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Where did the SWA plane catch fire

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samballs said:
As the title states where did the SWA plane catch fire?
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Phoenix

From Associated Press:
PHOENIX - A Southwest Airlines flight landed at Sky Harbor International Airport on Monday with flames coming from a wheel in its right rear landing gear.

The fire, which reportedly occurred as the aircraft was touching down, was quickly put out on the runway and no one was injured, said airport spokeswoman Julie Rodriguez.

Southwest Flight 2511, with 127 passengers, had originated at Austin, Texas, officials said.
Rodriguez said the aircraft remained on the airport's north runway while passengers were taken to a terminal. The runway was expected to reopen later Monday.

Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger in Dallas had no information on the fire but said one of the plane's tires blew out. She said the cause of the blowout was still under investigation.

The aircraft was to be taken to a nearby Southwest maintenance facility so mechanics could inspect it, and Southwest would put another plane into service in its place, Eichinger said.

Sky Harbor's two south runways remained in service for landings and takeoffs.
 
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Yeah, Tanker Clown. Perhaps you could put a list of AD's on that "really cool website" of yours? That would be great. Thanks.
 
The outer right mainmount tire blew out about 2 secs after touchdown RWY 26 at PHX and took the inbd right mainmount tire with it. The hot rubber, etc is what caught fire and very quickly put out. cheers, klr

PS- Sorry tanker, not quite as exciting as your version... So has anybody called you for an interview yet? hmm wonder why?!?
 
klr1395 said:
The outer right mainmount tire blew out about 2 secs after touchdown RWY 26 at PHX and took the inbd right mainmount tire with it. The hot rubber, etc is what caught fire and very quickly put out. cheers, klr

PS- Sorry tanker, not quite as exciting as your version... So has anybody called you for an interview yet? hmm wonder why?!?
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"mainmount"???
 
We comply with all of them. That whole fiasco was started by a ******************************bag who got turned down for a job here. When his junior colleague was offered the job, all of a sudden he felt the need to "protect the flying public".
Tanker Clown said:
I'll do whatever it takes to get you guys to comply with FAA directives. Come on man, I put my family on your airline.
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The Honorable Rep Oberstar has a differing opinion. He's a congressman...and your some random who claims to work at SWA on a public message board. I'm going to go with what I heard Oberstar and the FAA whistle blower say in a public hearing.
 
Tanker Clown said:
I'll do whatever it takes to get you guys to comply with FAA directives. Come on man, I put my family on your airline.
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You put your family on an airline who's safety you supposedly question?

I can assure you I would never put my family on a plane where you had access to the cockpit.
 
Cobra17 said:
You put your family on an airline who's safety you supposedly question?

I can assure you I would never put my family on a plane where you had access to the cockpit.
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That's exactly my point. I wasn't aware of SWA's disreguard of FAA ADs. My family hasn't flown since this whole thing went down.
 
Clown,

Your bud Oberstar was very quiet last week when his sweetheart airline NWA clipped wings while taxiing. Don't believe everything Oberstar stays my friend.
 
Cobra17 said:
You put your family on an airline who's safety you supposedly question?

I can assure you I would never put my family on a plane where you had access to the cockpit.
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I don't think that the Clown understands that his Barbie collection isn't exactly what the rest of us would call a family.
 
Yeah, the fact that it's an election year has nothing to do with that ******************************bag Oberstar getting his name in the papers. He's trying to show that the Democrats are here to protect us!
Tanker Clown said:
The Honorable Rep Oberstar has a differing opinion. He's a congressman...and your some random who claims to work at SWA on a public message board. I'm going to go with what I heard Oberstar and the FAA whistle blower say in a public hearing.
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swa737-700 said:
Clown,

Your bud Oberstar was very quiet last week when his sweetheart airline NWA clipped wings while taxiing. Don't believe everything Oberstar stays my friend.
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Didn't a couple of you SWA guys run some jets into each other in Dallas not too long ago? So much for those winglets.
 
bigtexpilot said:
No it probably had to do with trying to making the turnoff at sierra on a 109F day.
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I would have taken it to the end then. I'm sure they were trying to hustle and get to the gate...but I wonder how much time this ended up costing them.

Anyone know if the was an open write up on the breaks?
 
Oberstar figured he could have a day or two of fun giving SWA a black eye in the media spotlight. But instead he ended up waist deep in the "arena of uninteded consequences" having set loose the FAA on an all-airlines AD compliance witch-hunt.

I'd bet he got a phone call or two from congressmen in other airline friendly districts.
 
With the nature of this profession, I don't point out others accidents. The best of pilots have met early demise due to unfortunate events.

I'm not sure if I believe in Karma, but why take that chance?
 
Tanker Clown said:
The Honorable Rep Oberstar has a differing opinion. He's a congressman...and your some random who claims to work at SWA on a public message board. I'm going to go with what I heard Oberstar and the FAA whistle blower say in a public hearing.
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Is this the same Oberstar that thinks SW uses 727's?
 

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