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Video shows engine cover of Southwest Airlines flight to Houston tearing away during takeoff
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Posted on 04/07/2024 10:25:16 AM PDT by janetjanet998

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flight to Houston returns to Denver after engine cover tears away during takeoff


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KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; airlines; boeing; boeing737; dei; die; diversity; flying; houston; southwest
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To: ducttape45

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21 posted on 04/07/2024 11:13:51 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ((“Surrender often means wisely accommodating to what is beyond our control!” — Sylvia Boorstein.))
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To: janetjanet998

The video isn’t worth watching at all.


22 posted on 04/07/2024 11:15:50 AM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: janetjanet998

There sure seems to be a surge in airplane maintenance issues.

So the question is: Did the maintenance crew do any work on the engine while it was at Denver???

The airlines were mandated to vaxx everybody in 2021 and a bunch of experienced workers chose to leave versus taking the jab.

That may be the reason so many maintenance incidents are happening these days


23 posted on 04/07/2024 11:16:17 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: janetjanet998

Boeing C suite execs are all working from home in their pajamas in different parts of the country. Hopefully this will show up in their social media or YouTube feed so they will get to watch it.


24 posted on 04/07/2024 11:17:43 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: Grampa Dave
But most of the slew of incidents since the infamous door plug one, in the past couple months have been maintenance, not original manufacture problems.

Regarding the MAINTENANCE squawks on the Alaska Airlines flight: We know that the aircraft had multiple pressurization warnings prior to the blowout. Why didn’t maintenance ground the aircraft and find the true source of the issue? Why did the pilot of the flight not preserve the voice recorder audio for that flight? Did she ignore a warning and decide to fly the aircraft anyway? Things are too fishy in this DEI world right now. We know 100% that the Alaskan Air flight was not allowed to fly to Hawaii but it was allowed to fly inland… how many other flights are traversing our skies today with issues? I am so glad I have 2,000,000 frequent flier miles in my accounts with American and Delta right now. What a time to fly. There should be plenty of room on the flights because no one will want to fly by the end of the year.

25 posted on 04/07/2024 11:22:09 AM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: Jyotishi

Could be and I hope he is qualified, but this decrepit DEI gov’t disparity policy DEMANDS that the 13% black population be represented by at least 13% in admissions, graduation, and hiring in EVERY field regardless of testing results, ability, or knowledge. This DEI policy is literally killing us.


26 posted on 04/07/2024 11:22:16 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: janetjanet998

Maintenance.

Not Boeing this time.

Why would someone go in there? Oil, magnetic plugs, filter change....

Some idjit didn’t close the cowl properly. Not a difficult task. Done plenty.


27 posted on 04/07/2024 11:23:16 AM PDT by dagunk
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To: dagunk

This never would have happened on Herb Kellerher’s watch.


28 posted on 04/07/2024 11:23:44 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Gen.Blather

Oldie but goodie!


29 posted on 04/07/2024 11:24:32 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: janetjanet998

In defense of Boeing, it certainly gets WINDY during takeoff.


30 posted on 04/07/2024 11:27:31 AM PDT by BobL (A society built on MERIT cannot survive on DEI (ref. South Africa, and now USA))
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To: Grampa Dave
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31 posted on 04/07/2024 11:28:40 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: dagunk

No worse than your mechanic not closing the hood after an oil change, only at 550 mph and 3,000 ft, instead of 60 on the freeway.

At least the engine cover doesn’t block your view...


32 posted on 04/07/2024 11:31:37 AM PDT by null and void (There’s only one thing that’s for sure. Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you)
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To: libh8er
Boeing C suite execs are all working from home in their pajamas in different parts of the country.

They all "work from home" so nobody is in charge.

33 posted on 04/07/2024 11:31:48 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: BobL

“ In defense of Boeing, it certainly gets WINDY during takeoff.”

An airplane taking off is basically the airplane blowing away in the wind in a controlled fashion. And why wouldn’t it ? Being in the middle of a cat 5 hurricane with wind speeds 150mph or greater and a shape like that.


34 posted on 04/07/2024 11:33:35 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: BobL; janetjanet998

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35 posted on 04/07/2024 11:35:54 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: linMcHlp

Damn, at least the engines stayed on the Southwest plane, but not this one.


36 posted on 04/07/2024 11:38:20 AM PDT by BobL (A society built on MERIT cannot survive on DEI (ref. South Africa, and now USA))
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To: Bullish

“The video isn’t worth watching at all.”

I disagree. The video offers a much better view of the cowling tearing away and continues to when the plane has substantially slowed indicating aborted takeoff without having to read the article.


37 posted on 04/07/2024 11:40:47 AM PDT by Justa
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To: verum ago
Of course, half the media reporting will try to link it straight to Boeing.*

About 70% of airliners in US flagged carriers are Boeing jets. Statistically any event will likely be a Boeing jet.

But loose panels, blown engines, bird strikes, flat and missing tires, poor piloting, cracked windshields, and other such events are not related to the plane's design. If anything, the fact that no one is hurt in these events and the plane always safely lands IS.

38 posted on 04/07/2024 11:49:35 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: ducttape45

I think the video may show the landing after the take off.


39 posted on 04/07/2024 11:50:47 AM PDT by Revel
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To: janetjanet998

Cowling latches were obviously not secure..(Unlatched) and easy to spot during the walkaround...Whoever did the walkaround, Capt or FO...needs to be fired...lame.


40 posted on 04/07/2024 11:50:50 AM PDT by AFret. (.)
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