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Photos: Cargo jet splits in half after skidding off runaway in Costa Rica
Fox8 ^ | 8 April 2022

Posted on 04/08/2022 12:28:42 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

A DHL cargo jet broke in half after sliding off the runway while landing at San Jose’s international airport.

The fire department says the Boeing 757 had taken off from Juan Santamaría Airport just west of the capital but decided to return after detecting a failure in the hydraulic system. Officials say that upon landing the aircraft skidded, turned and broke in two, exposing its cargo.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Travel
KEYWORDS: aviation; costarica; dhl; ocrap
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Now I know why my ebay order is late.
1 posted on 04/08/2022 12:28:42 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

My Amazon package will be late too…


2 posted on 04/08/2022 12:30:27 PM PDT by dragonblustar (2 Peter 2:14,1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
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3 posted on 04/08/2022 12:30:29 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

That’ll buff right out......................


4 posted on 04/08/2022 12:31:35 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Duct tape will fix that right up.


5 posted on 04/08/2022 12:31:52 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: dragonblustar

OOPS! I hate it when that happens!..................


6 posted on 04/08/2022 12:34:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
A little Gorilla Glue. It'll be as good as new.

 


7 posted on 04/08/2022 12:34:24 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: dragonblustar

I bet it was overloaded................


8 posted on 04/08/2022 12:34:39 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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—”Duct tape will fix that right up.”

Make sure to use the 100 MPH rated tape, costs a bit more but is worth it.


9 posted on 04/08/2022 12:34:43 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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They’re not supposed to be, um, shaped like that, are they?


10 posted on 04/08/2022 12:35:02 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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Duct tape will fix that right up.

Ha, ha. However, it does look like it might be repairable. Lucky there was no fire.

11 posted on 04/08/2022 12:35:51 PM PDT by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: Red Badger

How many cycles?


12 posted on 04/08/2022 12:36:03 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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Or the cargo master let the new guy do the loading...............imbalanced ..................


13 posted on 04/08/2022 12:37:26 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

My old Gunny’s favorite saying...lol


14 posted on 04/08/2022 12:37:29 PM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Here's your sign....

 


15 posted on 04/08/2022 12:37:32 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

That plane laughed so hard it split its sides


16 posted on 04/08/2022 12:39:23 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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ya... theyre not made for off road excursions... hate to have to make that phone call to the boss!


17 posted on 04/08/2022 12:39:37 PM PDT by sit-rep ( )
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“However, it does look like it might be repairable. Lucky there was no fire.”

Yeah, I don’t think that would be a real challenge for qualified technicians to repair.


18 posted on 04/08/2022 12:41:15 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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19 posted on 04/08/2022 12:41:17 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

let’s see flex seal fix this...


20 posted on 04/08/2022 12:42:36 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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