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To: A.A. Cunningham
The carriers still flying MD-11s and DC-10s will be surprised to hear that, not to mention the Air Force and their KC-10s.

I doubt it.

After the engine fell off the DC-10 over O'Hare back in the 70's, and a few others augered in, most passenger carriers phased them out. The History channel had a show about two months ago about the abysmal safety record of the DC-10, pointing out that most passenger carriers won't use them.

As for the USAF, we had them spontaneously exploding on the ground since the 80's. Barksdale and March AFB's. Hell, I was there.

Continental Airlines puts DC-10 aircraft under scrutiny Airline Industry Information, Sept 13, 2000

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines has experienced two aircraft incidents recently, one involving a DC-10 aircraft and the other a Boeing. In the first incident a DC-10 aircraft experienced engine failure on 7 September and forced an aborted takeoff in Amsterdam. The problem followed other incidents on 25 April and 5 September involving DC-10 aircraft, which has prompted Continental Airlines to launch an investigation into its DC-10 fleet. GE Aircraft Engines in Cincinnati, which provides the DC-10's CF6-50 engines, has indicated that in all three incidents an exhaust nozzle on the engine came loose, according to the Associated Press. In the second recent incident, a Continental Airlines Boeing 737 suffered an engine fire on 10 September at Newark International Airport. The pilot shut the engine down and evacuated passengers with no-one hurt. A spokesperson for Continental Airlines stated that the fire had occurred in the tailpipe after fuel leaked from the left-wing engine.

40 posted on 03/29/2006 6:03:15 AM PST by CholeraJoe ("Have mercy, sobbed the alien. Got to find my way back home.")
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To: CholeraJoe; A.A. Cunningham

The DC-10 has proven over the years to be a reliable workhorse of an aircraft, considering the tremendous number of hours flown. I think the phasing out by the passenger carriers has much more to do with fuel economy and maintenance issues (not a glass cockpit) than the sensational crashes CholeraJoe alludes to.

"In fact, the DC-10's lifetime safety record as of 2003 is comparable to similar second generation passenger jets."

http://www.aviationexplorer.com/dc-10_facts.htm


43 posted on 03/30/2006 8:47:02 PM PST by zipper
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