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To: leadpenny

They had a failure with an engine, and the flight crew shut it down. But the passenger I knew was shaken up by the experience. Another passenger was unaware of the problem. I was meeting the passenger who heard the sound at the airport, and the other passenger gave some more details.


5 posted on 10/11/2005 5:30:03 AM PDT by topher (Please let Old-Fashioned moral values return to the United States!)
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To: topher

It would be disconcerting but if you have to shut one down, altitude is the place to do it. You don't need all that power after you get to cruise. The possible missed approach is the real concern with one engine (on a two engine airplane).


8 posted on 10/11/2005 5:34:27 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: topher

A non-catastrophic engine failure is going to sound pretty much like normal shutdown on the ramp. A whining sound that becomes less and less as the engine winds down. To the trained ear it would be fairly obvious, especially if both of the engines were winding down. If airborne, the sound of silence would be deafening, except the screaming in the passenger cabin, might be louder.


10 posted on 10/11/2005 5:36:58 AM PDT by wita (truthspeaks@freerepublic.com)
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