heidihagen 0 #1 June 30, 2006 i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #2 June 30, 2006 Looks like a perfectly good airplane Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #3 June 30, 2006 Fresh-air induction modification."No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #5 June 30, 2006 just covers anyways, extra weight thats not needed.Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #6 June 30, 2006 Quote Yup...my skydiving career is over ...again!Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian425 0 #7 June 30, 2006 Working to keep jump prices down and encourage the tandems to get out. The only time you should look down on someone is when you are offering them your hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heidihagen 0 #8 June 30, 2006 ooooh ok, so that must be normal on a commercial jet.....i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #9 June 30, 2006 looks like most of the onjes Ive flown on!!Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #10 June 30, 2006 no black stains or flames, looks like a flier to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #11 June 30, 2006 An impromptu skydiving oppurtunity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #12 June 30, 2006 Yep... That's why I usually sit on the right side of an airplane... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #13 June 30, 2006 It was Airtrans airbus. the cowling door wasn't latched on take off...it did lot damage to plyon good thing it didb't break or fall off. recall reading it cost hearly a million to repair the aircraft. the latches weren t paint bright day glow colors to show if they were not engaged. I think they do it now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 June 30, 2006 That's a hotrod custom AC right there. Sort of like having a 32 Ford and leaving the hood off of it.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #15 June 30, 2006 On July 13, 2004, about 1200 eastern daylight time, an Airbus Industrie A320-233, N951LF, operated by Ryan International Airlines, Inc., as AirTran Airways Flight 4, returned for landing after the fan cowl doors of the No. 1 engine separated from the airplane in flight in the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia. The scheduled domestic air carrier flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 121 with an instrument flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airline transport-rated captain, airline transport-rated first officer, four flight attendants, and 104 passengers were not injured, and the airplane sustained minor damage. The flight departed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, at 1140 on July 13, 2004. The captain stated he performed a preflight inspection of the airplane and noticed no irregularities. The flight departed runway 27R en route to Orlando, Florida. According to the captain, immediately after takeoff, the lead flight attendant called to inform him that a passenger reported seeing a "cover" come off the left [No. 1] engine. The captain received no cockpit indications of a problem, and the captain instructed the lead flight attendant to look out the window and verify. The captain stated he then felt the airplane "shutter," and he contacted air traffic control and requested to return for landing. The lead flight attendant confirmed to the captain the No. 1 engine fan cowl was missing. The captain stated the No. 1 engine oil quantity indicator illuminated amber, and he declared an emergency. The captain stated the engine continued to operate normally, and the flight returned for landing without further incident. Examination of the airplane revealed both sides of the No. 1 engine fan cowl were separated, the engine pylon cantilever was bent up, aft, and inboard; and the left wing slat outboard of the engine nacelle displayed an approximate 12-inch area with dent and puncture damage. The Union City Police Department retrieved the inboard fan cowl door from a dirt roadway approximately 7.5 nautical miles west southwest of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Airport authorities found the outboard fan cowl door in the grass beside runway 27R. Examination of the latching mechanism components on each cowl door revealed no evidence of failure or mechanical malfunction. Examination of the No. 2 engine fan cowls revealed they were closed and latched. A mechanic who performed a daily check on the airplane prior to the accident flight stated he opened the fan cowl for the No. 1 engine to check on what appeared to be an oil leak. The mechanic stated he found no leak and was in the process of closing the fan cowl when he was called away to another aircraft. The mechanic later returned to the incident airplane to finish the maintenance checks, and he stated he could not recall if the cowl doors on the No. 1 engine were fully latched. A review of data provided by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada revealed that, between 1991 and September 2000, there were ten similar cowl door separation events involving Airbus single-aisle aircraft series documented worldwide. According to TSB report A00O0199, "All of the occurrences happened at rotation, and in every instance the engine cowls had been opened prior to the occurrence flight." Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2003-18-06 amendment 39-13297, applicable to certain models of Airbus Industrie airplanes including the A320-233, mandates the installation of a hold-open device for the cowl doors, and it mandates a modification of the latch handles to ensure that unfastened latch handles will hang down. Examination of the incident airplane revealed the handle modifications and hold-open devices were installed on the No. 1 and No. 2 engine cowls, the forward handle on each cowl was painted orange, and the three aft handles on each cowl were painted orange on the surfaces exposed when in the unlatched hanging configuration. A review of the operator's A320/321 preflight checklist revealed it included for each engine, "Check the fan cowl doors." During examination of the incident airplane, a visual walk-around was performed with the undamaged No. 2 engine cowl in various unlatched configurations. The examination revealed unlatched cowl doors can appear closed flush upon visual walk-around inspection when the hold-open device is overridden in preparation for latching. Examination of the undamaged No. 2 engine fan cowl also revealed unfastened latches that hang down may be obscured from view by the shape of the fan cowl; the unfastened latches are visible when a specific inspection of the latches is conducted (i.e., the person conducting the inspection can view the latches by bending, crouching, or stepping back from the fan cowl). In response to the incident, on August 5, 2004, Airbus Industrie issued an Operator's Information Telex, reference number SE 999.0088/04, to "A319/A320/A321 V2500 operators." The telex referenced the incident and stated, "the purpose of this telex is to remind all operators ... of Airbus recommendations and available modifications that have been developed to prevent fan cowl loss events." The telex recommended that, in addition to mandatory compliance with AD 2003-18-06, operators consider the following: "4.1 Maintenance Recommendations ... strictly adhere to AMM Task 71-13-00 for proper latching and closing of fan cowl doors after each maintenance action requiring cowl opening. 4.2 Operational Recommendations ... It is essential that a flight crew member visually inspects the fan cowl doors prior to each flight to ensure that they are closed and latched. 5. Improvements ... fluorescent paint on the forward cowl door latch handles (IAE SB V2500-NAC-71-0227) [and] caution decal on the outboard fan cowl doors (IAE SB V2500-NAC-71-0235)." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #16 June 30, 2006 QuoteOn July 13, 2004... You've lost me on "2004"... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #17 June 30, 2006 That's just a plexiglas cover for the engine. Fuckin' pilots are ricing out their planes these days."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,401 #18 June 30, 2006 http://tzone.the-croc.com/tzeplist/nitemare.html"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
jdthomas 0 #19 June 30, 2006 it's called free airfare for everyone on board! joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites