PA - Engine Failure on Southwest Flight Kills One

[Seeker404]

Nightmares, yes. I know the next time I fly Southwest I won't rush for my usual window seat.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

​Harrowing, to be sure!

Southwest pilot praised by passengers for 'nerves of steel' during emergency

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/us/southwest-pilot-landing/index.html

In air traffic control audio, a female pilot spoke calmly and slowly, describing the emergency that was unraveling more than 30,000 feet in the air -- all the while trying to land a damaged plane suffering engine failure.

"We have a part of the aircraft missing," she told air traffic control.

As they spoke briefly about the emergency landing the plane would have to make in Philadelphia, she asked matter-of-factly: "Could you have the medical meet us there on the runway as well? We've got injured passengers."

Air traffic control responded: "Injured passengers, OK. And is your airplane physically on fire?"

"No, it's not on fire," she replied. "But part of it is missing. They said there's a hole and that someone went out."

"The pilot was a veteran of the Navy," Farnan told CNN. "She had 32 years in -- a woman. And she was very good."

When it was all over, the pilot came out of the cabin and hugged everyone, telling them, "You all did a great job. You did a very good job," said passenger Amy Serafini.

They not only praised her technical skills, but (also) her professionalism after they landed.

Passengers told CNN affiliate WPVI that she walked through the aisle and talked with passengers to make sure they were all right.

The female passenger, whom witnesses said was pulled back in from the broken airplane window, died at a Philadelphia hospital, authorities said. Seven others were treated for minor injuries.

The plane had departed from New York, bound for Dallas.

 

[Hatfield]

A lot of people will remember the Sioux City Iowa crash land. That was also a very similar incident. That particular plane had its engine on the tail and when engine blew up the parts cut the hydraulic lines that control the flaps.

The pilots did an amazing job of trying to steer the plane with throttle control. They had 1 shot at landing because there was no way they would be able to make another attempt at landing. When they came down they were coming down. It was another great pilot job even though many died there were also many survivors.

"The tail engine on the DC-10 airliner had exploded. Debris from the engine severed the hydraulic lines, cutting power to the flaps, rudders and all other mechanisms needed to fly an airplane."

"Crash investigators discovered the engine explosion was caused by a defective titanium disc inside the engine fan."

http://siouxcityjournal.com/special...cle_57e0d435-d356-5e54-afa6-518dcc05df58.html


"The crash killed 112 of the 296 people on board."

http://siouxcityjournal.com/special...cle_57e0d435-d356-5e54-afa6-518dcc05df58.html

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Tammie Jo Shults, pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine, praised for "nerves of steel"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwest-flight-emergency-landing-pilot-tammie-jo-shults/

Tammie Jo Shults, the Southwest Airlines pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her "nerves of steel" in helping to prevent a far worse tragedy after the catastrophe killed one passenger and left seven others hurt.

Shults was among the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. military, according to friends and the alumni group at Shults' alma mater, MidAmerica Nazarene.

Shults was a 1983 graduate of the university in Olathe, Kansas, where she earned degrees in biology and agribusiness, said Carol Best, a university spokeswoman told The Kansas City Star.

bbm

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

My daughter the aviation mechanic says metal fatigue in the fan base.

And birds cannot survive that high- bird impact is instant trouble and this aircraft was already at cruising altitude.

It looks like your daughter was right about metal fatigue, @meanmaryjean!

'Metal fatigue' found in engine that exploded during Southwest flight, killing 1

http://www.star-telegram.com/latest-news/article209122734.html

A preliminary examination of the blown engine showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

In a late night news conference, NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt said one of the engine's fan blades was separated and missing, The Associated Press reported. The blade was separated at the point where it would come into the hub and there was evidence of metal fatigue, Sumwalt said.

The engine will be examined further to understand what caused the failure. The investigation is expected to take 12 to 15 months.

 

[Hatfield]

This story gave me nightmares last night. I can't even imagine how horrifying this was for everyone.

That pilot is a friggin' hero — she saved hundreds of lives, both in-air and on the ground.

I realize we're far, far, far more likely to die in a car crash than a plane crash, but that doesn't really curb my fear of flying. Especially if I'm sitting near the wing/engine ... ugh. I'm so grateful there were so few casualties and that so few were injured.

Annnnnnnd, anyone else here seen the Twilight Zone movie? The short called "A Face in the Window"?

Yeah ... that was incorporated into my nightmares last night, too. LOL

Yes I share your fears of flying. And I saw that Twilight Zone movie and the original episode.

What bothers me about flying is not having any control and leaving it to others. Its so different than other forms of travel. When driving a car I like to always be behind the wheel and I have trouble even when someone else drives the car. So in a plane my fear is worse.

You know the old adage "when its your time to go its your time to go". Well the problem with flying is what if its the guy sitting next to you's time to go.

 

[Hatfield]

It looks like your daughter was right about metal fatigue, @meanmaryjean!

'Metal fatigue' found in engine that exploded during Southwest flight, killing 1

http://www.star-telegram.com/latest-news/article209122734.html

Yes good call meanmaryjean

 

[Seeker404]

Another Southwest Airlines jet is forced to make emergency landing after bird strikes engine

 

[Hatfield]

Nightmares, yes. I know the next time I fly Southwest I won't rush for my usual window seat.

I've always wondered what seat is the safest and now I am going to have to re-evaluate.

The person that live streamed needs to change jobs to be a news reporter. I cannot imagine trying to video something on the cell phone when the emergency is going on.

Amazing footage and scary. The pilot did a super good job. I agree with others that this could have been so much worse.

The danger once the cabin gets a hole is that more pieces can start to break away and the hole can get much larger. That happened on a Hawaii flight. Started with a smaller hole from a cargo door issue and by time plane landed the hole was huge and seats were sucked out.

Getting sucked out of a plane would have to be one of the most horrible things to ever happen. Glad they pulled her back in but unfortunately she did not make it and was the fatality.

Some heroes on that plane helped her back in and also helped to plug the hole with clothing and stuff. That was a hero move to keep the hole from getting bigger.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Tammie Jo Shults, who landed crippled Southwest plane, was one of first female fighter pilots in U.S. Navy
"To get us down with no hydraulics and a blown engine and land us safely is nothing short of miraculous to me. She's a hero, for sure."

The pilot who coolly landed a Southwest Airlines plane after one of the jet's engines failed and torpedoed shrapnel through a window midflight has gone against the odds before.

Identified by The Associated Press as Tammie Jo Shults, she wasted no time steering the plane into a rapid descent toward safety when chaos broke out shortly after takeoff from New York — maintaining her composure even as passengers reported from the cabin that a woman had been partially sucked out of a shattered window...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...nded-crippled-southwest-plane-was-one-n866951

 

[meanmaryjean]

Yes good call meanmaryjean

Not even bragging- my daughter is ridiculously smart. She works in aviation, has her MBA and is writing a book. Also, she has THE most beautiful hair you have ever seen.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Scene from 1970 movie Airport:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B8BBH2r5XI

 

[Hatfield]

Another Southwest Airlines jet is forced to make emergency landing after bird strikes engine

Wow. How ironic. Bird strike was what I kept wondering about until today when we learned it was metal fatigue.

Bird strikes scare me because it seems like it would happen often. Cant be good for an engine.

Ive been in a few scary plane incidents myself and probably contributes why I fear flying so much. We had a lighting direct strike one time and I saw it out the window. Scared me really bad. Nobody noticed it and pilot never said anything. Didnt affect anything luckily. It was scary though to see it happen.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

The Southwest Airlines victim was a Wells Fargo executive and mom of two
Jennifer Riordan died in airplane disaster
By NICOLE CHAVEZ, CNN

(CNN) - Jennifer Riordan, a well-known leader and altruist from New Mexico, died Tuesday when a Southwest Airlines jet engine failed midair and its debris blew up a window.

Riordan, 43, was making her way back home to Albuquerque, New Mexico, when a terrifying episode ensued about 20 minutes after her plane left New York's LaGuardia Airport...

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news...r-riordan-was-thoughtful-leader-in-new-mexico

 

[enelram]

MSM link won't load for me. From article this am:

"Fan blade #13 missing at hub with evidence of metal fatigue in deadly engine explosion".

 

[PrairieWind]

Has there been any confirmation if the deceased woman was the same that was partially sucked out? I am guessing its the same, but haven't heard for sure.
Its pretty fortunate that they were able to find the debris on the ground so fast. Certainly metal fatigue or defect is the likely scenario. Engine exploding like that at cruise altitude is EXTREMELY rare.

 

[Hatfield]

Aloha Flight 243 was one of the most amazing incidents as a good chunk of the fuselage was tore away from the plane in mid flight. It managed a safe landing.

https://www.aerotime.aero/en/did-you-know/18542-history-hour-aloha-airlines-flight-243-incident

 

[Hatfield]

Has there been any confirmation if the deceased woman was the same that was partially sucked out? I am guessing its the same, but haven't heard for sure.
Its pretty fortunate that they were able to find the debris on the ground so fast. Certainly metal fatigue or defect is the likely scenario. Engine exploding like that at cruise altitude is EXTREMELY rare.

Yes it was the same woman that was partially sucked out and then pulled back in by heroes on the plane. I read it earlier and cant find the link to prove it. It was her according to what i read.

She unfortunately did not survive. Glad her body was able to be pulled back into the plane though.

 

[Lilibet]

Yes it was the same woman that was partially sucked out and then pulled back in by heroes on the plane. I read it earlier and cant find the link to prove it. It was her according to what i read.

She unfortunately did not survive. Glad her body was able to be pulled back into the plane though.

Here’s the link confirming the woman who got sucked out is the one who died.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...cowboy-firefighter-mom-died-window/527468002/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

The Wells Fargo bank executive who died on a Southwest jet after its engine blew at 32,500 feet was killed by blunt impact trauma to the head, neck and torso, according to the coroner.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...act-trauma-head-neck-torso.html#ixzz5D5GTZml5