Geoff Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Not sure where this should post but, REASONS TO TAKE THE BUS EVERYWHERE....No 32 ...CATASTROPHIC JET ENGINE<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><O:P></O:P>FAILURE<O:P></O:P></PRE>Happened to an AA 767 last Friday. The disc went through the aircraft<O:P></O:P></PRE>into the OTHER engine.<O:P></O:P></PRE><O:P></O:P></PRE>I'm not sure whether you will have heard about this as it appears to <O:P></O:P></PRE>have<O:P></O:P></PRE>been hushed up over the weekend. On Friday during a ground run at LAX, <O:P></O:P></PRE>GE<O:P></O:P></PRE>CF6 in the number one position let go on an American Airlines 767. Two<O:P></O:P></PRE>taxiways were closed while bits of disc were retrieved. Attached are <O:P></O:P></PRE>some<O:P></O:P></PRE>photos, one of which shows half a disc sticking out of an engine. In <O:P></O:P></PRE>fact,<O:P></O:P></PRE>the disc belongs to the other engine - it's passed through the centre <O:P></O:P></PRE>wing<O:P></O:P></PRE>box and embedded itself. The rear fuselage and port inboard flaps were<O:P></O:P></PRE>toasted as combustor exit gases escaped and hit the airframe, which <O:P></O:P></PRE>has to<O:P></O:P></PRE>have been written off.<O:P></O:P></PRE><O:P></O:P></PRE>Interestingly, photos of it were uploaded onto various websites on <O:P></O:P></PRE>Friday<O:P></O:P></PRE>evening. As of this morning almost all of them have gone, including <O:P></O:P></PRE>any<O:P></O:P></PRE>of the aircraft as a whole. This obviously has some pretty serious<O:P></O:P></PRE>implications for twin-engined aircraft.<O:P></O:P></PRE> <O:P></O:P> Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Should this post be placed in the "Anything Aviation For Sale" forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultralights Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 there are a few more pics here, in daylight, happened 2nd June. during a full power engine run. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lafd/sets/72157594153722446/ Ultralights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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