CRJ engine problems out of DEN

[Oakum_Boy]

This is dumb. You run the checklist for severe engine damage, and fly the airplane to the nearest suitable airport.

Comparing this to Sioux City is very ridiculous.

 

[bandit317]

Im done with f*ckin FlightInfo. It proves the ignorance and childishness of the "professionals" in our industry (the half of the members on here who arent flight simulator x wannabes). Its obvious who the low-time newby Shiny-Jet wannabes are... the ones who jump on the "I hate ____" or "Screw ___ Airlines" because they're insecure and follow the crowd. Its just like when you were 9 years old on the school playground, and you were so afraid for your own flaws to be seen, that you pointed at the same disadvantaged kid because everyone else did. Pathetic. The way I see it, those guys at Mesa took a bullet for the industry. The bullet is their POS contract, and they took it to get scope to stop a whipsaw and alter-ego. I know people over there, and I know the story. How many of you really know how freedom was stopped over there? They did something that other airlines since have not been able to accomplished... ended an alter-ego, and they paid the price to do it. They stopped what could have been a HUGE defeat... even more huge than their low-end contract. I dare say that all those who are dogging the mesa pilots don't know s#it about it. I know enough of those guys and have jumped with enough of them to know they have one hell of a pilot group and work for one crappy company under one crappy contract. I know enough about this industry to say that those of you who trash them, should rethink your position. Shouldn't you be offering them support right now? Im pretty sure they're about to enter contract negotiations sometime this year, and it doesnt help when it seems that some of their industry partners are against them. I offer them full support and best wishes. I know those guys deserve a lot more than they get. Those guys are tired as it is, and negativity from the industry is just further beating them down as they go into negotiations.

THATS HOW STUPID YOU ARE.

Thanks for the support, too bad you are the minority. I figured I would browse this board just to see what people were saying about this incident. It just validates why I stay in the Major section.

 

[bandit317]

This is dumb. You run the checklist for severe engine damage, and fly the airplane to the nearest suitable airport.

Comparing this to Sioux City is very ridiculous.

You're the idiot.

 

[rogerwilcoout]

These guys had to have done a helluva job to get that thing back on the ground safe and sound.

In my short time on here, I've discovered that you can't mention any airline without someone bashing them for something. So, with that in mind, I'm going to mention an airline...

ASA

Don't fprget SkysWorst !

 

[gkrangers]

You're the idiot.

You think you can compare flying an RJ single engine to a DC-10 with no flight controls?

 

[ERJFO]

I believe it's the kevlor shroud that is suppose to contain the engine parts from penetrating the fuselage during a catastrasphic engine failure. It looks like it worked.

It's just around the fan blade... Almost all engines have them gaurding the N1 blades from becoming giant throwing stars. The really isn't anything to keep the compressor discs and turbines out of the cabin. Thats what got UAL in Iowa, and that Delta MD-80 in PNS. (I think it was PNS)

 

[XPOO]

SkyWest is the worst regional out there except for all the others. - SkyNation

 

[lowlycfi]

I'm pretty disappointed. Four pages and no purple windbreaker, gay looking wings or plywood comment yet. You guys are really slipping.

 

[XPOO]

Big Brother came in and gave us a whoopin' and put us in our places. We're too scared to Mesa bash now.

 

[SKYW Pilot]

Don't fprget SkysWorst !

Or FreeDUMB, rogerwilcoout! Let's bash on them a little! Having a little trouble finding the "o" key, are we? I know... I know... they're so close together. It's also SkyWorst... not SkysWorst. If you're going to make fun of us, at least get our name right!

As for the Sioux City thing, the only comparison I was making was the fact that both aircraft had a catastrophic engine failure!! Give me a break!

 

[Soverytired]

Fascinating. This thread should have taken some of the following tacks:

1. Congrats to the crew (some of this)

2. What could have caused this? (none of this)

3. How you would have handled this. (bit early, no details, but how bout this . . . if you were the PIC, and it was the F/O's leg, would you have said, "Hey sport, my controls now")

Instead, it's Mesa bashing (pretty much).

I'm beginning to the belive that the majority of knee jerk-Mesa bashers are pilots who either failed their Mesa interview or washed out of their initial training.

And that's just plain PATHETIC.

 

[Night_Flight]

Where's Homer when you need a "Mesa Sucks" around this place?

Mesa Sucks!

 

[GearUpLightsIn]

are there anymore pics?

 

[bustinmins]

Congrats to the crew - Job Well Done!!!

The term for this type of engine failure is called a N1 Rotor Burst. The fabric is indeed Kevlar. I'm happy everyone made it down safely.

To those who posted something mean about Mesa pilots when they shined in the public eye - I don't guess you know a damned thing about team work do you? We're all in this airline business together.

Excellent work crew!!! Excellent work. You made it home with the majority of the big parts and didn't bend anything in the process.....well done!

 

[WalterSobchak]

are there anymore pics?

Heard in the background in the office yesterday that the Feds were threatening to confiscate cameras if people didn't stop taking pics...

 

[ArcticFlier]

Ask and ye shall receive...........

http://www.aerowrench.com/aircraft_images/index.html

 

[BMoney]

This is dumb. You run the checklist for severe engine damage, and fly the airplane to the nearest suitable airport.

Comparing this to Sioux City is very ridiculous.

Take a look at the pics. Above the pylon you can see a wrinkle with some holes. Apparently that is where flying-turbine-blades-of-death pierced the baggage compartment, whith some matching holes on the other side of the plane. The only thing that differs from the Souix City accident is that no hydrolic lines were hit, if they had there would probably be no doubt in anyone's mind that this was just like that accident. The crew did a fantastic job, and they deserve all the kudos they can get.

I'm sure that if you were in the front of that plane you'd be on here in a half an hour telling everyone how you saved everyone's lives. It's easy to say "just run the checklist and land" when you're siting at home, to do it when you're in that airplane takes balls.

B

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Take a look at the pics. Above the pylon you can see a wrinkle with some holes. Apparently that is where flying-turbine-blades-of-death pierced the baggage compartment, whith some matching holes on the other side of the plane. The only thing that differs from the Souix City accident is that no hydrolic lines were hit, if they had there would probably be no doubt in anyone's mind that this was just like that accident. The crew did a fantastic job, and they deserve all the kudos they can get.

And the fact that all 121 transport category aircraft now have one way check valves in all hydraulic systems to further prevent something like that happening.

 

[tico]

And the fact that all 121 transport category aircraft now have one way check valves in all hydraulic systems to further prevent something like that happening.

They are actually called hydraulic fuses and they have been around since WWII. To bad that they were not a requirement for the DC-10

 

[TOOL CRIB]

They are actually called hydraulic fuses and they have been around since WWII. To bad that they were not a requirement for the DC-10

most DC-10's weren't designed to get shot at