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OT: So much for the window seat.

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dmchicago
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https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/southwest-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-philadelphia-airport-n866686

My worst nightmare just happened.
Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,677
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    A terrible tragedy.
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    Horrific.  Mother of 2.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
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    Sad. Kudos to the fellow passengers that tried to help her.
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
    Dennis - Austin,TX
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  • saluki2007
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    Another bad look for GE.  Don't be surprised if this company is no longer around in 5-10 years.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • JohnInCarolina
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    Terrible, but the reality is that these kinds of failures are very rare.  It is essentially a freak accident.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    The pilot handled it like a boss. Terrible that someone lost their life, but could have been much, much worse. 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
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    The pilot did great landing a twin engine jet liner after one engine blew up and the plane de pressurized. I do want to know if it was one of the new geared turbofan engines.
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    Gulfcoastguy said:
    The pilot did great landing a twin engine jet liner after one engine blew up and the plane de pressurized. I do want to know if it was one of the new geared turbofan engines.
    Unlikely given the age of the aircraft.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • stlcharcoal
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    Gulfcoastguy said:
    The pilot did great landing a twin engine jet liner after one engine blew up and the plane de pressurized. I do want to know if it was one of the new geared turbofan engines.
    Unlikely given the age of the aircraft.  
    It was a 700 series with the same GE turbofans as all the others.  I don't think they're put any of the new geared engines into service on the 737 yet.  I think they look like the RR engines on the 787 with the "serrations/scallops" on the back.

    Still amazing recovery and a testament to aviation safety.  It sucks that someone died, but it could have been a lot more.  Also a reminder to always keep your seat belt securely fastened in flight.  Always buy your kid a seat with a belt, don't do travel free on your lap.  No secured = projectile.
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  • dmchicago
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    theyolksonyou said:
    The pilot handled it like a boss. Terrible that someone lost their life, but could have been much, much worse. 
    "The pilot was a veteran of the Navy," Farnan told CNN. "She had 32 years in -- a woman. And she was very good."

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/us/southwest-pilot-landing/index.html
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
    Dennis - Austin,TX
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  • abtaylor260
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    wow. that is terrifying.  
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  • Botch
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    Airline inspection regs were the bottom half of the second stack:
     

     
    :tongue:

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  • thetrim
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    Took longer than I expected to have some Dillweed blame the Donald!  Didn’t hear Sherlock speak up last year when there wasn’t a single airline crash all year long!  
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
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  • Focker
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    First death in 50 years for Southwest, I'd say that's pretty rare.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • thetrim
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    One thing that pretty interesting story was about a guy in a cowboy hat that helped pull the lady who passed away back into the plane when the window next to her shattered out.  

    I saw a picture of him and his wife when they got back on another flight, and he let her have the window seat!  Chivalry isn’t dead, brothers!  
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • Botch
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    thetrim said:
    Took longer than I expected to have some Dillweed blame the Donald!  Didn’t hear Sherlock speak up last year when there wasn’t a single airline crash all year long!  
    :tongue:
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    Remember when teachers used to say 'You won't have a calculator everywhere you go'?  Well, we showed them.


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  • JohnInCarolina
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    stlcharcoal said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Gulfcoastguy said:
    The pilot did great landing a twin engine jet liner after one engine blew up and the plane de pressurized. I do want to know if it was one of the new geared turbofan engines.
    Unlikely given the age of the aircraft.  
    It was a 700 series with the same GE turbofans as all the others.  I don't think they're put any of the new geared engines into service on the 737 yet.  I think they look like the RR engines on the 787 with the "serrations/scallops" on the back.

    Still amazing recovery and a testament to aviation safety.  It sucks that someone died, but it could have been a lot more.  Also a reminder to always keep your seat belt securely fastened in flight.  Always buy your kid a seat with a belt, don't do travel free on your lap.  No secured = projectile.
    Just read that the woman who died had her seatbelt on.   It’s probably why she only went halfway out the plane and not all the way out.  Pretty friggin terrible no matter what.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • berndcrisp
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    Give all the fat and overweight passengers window seats.

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