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An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened.
Not surprising considering this years aviation record!
#1 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:48 AM ESTAirline deregulation...the gift that keeps on giving!
#2 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:52 AM ESTSounds like it's the APU Cone / Muffler.
#3 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:42 AM ESTMore likely, the exhaust cone from an engine. It's about the right size. APU's don't have exhaust cones.
There is a cone that covers the apu in the tail of large passenger jets like the one described.
I'm an aircraft designer. The APUs on newer aircraft do have a muffler. It's a coned shaped piece of titanium. Depending on the aircraft they are 2 - 4 feet long.
I just noticed they updated the article. Appears I was right :)
Glad no one was hurt.
Wow...that makes me feel safe!
#4 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:44 AM ESTHow comforting.
#5 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:52 AM ESTLook! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. No it's a --What the heck?!! Look out!
#6 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:29 PM ESTYou all would be very surprised at how many pieces fall of aircraft.
As an airframe mechanic I see all kinds of missing bits of sheet metal
#7 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:43 PM ESTI'm more amazed that the residents called authorities - unless they witnessed it fall?!
If I found something that size in my front yard, I would just assume someone dumped it there!
Good for them, and glad no one was injured.
#8 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:46 PM ESTgive the pilot a ticket
It was a titanium strip that fell off the engine of a Continental DC-10 that contributed to the crash of Concorde in Paris a few years back. Parts falling off of planes may sound comic (not unlike my first car!) but it is a very serious safety issue. Hope they can identifty the part and trace it back.
#9 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:48 PM EST"Hope they can identifty the part and trace it back."
Um, the article said what part it was and that they noticed it missing when they landed, so...they already know.
Um, that was in the updated story, and not the earlier version I read. But thanks for caring.
Dumping the toilets is also a serius issue if you happen to be below the airplane
The Home owner should charge Delta a rental fee, part handling fee, inconvenience fee, grass resurfacing fee, pick up fee, etc.
#10 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:46 PM ESTDonnie Darko!!!
#11 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:12 PM ESTThat was exactly my thought!!! LOVE that movie.
Why the need to tell us in th USA of metric equivalents, kilo's, meters, O.... I see a bunch of scientists may be reading and be able to help. Transformation of America, just as promised.
#12 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:13 PM ESTYour comment is 5cm too long...
Do you think people in other countries, that use metrics, don't read news stories about things happening in the US? DAH
Wonder if this was one of those planes that was serviced in El Salvador, as NPR reported last week.
#13 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:17 PM ESTSomething happened like this not to long ago...some sort of wing spoiler, that wasn't really crucial to flight...believe it also landed in a yard.
#14 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:24 PM ESTbeep...you are now free to move about the country..............fly the friendly skies....
#15 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:32 PM ESTIt is on...
I'm surprised that someone hasn't blamed President Obama or Bush.....bockscar!
#16 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:40 PM ESTLOL,,,wait a few min's,,someone will ! And i bet the word "socialist is used"
Don't you guys know that this is serious. This is a direct result of Obamas socialistic agenda in the airline industry. Watch Glen Beck for petes sake!!
pre-trip inspection? Where is the rest of the plane?
#17 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:41 PM ESTI know a couple of airline mechanics and they told me If I knew half the things they did to get these planes off the ground and back flying again that I wouldn't get into a plane again.
#18 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:01 PM ESTEach passenger should send Delta a bill for not providing a total airplane to fly on. A "Fee for a fee" seems fair to me.
#19 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:12 PM ESTDelta tickets have a notice that says "not all parts included - bring your own batteries and tail cones"
Well the airlines have to save a buck or two.
#20 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:19 PM ESTD.E.L.T.A..........Dont Ever Land There Again.
#21 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:25 PM ESTNot surprising at all. We recently recovered a fairly large piece of an external equipment access cover that fell from a USMC Osprey tilt rotor aircraft that was flying off the coast here in the North Carolina southern outer banks area. The component washed up on the beach in our community and was returned to the military. This is kinda scary for a guy like me who served in the U.S. Air Force and was always mindful that failing to secure and double check what I worked on would surely be rewarded with a court martial and a less than honorable discharge. That was back in the Viet Nam era, though. Maybe things have changed since then.
#22 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:31 PM ESTAt first it was assumed to be the 2-year old brat from the SouthWest airplane. But the brat and his psycho mom had been kicked off SW.
#23 - Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:46 PM ESTEverything is falling apart; the Economy, the Hhealth Care System and even airborne jumbo jets! What's next? the Sky?
#24 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:33 AM ESTWhere was the maintenance done? Outsourced to the lowest bidder as usual?
#25 - Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:58 PM ESTYou're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |
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