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Author:  El Ornitorrinco [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:49 am ]
Post subject:  Southwest flight develops hole in fuselage mid-flight
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31902513/ns/travel-news/

Ok, so it doesn't sound like it was a huge deal, but still, this would scare the crap out of me!
Author:  Xman00 [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:21 am ]
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If this would scare you, then what if a 10-12 ft section of the top came off and gave the plane a sunroof?
can not remember the full details here, but this is what I recall

Back in the 70 or 80"s(?) a plane on the way to Hawaii (?) Had a large section of the top of the plane come off, exposing all the passengers to the open air. One stewardess disappeared out the top at 35,000 feet never to be seen again. However the plane did land with no other loss of life. - that say a lot about the over design of the plane -- Story was before the days of internet so it quickly disappeared off the news.
I think it was about that time the airlines started to insist that you keep your belt on at all time, before that usually only the professional/business travelers keep the seat belt buckled.
Author:  Californicationdude [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:43 am ]
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there have been a couple of incidents out of hawaii...two within a years time

United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure in flight on Friday, February 24, 1989, after its stopover at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. The resulting decompression blew out several rows of seats, killing 9 passengers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_811



Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (AQ 243, AAH 243) was a scheduled Aloha Airlines flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, a Boeing 737-200 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui. The only fatality was flight attendant C.B. Lansing who was blown out of the airplane. Another 65 passengers and crew were injured.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243
Author:  El Ornitorrinco [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:40 pm ]
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Sorry dudes, but if you can see open sky, it's a critical situation. If that doesn't scare you, you've got ice water in your veins. I have no problem admitting that I'm not scared of flying; I'm scared of crashing into the ground at 100's of miles per hour. :lol:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110402/ap_ ... t_diverted

From that article:

Quote:
Brenda Reese described the hole as "at the top of the plane, right up above where you store your luggage."

"The panel's not completely off," she told The Associated Press. "It's like ripped down, but you can see completely outside... When you look up through the panel, you can see the sky."


Credit to the pilots for getting it down so quickly.
Author:  K-Paxian [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:54 pm ]
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I never take my seat belt off unless I'm headed for the loo. I've been through too many sudden unannounced bouts of turbulence, so now I keep it on 99% of the time.
Author:  Orange [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:47 pm ]
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K-Paxian wrote:
I never take my seat belt off unless I'm headed for the loo. I've been through too many sudden unannounced bouts of turbulence, so now I keep it on 99% of the time.

Same here. I only take it off when I go to the bathroom. :lol:
Author:  El Ornitorrinco [ Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:32 am ]
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Interesting....I wonder if that was the situation I saw on "Mayday" on Discovery Channel once. Panel blew off the roof due to faulty rivets, I think it was. FA got sucked out the hole, everyone else survived. Can't remember the airline, though.

Clearly, planes are built to take quite a bit of punishment & still land. But, what's with the bullet holes? Who the f shoots at planes, at least in North America?
Author:  911 Driver [ Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:10 pm ]
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If you really think about it,,,,, :?: :?: :?: The bags almost really flew free :!: :!: :shock: :shock: :idea:
Regards, 911 Driver
Author:  Orange [ Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:21 pm ]
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911 Driver wrote:
If you really think about it,,,,, :?: :?: :?: The bags almost really flew free :!: :!: :shock: :shock: :idea:

And so did the people. :P
Author:  Pacifica55 [ Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:00 pm ]
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You do know that the FAA used to conduct the inspections that it is now "requiring". As a cost saving measure, the FAA certified employees of the airlines to conduct the inspections that FAA inspectors used to do. The airline is required to submit the reports that the FAA inspectors used to do. So what becomes most important, the inspection or the report?
Author:  Orange [ Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:19 am ]
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On this week's "Air Emergency" (show about aviation accidents), they talked about metal fatigue and resulting explosive decompression when a small hole in the fuselage develops. They talked about the Aloha flight where part of the fuselage ripped off. Seeing the pictures and video of that is still unreal. I can't imagine sitting in one of those seats and looking to the side and seeing 24,000 feet down. The 737 is designed for 20 years and 75,000 flights. That plane was 19 but had 89,000 flights (cycles-fuselage expanding and contracting) due to very short flights between the Hawaiian islands.

The Aloha pilot knew he had to bring the plane down quickly or the people would die due to 300 mph freezing winds, but he could not dive too hard because he feared that the whole plane who rip itself apart due to the structural damage.

They also mentioned the first jet airliner, "de Havilland Comet" (late 40's, early 50's). One day, it ripped apart in mid-air due to metal fatigue, which was caused by the square windows that caused pressure to build up in the corners (that's why the windows are oval now) .
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