Fun contest! Guess where NWA's next "incident" will be!

[jenny@nw]

For this round, I'll go north of the border and pick an electrical system problem in YYZ :cold:

Omaha

 

[robbedagain]

how bout Allentown! or may be wilkes barre--AVP

 

[Kev3188]

I'm gonna take MCI this time around...

 

[AMFAMAN]

NWA came real close at DFW last night with an RJ landing no flaps and really hot. First time I ever seen an RJ use every inch of 18R which happens to be 13,400'. Over ran the emergency crews.

So put me down for DFW.

 

[TheRealSaabmeister]

I'll take GFK. Brakes and/or enging problem on a DC-9.

 

[ThirdSeatHero]

With the next pick in the draft, TSH selects LAX, smoke in the cabin. h34r:

 

[CSAR GYRENE]

NWA came real close at DFW last night with an RJ landing no flaps and really hot. First time I ever seen an RJ use every inch of 18R which happens to be 13,400'. Over ran the emergency crews.

So put me down for DFW.

For the record, are we including Mesaba and/or pinnacle here, as you alluded too?

 

[PurduePete]

For the record, are we including Mesaba and/or pinnacle here, as you alluded too?

No, only SCAB maintained aircraft flown by NW.

 

[Spock]

Yes, I realize public perception is what drives the financials behind the safety discussion, but I was actually trying to move away from the financial aspects of this (there's some irony, eh) and get more into the factual/statistical aspects surrounding safety. These are two entirely seperate conversations, unless, of course, the statistics prove that the public perception of safety (or lack thereof)is accurate.

This may all be moot, due to the high level of statistical unreliability when analyzing very infrequent events. I.E., if there are 16 events in one year and 18 in the next, is that really a trend when it's on a baseline of 450,000 departures. But, if the historical events are fairly stable (say 15-20 events per year) and the number of events doubles or triples, then that would definetely lend credence to the assertion that NWA is less safe than before, especially on a decreased flying level.

I was hoping for some dialogue on the completeness of the data in the FAA database, but, somewhat surprisingly to me, my interest in this is somehow seen as an affront. This is somewhat puzzling to me, considering the data will likely show an increase in incident frequency, and would thus provide a much more compelling argument than the current method of jumping on each event individually and proclaiming the sky is falling (or things are going to start falling from the sky).

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/5447950/detail.html Still no report on this. 7 months already. How long can we accept "incomplete" as an excuse on the FAA data? THings are happening and not showing up.

 

[Hackman]

I'll say a DC-9 junker, puddering over Redneckville Scabatucky, depositing a smokin' overtorqued main wheel/tire assy on a dumpy double-wide after a new tin'an tar roof was installed. "That 'thar was a close one pa".... :blink:

 

[PRINCESS KIDAGAKASH]

I'm betting that the next NWA "normal" emergency will not happen near an airport or even over land. It will happen in the middle of the Pacific ocean.

 

[Bob Owens]

Here is an interesting clip.

http://kstp.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=167944

Considered an anomaly then, now we are just waiting for the next one.

 

[AMFAMAN]

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/new...0na002000c.html

OSAKA -- A Northwest Airlines (NW) cargo jet made an emergency landing at Kansai International Airport Sunday night after one of its four engines developed trouble, aviation administration officials said.

 

[Don Smith]

So Whatdayathink Pete? Is the Princess the winner? She picked the middle of the Pacific. Thats about the closest pick to Japan.

 

[PlayTheOdds]

You guys are really a barrel of laughs. Just for shets and giggles I'll join your pathetic little game, what the hell? I call LAS again with BWI as a second option. I don't know who NWA is using over there but they can't get an MEL right so I figure they can't turn a wrench as well.