DL 757 engine smoke in EGE???

[Holy Shiite]

Anybody hear anything about a DL 757 at Eagle colorado with engine trouble during taxi???... HS

 

[AA717driver]

Those engines smoke a lot when started in the cold and high altitude. The RB211's are worse but the PW2037's will still make the ramp IFR.

TC

 

[mamba20]

The RB211 is far superior to anything that Pratt builds.

 

[Abernathy]

my engine's better than yours.

 

[VGerect]

The RB211 almost killed Lockheed and the L-1011 program.....

Shoulda gone with P&W Power

 

[jonjuan]

Gimmee the Pratt's any day.....

 

[dojetdriver]

Gimmee the Pratt's any day.....

Except the 306B model.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

When? I was there yesterday....

Pretty nippy up there... cold enough for us to use the cold weather approach plates and adjust the altitudes on departure.



Out of curiosity, do you other carriers do that? ATC seems to go cross eyed when we tell them our min altitude for temperature is higher than the published...

 

[tomgoodman]

Tri-jet History

For those interested in the L-1011/DC-10 and GE/Rolls/P&W competition, a good book is The Sporty Game by John Newhouse.

 

[Patriot328]

Except the 306B model.

Amen to that