1 dead after jetliner apparently blows an engine in flight

Assoc. Press ^ | 4/17/2018 | AP

[T-Bird45]

PHILADELPHIA — A Southwest Airlines jet apparently blew an engine at about 30,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday, killing a passenger and injuring seven others, authorities said.

The plane, a twin-engine Boeing 737 bound from New York to Dallas with 149 people aboard, made an emergency landing in Philadelphia just before noon as passengers breathing through oxygen masks that dropped from the ceiling said their prayers and braced for impact.

"I just remember holding my husband's hand, and we just prayed and prayed and prayed," said passenger Amanda Bourman, of New York. "And the thoughts that were going through my head of course were about my daughters, just wanting to see them again and give them a big hug so they wouldn't grow up without parents."

[WayneS]

I said "it would not surprise me" if inferior Chinese-made steel determined to be the cause of this failure. I did not state as fact that inferior Chinese-made steel was the cause of the failure.

Are you trying to start a fight or do you just have some reading comprehension issues?

Why are your panties in such a twist over such a trivial off-hand comment anyway? Are you the president of Boeing or something?

[Mat_Helm]

CFM56 Engine Cowling failure. Could have been compressor stall, but front fan is intact and no turbine failure present. Cowling parts hit front wing leading edge slats and fuselage. Front engine case housing fractured in front of fan blade section. Engine stall and backfire explosion.

[NorthMountain]

I'm warning against idle speculation. Idle speculation leads to false rumors. You two were engaged in idle speculation based on zero knowledge.

Stop it. And spare me your butt-hurt pseudo-outrage. It's boring.

That is all.

[P.O.E.]

Haven’t flown in years, but back in the day I always tried to book seats right on the wing, for smoothest ride.

[Ciaphas Cain]

I am not a metallurgist either but I’ve some blacksmithing experience, and you have a superb grasp of the concept.

[reg45]

I thought I heard someone say “right engine”. Wasn’t it the left engine that failed.

[SaveFerris]

What you said is consistent with that photo.

[Zarro]

Thanks to you and NorthMountain for the explanations. I am a regular viewer of “Forged in Fire”, but must have missed that day! I guess it’s the difference between one single crystal and an entire lattice structure, then? I can see how that would be much stronger and it makes sense for turbine blades (and knives and swords). I once read an excellent book by a test pilot where they had blade failures and they found it was from impurities when they poured the molten metal into molds. The blades that were failing were almost always the last to be cast...

[WayneS]

Stop it.

So you now issue orders to me?

I don't think so. I will post whatever I want to post on this forum and if you don't like what I say you are free to ignore me. You are not authorized to issue me directives, though.

What the hell is wrong with you today, anyway? Maybe you should take a break and gain some perspective.

[IYAS9YAS]

Thank you both for your explanations on single crystal.

[WayneS]

That is far preferable than the entire wing structure folding up from the torque if the thing stayed attached.

Indeed.

[moovova]

I absolutely know what did it.

[lightman]

It is like getting bugged out by germs every time you enter a bathroom. You will go bonkers.

You will go in your pants instead.

[Rio]

Cause of death, according to another article, was “head trauma.”

[Mat_Helm]

Axi-symmetric stall, more commonly known as compressor surge; or pressure surge, is a complete breakdown in compression resulting in a reversal of flow and the violent expulsion of previously compressed air out through the engine intake, due to the compressor’s inability to continue working against the already-compressed air behind it.

[Sontagged]

Do you know how many tons of fuel are carried in each wing of this plane?

(They say it is about 250 tons total in the AirBus.)

[WayneS]

I’ll engage in idle speculation any time I want.

However, at this time, I will refrain from posting the idle speculation in which I am engaging concerning you and your overly self-important, condescending, disagreeable, arrogant nature, because I do not wish to be banned from the site.

Suffice to say, I will no longer lend even a little bit of credence to anything you post here. I actually used to respect you opinion, but you’ve burned that bridge today.

[2ndDivisionVet]

And the worst part of the flight was landing in Philadelphia.

[Calvin Locke]

I had a rear seat in an MD-80 not all that long before one threw a blade with one or more dead.

Yes, I was concerned, and not too thrilled with the extra noise.

OTOH, the MD-80 had a vertical oval design, so the window seat was a bit more comfortable.

[WayneS]

To me, the photo appears to be of the left wing, so you may be correct.