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To: Mamzelle
FOX news saying the temp was 54 at takeoff time..icing was not a factor...Also said that witnesses heard bangs and crashes when the plane took off...they're checking records to see when this plane was last serviced.
131 posted on 01/08/2003 9:04:09 AM PST by Bella
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To: Bella
Reporter saying this plane was mainly a business commuter flight..people on the plane are mostly from the Charlotte area..As far as knowing who was on the plane, they're saying that's still hours away.
134 posted on 01/08/2003 9:05:51 AM PST by Bella
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To: Bella
I saw a woman on from GSP airport who said that the same flight -- not sure if it was the same plane -- had trouble on landing yesterday, something about not being able to tell if it's landing gear was down.
135 posted on 01/08/2003 9:06:45 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Bella
Also said that witnesses heard bangs and crashes when the plane took off...

Ice definitely not a factor here. But the "banging" noise could be a compressor stall. The compressor is the first section of the engine through which the air flows after intake (in this engine it's in the rear). It is made up of several vanes (some moving, some fixed). When the airflow over the vanes gets disrupted, a stall can occur which can lead to power loss or failure. It sounds like a backfiring car but much worse. The only thing we don't know is if was the cause of the problem or an effect of it.

160 posted on 01/08/2003 9:39:50 AM PST by IFly4Him
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