when power goes out in a airplane

[tooltime1947]

we were on a flight from atlanta to orlando on the 2/17/09 and wanted to let you know it scared the B-jesus out of us and all of the other passengers. how do you ever get over the feeling with all of the other problems the airlines are having, what else is going to happen

 

[lineguy43]

we were on a flight from atlanta to orlando on the 2/17/09 and wanted to let you know it scared the B-jesus out of us and all of the other passengers. how do you ever get over the feeling with all of the other prblems the airlines are having, what else is going to happen

When did the power go out? In flight? On the ground it could be a few different things. In flight I would say he lost a generator but the other engine gen should have picked up the load. On the ground I have seen the crew shut down the engines before the ground power was connected and forgot the APU was off. I was on an NW DC-10 in HNL on pushback and we went dark before engine start because we lost the APU gen before engine start.

 

[tooltime1947]

When did the power go out? In flight? On the ground it could be a few different things. In flight I would say he lost a generator but the other engine gen should have picked up the load. On the ground I have seen the crew shut down the engines before the ground power was connected and forgot the APU was off. I was on an NW DC-10 in HNL on pushback and we went dark before engine start because we lost the APU gen before engine start.

the airplane was in the air ,when we heard a loud boom nad the entire cabin lights went out and remained out for about 7 min. and the captain came on the intercom and stated we had to go back to Atlanta, because we lost an engine. trust me it was very quiet in the cabin, since there was no longer the loud engine sound that is normally associated with jet engine

 

[QA4Jet-A]

the airplane was in the air ,when we heard a loud boom nad the entire cabin lights went out and remained out for about 7 min. and the captain came on the intercom and stated we had to go back to Atlanta, because we lost an engine. trust me it was very quiet in the cabin, since there was no longer the loud engine sound that is normally associated with jet engine

Do you have a Flight Number and what type of aircraft it was? Most likely a 717. I'll enquire in the morning when back in the office and let you know as much as I can.

 

[tooltime1947]

Do you have a Flight Number and what type of aircraft it was? Most likely a 717. I'll enquire in the morning when back in the office and let you know as much as I can.

I believe it was 847, five seats accross, two engines on the tail,it was the connector from Las Vegas to orlando. have not found any info. are they trying to keep it quiet?

 

[FADECFAULT]

I believe it was 847, five seats accross, two engines on the tail,it was the connector from Las Vegas to orlando. have not found any info. are they trying to keep it quiet?

I heard that flight got to close to area 51 and they shot a time-space capacitor ray at the engine!
Seriously, though rare, inflight shut downs happen at all airlines. There are two operating generators on that a/c plus one AUX gernerator on the APU. If one engine goes down, most non-essential equipment is turned off like your ceiling and reading lights.

Don't be paranoid, it's not like you lost 100% power (which has happened before..)

 

[tooltime1947]

I heard that flight got to close to area 51 and they shot a time-space capacitor ray at the engine!
Seriously, though rare, inflight shut downs happen at all airlines. There are two operating generators on that a/c plus one AUX gernerator on the APU. If one engine goes down, most non-essential equipment is turned off like your ceiling and reading lights.

Don't be paranoid, it's not like you lost 100% power (which has happened before..)

for as quiet as it was there was some thought that both engines had shut down since it was totally quiet and could not hear any engine noise, and this lasted approx 10 min. than they turned on the beacon lights, and the plane started to lose altitude and seem to slow down

 

[citrus jock]

Do you have a Flight Number and what type of aircraft it was? Most likely a 717. I'll enquire in the morning when back in the office and let you know as much as I can.

"Most likely a 717"???? Are you poo-pooing the workhorse of the airline??? I haven't heard anything about it; I just know it wasn't me.

 

[QA4Jet-A]

"Most likely a 717"???? Are you poo-pooing the workhorse of the airline??? I haven't heard anything about it; I just know it wasn't me.

It was a 717 and I forget the Nose Number already. Now, I would never Poo-poo our darling Rolls-Royce engines but it seems in this case, one had an issue, it sneezed, and the snot ran. This is just my opinion, and of course, I'm a Fuel guy, I don't know squat! The plane is already flying again.
QA

 

[tooltime1947]

It was a 717 and I forget the Nose Number already. Now, I would never Poo-poo our darling Rolls-Royce engines but it seems in this case, one had an issue, it sneezed, and the snot ran. This is just my opinion, and of course, I'm a Fuel guy, I don't know squat! The plane is already flying again.
QA

you are probably right but that's ther same thing that had happen to the one that went into the Hudson a few weeks ago. Good luck to those who fly that aircraft, the countdown has started! anyone know how to look up an incident report with NTSB or the FAA?

 

[QA4Jet-A]

you are probably right but that's ther same thing that had happen to the one that went into the Hudson a few weeks ago. Good luck to those who fly that aircraft, the countdown has started! anyone know how to look up an incident report with NTSB or the FAA?

the countdown has started! ???? On what? Geeze! The engine has probably been switched out already and I doubt it ingested a flock of birds, so it would not be the same as the Hudson Riverfest! If you want to see the FAA site, try www.faa.gov, that may get you close. Same for the NTSB. I look at it almost daily. Glad you made it safely back to the ground. Cheers B)

 

[tooltime1947]

the countdown has started! ???? On what? Geeze! The engine has probably been switched out already and I doubt it ingested a flock of birds, so it would not be the same as the Hudson Riverfest! If you want to see the FAA site, try www.faa.gov, that may get you close. Same for the NTSB. I look at it almost daily. Glad you made it safely back to the ground. Cheers B)

thanks for the info, apprieciate all of the feedback

 

[citrus jock]

It was a 717 and I forget the Nose Number already. Now, I would never Poo-poo our darling Rolls-Royce engines but it seems in this case, one had an issue, it sneezed, and the snot ran. This is just my opinion, and of course, I'm a Fuel guy, I don't know squat! The plane is already flying again.
QA

Who needs engines anyway? Give me a functional coffee pot and lav., and I'll get you there. I've flown several aircraft lately that had an engine changed, but it appeared to be a scheduled change. Let me know if you find out the tail number.

 

[citrus jock]

you are probably right but that's ther same thing that had happen to the one that went into the Hudson a few weeks ago. Good luck to those who fly that aircraft, the countdown has started! anyone know how to look up an incident report with NTSB or the FAA?

That's so funny, I don't even know where to begin; so, I won't. :huh:

p.s. try www.countdowntoanotherenginefailureresultinginaforcedditching.com

 

[FADECFAULT]

Changed on the 17th or 18th, it was the left engine, forgot the tail #.