11/17/07

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well i find i hard that this wasnt posted i mean it been 12 days and no one says a thing about it? WN has paid to keep this story off the air and denies that the engine blew just VIBRATIONS. I was under the impression that if an engine blew like that the casing was to keep all fan blades from blowing out.
 
NevadaHP said:
well i find i hard that this wasnt posted i mean it been 12 days and no one says a thing about it? WN has paid to keep this story off the air and denies that the engine blew just VIBRATIONS. I was under the impression that if an engine blew like that the casing was to keep all fan blades from blowing out.
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It would appear that the casing did prevent the blades from blowing out towards the fuselage. Where (other than a blog) did you read that WN paid to keep the story off the air? For the record, mags posted this in another thread a day or two before you posted this.
 
I'm not a mechanic/pilot or engineer but just as an aviation enthusiast I'd speculate that at that altitude a bird strike out of the question and more likely cause is stress/metal fatigue on the engines moving parts.... I think WN has some really well qualified mechanics maintaining the aircraft and certainly the skill of the pilots was great and their professionalism showed getting the people safely on the ground. Does WN farm out engine overhaul? That I do know I know they do their own line mntc but I don't know about the heavy checks and stuff like that. Like I said I don't really know and I'd rather have someone who does comment but is this not something that would more than likely be spotted on one of the big check ups that the aircrafts get every set number of hours flown? I'd imagine they do some sort of close up check of the intergrety of the blades using some sophisticated means???

When it comes to a safety issue I have no doubt the people at WN are professionals and take it very seriously.
 
ramper_in_las said:
I am sorry but where is the relevance of bringing up the MDW crash? This was an obvious mechanical emergency that because of protocol nobody was killed or injured. Thank god!!!
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It comes from this statement by ResAgent;
When it comes to a safety issue I have no doubt the people at WN are professionals and take it very seriously.
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The links seem to refute that confidence.
 
ramper_in_las said:
I am sorry but where is the relevance of bringing up the MDW crash? This was an obvious mechanical emergency that because of protocol nobody was killed or injured. Thank god!!!

It would be the same if I mentioned a recent UAL emergency landing and Sioux City in the same breath.

C'mon Mags lets be real!!! :angry:
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Mags I feel will one day come to realize meaning of "there but for the Grace of God go I". The pilot of any plane is human, or in the case of bad weather and mags, who flips the autoland switch, depending on the programing and assembly skills of another human. And in case he hasn't read many NTSB reports, the vast majority of accidents, private or commercial, ultimately go down as "pilot error". Even some "incidents" (like almost hitting a mountain on takeoff) are attributed at least in part to "pilot error". My only hope is that when mags DOES come to realize the meaning of "there but for the Grace of God go I", the number of deaths or injuries is kept to a minimum.
 
magsau said:
It comes from this statement by ResAgent;

The links seem to refute that confidence.
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I don't believe there is a pilot flying who has the desire to crash and die horribly. Therefore I believe all pilots have saftey in mind. We were not discussing MDW but as I see from this board you have some desire to always take a thread to another direction and change the subject. For some reason you seem to have some bent to make WN look bad even though you should be more upset with the direction UA is taking as they seem to not have the empolyees best interest at heart.

In my years of working for two airlines and dealing with various other airlines through their representatives as a travel agent and many years of flying I believe US carriers to be the safest in the world and from talking to people at WN and seeing their facilities and meeting some of their fine employees I believe they are top notch professionals and nothing that you say will tarnish that belief. Various airlines have had maintenance issues or have had crashes that have been blamed on pilot error and I do not believe pilot error by one pilot reflect on the whole pilot group. AS had an issue with their MD-80 and the jack screw? do I think AS mechanics don't do their job as best they know how.... no I believe any mechanic signing off on a logbook believes they have done their job per company guidlines and FAA regs and is putting their livlihood on the line when they sign that book..... I also believe any pilot making a decision in the cockpit is making the decision that they think is the best and safest one per regs and guidlines.... Like I said I am no pilot but I know pilots and mechanics have to go through A LOT of training to get where they are and I respect them as professionals and I every time I board a flight in the US I board it with confidence knowing I don't have to worry about whats going on behind the doors upfront. That includes when I fly UA too BTW.
 
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