The US Transportation Security Administration said initial reports show the incident was not related to terrorism.
747.
"Passengers spoke of hearing a loud bang and debris flying into the first class cabin as the plane’s flooring gave way,"
"the incident was not related to terrorism."
Nothing to see here, move along....Lockerbie anyone?
Metal fatigue at the wing root.
Really!!!
interesting that the United States was not even involved, yet the TSA felt compelled to chime in that it wasn’t terrorism, practically before the plane had stopped rolling.
Over pressurization of the luggage area? The forensic people will check for residue if it was an explosion....
The US Transportation Security Administration said initial reports show the incident was not related to terrorism.
Could be metal fatigue...
CC&E
any passengers with connections to Whitewater or Vince Foster? (I’m keeeeeeding......)
any passengers with connections to Whitewater or Vince Foster? (I’m keeeeeeding......)
INVESTIGATORS should be able to quickly pinpoint the basic reason behind the Qantas plane’s emergency landing in the Philippines, aviation experts said today.They might want to consider starting from a fairly reasonable presumption -- the basic reason behind the emergency landing may have had a little something to do with the gaping hole in the side of the airplane. Sheesh!!
“the plane reportedly plunged 20,000ft.”
They say this like the incident cause the plane to lost its ability to stay aloft, and was in danger of crashing. Undoubtedly, the pilot followed standard procedure to calmly and deliberately fly the plane to a much lower altitude where the air is thicker, and oxygen masks are not needed.
No “plunging” involved.
Ping.
I remember seeing retired passenger aircraft in the AMARC at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson that were being retrofitted in the cargo area. They were experimenting on using reinforced containers in the luggage area to allow for bombs to blow out the side of the aircraft, but not allow the blast to destroy or blow into the aircraft. Basically enough to allow the plane to land. This was in the early 90s.
That's the standard line, even when they are clueless as to the cause.
“Folks, this is your Captain....”
Holes don’t appear in jets without an explosion, so I would venture that an explosion is a good guess. And it was coming from London, Heathrow, wasn’t it?
Maybe the auto-pilot was overinflated...
My first guess is that wing wasn't attached as good as it should be. I noticed the first sheet metal layer pretty much came off as a whole unit except for a small pieces toward the front and up aways, . I think if it was an explosion, it would of punched a hole through the sheet metal instead of taking the whole panel off.
My second thought is that this panel could of been taken off for maintenance at one time and never put back in place properly with the correct screws, rivets, etc, or the screws, rivets, etc are not holding up, but I would hope the second layer would be able to hold. Never the less what ever the cause I'm sure the pajamas patrol will reveal more out of this event then they will want to admit.