SWA Makes emergency landing in Yuma AZ

[ArcadiaMaxima]

NORTH AMERICA
AirlineMillion
FlightsFatal
EventsAdj. Fatal
EventsLast
Fatal
AccidentAbove / Below Average
Accident

Rate Air Canada

4. 90​

0
0
(1983)​

+150%​

AirTran Airways(ValuJet)

2.35​

1​

1.00​

1996​

-28%​

Alaska Airines/ Horizon

6.43​

1​

1.00​

2000​

+97%​

American Airlines

20.33​

6​

4.04​

2001​

+219%​

American Eagle / Executive

13.31

4
3.72
1994
+36%​

Comair

5.69​

3​

3.00​

2006​

-126%​

Continental AL/Cont. Exp.

14.80​

4​

2.34​

2009​

+219%​

Delta Airlines

19.93​

3​

0.94​

1996​

+517%​

Hawaiian Airlines

1.66​

0​

0​

None​

+51%​

JetBlue

1.37​

0​

0​

None​

+42%​

Midwest Express Airlines

0.82​

1​

1.00​

1985​

-75%​

Southwest Airlines

18.78​

0​

0​

None​

+575%​

United Airlines

16.47​

6​

3.42​

2001​

+162%​

United Express

12.57​

3​

2.67​

1996​

+118%​

US Airways

15.58​

5​

2.52​

1994​

+225%​

USAir Shuttle

0.90​

0​

0​

None​

+28%​

WestJet

1.15​

0​

0​

None​

+35%

Sorry it did not post well....here is the site http://www.planecrashinfo.com/rates.htm​

 

[Beetle007]

Well, this one was never "repaired" by SW. It was as it came from the factory.

Thanks for playing!

So was a different crack repaired on the airplane or the same crack that came apart? Or, are you saying the news is wrong that this airplane was previously repaired for a crack.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=8050448

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

"It's a Boeing Problem...." That's rich!

OBTW, the Jackhole above who posted Accident data? Could you research and find me how many times an explosive hole has appeared in a Delta 737? We have been flying them before you Herb Turds were a Wild Turkey stain on his business plan bar napkin.....

What's that? Never? Thought so.....

 

[luckytohaveajob]

Blame shifting is how SWA runs. SWA is an airline invented, run by, and operated by lawyers.

SWA never takes responsibility. Ask a SWAPA pilot about age 65 and they will tell you age 65 is ALPA's fault. Now every major SWA MX problem is Boeing's.

 

[luckytohaveajob]

Roofs flying off 37's is a SWA problem.

 

[GuppyWN]

aww Gup.....you had to go there. I was responding to some FI monkey saying it's a Boeing problem.

Read my first post on page one....find me a potshot? You know I don't stoop that low....it could happen to anybody.....

What were you saying Bill?

Gup

 

[redflyer65]

Appearantly guys, it is a Boeing problem.

These particular planes were built differently than the rest.....sorry to burst your Anti-Southwest bubble!

 

[saabcaptain]

The FAA, airlines, and pilots need to step up their game when operating these Boeing aircraft. I only mentioned pilots because it was the Aloha first officer who missed the crack on their 737 when even a passenger noticed it during boarding and resulted in the death of a flight attendant.

Classy. The preflight of the Aloha airplane was IN DARKNESS and the crack was in the upper surface of the fuselage. The NTSB/FAA stated it was not reasonable to expect an exterior preflight would find it and they could never verify a passenger's comment after the accident that they saw a crack, for all they know it was bird doo-doo and they are making it what they want to believe it was. Way to slander a crew that flew an airplane to a safe landing with half the roof gone.

 

[J.Otto]

Roofs flying off 37's is a SWA problem.

thats what you get for outsourcing your heavy mx to 3rd world countries.

 

[SWA/FO]

• • Inspections of the remaining aircraft in the sub-fleet (79 total) will continue for the next few days at six different locations. As inspections are completed with no findings, those aircraft will continue to be put back into service.

  • • The 79 aircraft designated for the additional inspections were designed differently in the manufacturing process.

Looks like a Boeing problem to me! a/0:nuts:

 

[The Prussian]

"It's a Boeing Problem...." That's rich!

OBTW, the Jackhole above who posted Accident data? Could you research and find me how many times an explosive hole has appeared in a Delta 737? We have been flying them before you Herb Turds were a Wild Turkey stain on his business plan bar napkin.....

What's that? Never? Thought so.....

Show me!...B737-200's y'all acquired from Western Airlines??? Y'all been flying them before we Herb Turds were a Wild Turkey stain on his business plan bar napkin?...??? Show me...

 

[luckytohaveajob]

It is an accident when it happens once. It is a pattern when it happens twice.

Three times it should be criminal.

 

[SWA/FO]

To all you Southwest haters...... Enjoy, your time now. Go back to watching FoxNews....U all make me sick.

Hope this makes it official and you never consider a career here at Southwest Airlines, cus we don't want you. Oh' whats that, you don't want to work here? - You don't like maing money, you think your contract is better then ours $$ right.

Good, stay where you are

 

[Tripower455]

So was a different crack repaired on the airplane or the same crack that came apart? Or, are you saying the news is wrong that this airplane was previously repaired for a crack.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=8050448

I'm saying that that airplane was one of the ones that has never been reskinned. AFAIK, if there was a repair, it was somewhere else on the airplane, and not where it ruptured.

Oh, and the news is USUALLY wrong about anything related to aviation..........

Are you a 121 pilot?

And our reskins are done in Greensboro AFAIK.

 

[islandhoper]

thats what you get for outsourcing your heavy mx to 3rd world countries.

Costa Rica my friend, is no 3rd World country. It is a nice FAA repair facility in which you find U.S carriers as well as European carriers doing maintenance. Maintenance facilities are all over the world and usually belong to one of the 15 companies that do it... all FAA and JAA certified. Why do we send planes there? Sometimes is the price, but most of the times is the "slot". Stop bashing central america or any other country when in fact they are all FAA approved facilities no matter where they are at. And yes, you find a Boeing/Airbus inspector on site in each one as well as leasing companies and airlines reps. that oversee the mx done.
This couldve happened out of Gainsville,FL as well as Latacunga, Ecuador. (Both have heavy mx services...)

 

[RJ Bum]

SWA airplanes have lot's of sheetmetal repairs, and most of the repairs are very poorly done. Boeing problem? They didn't build like that and they wouldn't repair them that way either. No one reputable would....

I would love to see any facts backing up your statement. Do you have a link, phone number, hell I'll pay for postage if you want to mail it.

But I'm guessing no....

 

[ivauir]

SWA airplanes have lot's of sheetmetal repairs, and most of the repairs are very poorly done. Boeing problem? They didn't build like that and they wouldn't repair them that way either. No one reputable would....

Typical.

Not accurate, but exactly what we've all come to expect from you.

 

[ivauir]

"It's a Boeing Problem...." That's rich!

OBTW, the Jackhole above who posted Accident data? Could you research and find me how many times an explosive hole has appeared in a Delta 737? We have been flying them before you Herb Turds were a Wild Turkey stain on his business plan bar napkin.....

What's that? Never? Thought so.....

So funny that 12 hours ago you were asking for someone to point out your hostile anti swa posts ...

Jackwagon

 

[Dan Roman]

Classy. The preflight of the Aloha airplane was IN DARKNESS and the crack was in the upper surface of the fuselage. The NTSB/FAA stated it was not reasonable to expect an exterior preflight would find it and they could never verify a passenger's comment after the accident that they saw a crack, for all they know it was bird doo-doo and they are making it what they want to believe it was. Way to slander a crew that flew an airplane to a safe landing with half the roof gone.

Well said. There is not an ounce of truth in Beetle007's post.

 

[Dan Roman]

Geez guys, you guys making this a SWA problem have your heads up your rear. It could happen to anyone. It did to Aloha, AMR has a huge maint facility in Tulsa and look at some of what has happened from there (hint MD 80, DC-10) DAL certainly had their fair share of issues in the 90's. The list goes on and on. We all live in glass houses and finger pointing is just going to set you up to eat crow.