...tragic.....another enigne loss that comes to mind is the AA DC-10 out of ORD that lost the left engine at liftoff, another sad story.....everyone dies

02-09-2008, 12:21 PM

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Piston6565

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Wow, I cannot believe this has happened multiple times.....

02-09-2008, 03:27 PM

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Ottopilot

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I don't know anything about the 747 lost engine, but engines are designed to shear off if need be. If it's getting rough, it will shake itself off the pod to reduce damage to the aircraft. If it's a smooth failure, not problem.

02-09-2008, 04:20 PM

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DYNASTY HVY

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02-09-2008, 04:25 PM

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ToiletDuck

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jungle

Here is the story of a 747 that had two engines fall off. Not a happy ending.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijlmerramp

Some think it was shot down. The aircraft had major amounts of the chemical Saddam used on the Kurds.

02-09-2008, 06:16 PM

#17

Ewfflyer

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Yeah I remember when the Kalitta deal happened. Was instructing in the metro detroit area, and a A&P I knew had some friends that worked up there.

02-10-2008, 06:35 AM

#18

leardriver

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rama

There is no temporary installation of a jt-9. An internal flange cracked and the rear dropped sending the engine up and over the wing. It has been located in Lake Michigan, though there are no plans to raise it.

This one was pinned on P&W. Bad weld from what I heard. The pylon did not let go as it should, so the motor ripped out some leading edge devices and put a few holes in the top of the wing before falling away. Crew did a awesome job recovering the aircraft. Have flown with all of them. Top shelf guys.