US Airbus Blows Engine on Takeoff

[CLTUSCaptive]

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/plane-has-engine-malfunction-while-charlotte-dougl/nMWQp/

 

[necigrad]

Why is this news? Aircraft engines blow. They're very reliable, but don't have an infinite life.

 

[700UW]

And the engine overhaul is outsourced, US has power by the hour with GE and I am not sure who does the IAE Engines, probably Pratt and Whitney.

US had the longest on wing CF6 on one of the 767s.

 

[Ames]

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/plane-has-engine-malfunction-while-charlotte-dougl/nMWQp/

Kudos to the crew.

 

[USA330300]

Why is this news? Aircraft engines blow. They're very reliable, but don't have an infinite life.

Maybe because this is a website that focuses on airlines, and in a specific category for US Airways.

 

[necigrad]

Maybe because this is a website that focuses on airlines, and in a specific category for US Airways.

I'm talking about why it was on the news.

 

[BoeingBoy]

Probably wouldn't have been if that photography class hadn't been at the airport to get a picture.

Jim

 

[jimntx]

Why is this news? Aircraft engines blow. They're very reliable, but don't have an infinite life.

First off, as you say, they are very reliable, but most are changed out or rebuilt before they blow; so, it is not a common occurrence for this to happen with passengers onboard.

As someone who has been in two aborted takeoffs--one as a paying passenger; the other as a working crewmember--it is NOT a pleasant experience, and the reason for the abort doesn't matter to the person riding in the cabin. It's still rather scary. (First off, you have no idea how close you are to the end of the runway.) Someone on that plane would have called the media if they found out that it hadn't been reported.

 

[necigrad]

First off, as you say, they are very reliable, but most are changed out or rebuilt before they blow; so, it is not a common occurrence for this to happen with passengers onboard.

As someone who has been in two aborted takeoffs--one as a paying passenger; the other as a working crewmember--it is NOT a pleasant experience, and the reason for the abort doesn't matter to the person riding in the cabin. It's still rather scary. (First off, you have no idea how close you are to the end of the runway.) Someone on that plane would have called the media if they found out that it hadn't been reported.

I do have to admit to having never experienced one, so you make a very good point there. Personally I'd probably just wonder why the takeoff was aborted, and if it was obvious or we were told that the engine blew I'd wonder why it blew, but again I've never been there. I'm also one that does actually have faith in crews doing their job properly, which alleviates a lot of my concerns.

As to not happening with passengers, that might be for the majors, but I wonder about some smaller airlines. I'd swear (and I don't have any facts or proof on this) that Allegiant times out their engines by them failing. Once they no longer work it's time to replace them, but until then there's no need to replace a working engine.

 

[Zone5]

First off, as you say, they are very reliable, but most are changed out or rebuilt before they blow; so, it is not a common occurrence for this to happen with passengers onboard.

As someone who has been in two aborted takeoffs--one as a paying passenger; the other as a working crewmember--it is NOT a pleasant experience, and the reason for the abort doesn't matter to the person riding in the cabin. It's still rather scary. (First off, you have no idea how close you are to the end of the runway.) Someone on that plane would have called the media if they found out that it hadn't been reported.

True enough! Having experienced an aborted takeoff from the front window seat, just prior to V1, in a 737-300, one evening in PIT, I can assure you that when the throttles are brought back to idle and the RTO braking kicks in, everyone on the aircraft gets their monies worth of a ride! Instantaneous, max anti-skid braking, the aircraft starts shuddering and shaking very violently and grinds to a most unceremonious, rather abrupt halt! It scared the crap out of the FA's and the passengers and in this "Twitter" world we live in today, it would not have otherwise gone unreported. As my occurrence happened back in the "dark ages", to my knowledge, it never made the news.


seajay

 

[LD3]

Probably wouldn't have been if that photography class hadn't been at the airport to get a picture.

Jim

Media monitors Aviation Dept freq's, plus there was a departure delay issued by the FAA for engine debris on the runway...