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Now THAT's an airplane, part deux

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by tleonhar, Nov 27, 2007.

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  1. tleonhar

    tleonhar Senior Member

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    Re: Now THAT's an airplane, part deux

    Unless the flight kitchen gets there first. :D
     
    #21 tleonhar, Dec 22, 2009
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    Re: Now THAT's an airplane, part deux

    That was a hellacious incident. The crew tried to save the aircraft - to no avail. It's reminiscent of the Alaska 261 MD80 with the ungreased jackscrew in the tail. Very sad events.
     
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    Re: Now THAT's an airplane, part deux

    IMHO both events were CRIMINAL. The doomed JAL123 was a botched repair job performed by none other than Boeing itself. Once the truth came out, a maintenance manager with JAL committed suicide

    The Alaska Airlines crash was also criminal, in that Alaska Airlines tried to save a few bucks worth of grease. As a result, the Acme nut and thread stripped out, and it then became impossible to control the aircraft

    I should caution that some of these investigative comments and re-enactments may be disturbing.

    NTSB - Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Board Meeting Presentations

    http://www.ntsb.gov/Events/2000/Aka261/animations/jackscrew_261.wmv

    http://www.ntsb.gov/Events/2000/Aka261/animations/airplane_animation_261.wmv

    NTSB Abstract AAR-02/01
     
    #23 jayman, Dec 23, 2009
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