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Re: [OM] OT: Southwest Airlines Engine Explosion

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Southwest Airlines Engine Explosion
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:53:48 +0200
Sure, and I fly on average 3-4 times a month (I am writing this from a hotel 
room in Brussels), so I have an interest in air safety as well, but you are not 
going to determine the cause by looking at cellphone photos on the net anyway, 
and I sense an element of what in New Jersey was called “rubbernecking” here.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 17 Apr 2018, at 22:57, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Nathan, think about your audience.  Some of us have dealt with aircraft 
> performance and problems for a lifetime.  This is not just a human tragedy 
> but could also be hardware related.  A lot of us have loved ones who ride 
> these Southwest flights frequently. If there is a weakness, we want to know 
> about it.  And, not just next year, when the CAB issues its report.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 4/17/2018 3:37 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> But why do we need to look at these photos so much? It is tragic that one 
>> person died, but the pilot did a great job landing the plane. That is what I 
>> need to know. The rest is ambulance chasing.
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> YNWA
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>>> On 17 Apr 2018, at 22:26, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>>>     - Hunter S. Thompson     Here too.  I've seen numerous engine failure 
>>> photos, but I cannot remember one such as this.
>>> 
>>>     More photos are coming available on the BBC.  There's quite a bit of 
>>> damage along the leading edge of the wing.  They are fortunate that it 
>>> could still be operated for approach and landing.
>>> 
>>>     I can't get anything other than the BBC here on dialup, so there may be 
>>> additional photos available on US domestic news services.
>>> 
>>>> The nature of that failure has me worried. It's fairly obvious that it
>>>> was the comresssor section, and that's good as there is no fue involved
>>>> there, but it is a sign of damage, either from something like seized
>>>> bearings (poor maintenance) or FOD (keep the runways clean, idiots.) If
>>>> this was a bird, it was one of those flying dinosaurs, not a robin or
>>>> duck or goose.
>>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>>>     - Hunter S. Thompson
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