kallend 1,646 #1 November 10, 2013 Compare the picture of this Spirit Airlines Airbus from this week: www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Plane-Returns-to-OHare-After-Engine-Housing-Detaches-231295381.html With this one from 2004 (you'll need to scroll down several posts to see the picture). www.ityt.com/forums/f86/engine-cowling-separation-2260.html... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #2 November 10, 2013 Hmm. The components of those two engines do look suspiciously similar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #3 November 10, 2013 Andy9o8Hmm. The components of those two engines do look suspiciously similar. Looks like the cowling was left unlocked again.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,397 #4 November 10, 2013 Was William Shatner onboard? "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #5 November 10, 2013 kallend Compare the picture of this Spirit Airlines Airbus from this week: www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Plane-Returns-to-OHare-After-Engine-Housing-Detaches-231295381.html With this one from 2004 (you'll need to scroll down several posts to see the picture). www.ityt.com/forums/f86/engine-cowling-separation-2260.html They look like different engines.? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #6 November 10, 2013 So what are you trying to get at? The cowls were left unlatched again. Not the first and won't be the last. It had also happened to JetBlue a few years ago here at Newark. Both cowls came off, hit the horizontal stab and littered the runway. Took them almost a month to fix it. I blame the techs for not latching the damn things and the sorry ass pilot for a piss poor walk around. If I remember I can take some pic's of what the cowls look like unlocked. The latches hang down and are CLEARLY visible.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #7 November 10, 2013 Rookie120The cowls were left unlatched again. Not the first and won't be the last. +1 Certainly a career limiting move. The airline will be compelled to come up with "safeguards" to prevent it from happening again. jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #8 November 10, 2013 ryoder Was William Shatner onboard? cap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #9 November 11, 2013 kallend Compare the picture of this Spirit Airlines Airbus from this week: www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Plane-Returns-to-OHare-After-Engine-Housing-Detaches-231295381.html With this one from 2004 (you'll need to scroll down several posts to see the picture). www.ityt.com/forums/f86/engine-cowling-separation-2260.html Oh darn.. they did not get a piccie of the perpetrator.... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vJ-iH09QguA/TeTAvnKeegI/AAAAAAAAANc/SOUISAJMP8w/s1600/Gremlin005a.png Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #10 November 11, 2013 QuoteThe airline will be compelled to come up with "safeguards" to prevent it from happening again. You can see them unlatched. So then they paint them Bright orange so they are more visible and this still happens. Don't know what else they can do short of putting some complex and expensive prox switches on the damn thing. This is nothing a good pre-flight cant prevent.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #11 November 11, 2013 Rookie120This is nothing a good pre-flight cant prevent. My point exactly -but- the airlines will rattle the cages up and down the chains of command of both maintenance and flight crews. Both will have to write reports, develop methods or "systems" to prevent this or similar. People will squirm and writhe uncomfortably to come up with something new and in the end... it'll happen again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites