Will 737's be grounded?

[igneousy2]

Okay guys remember...throw rope out window first...then climb down rope

DO NOT...grab end of rope...and jump out window.

that looked like it hurt.

 

[flyburg]

Really fuzy movie but it looked to me like the first guy was actually climbing down the rope and lost his grip due to the explosion. Why the other guy tried to climb down the same window is a little odd though, unless he couldn't open his own window, but it looks like he just got thrown out by the explosion.

 

[JimNtexas]

Clearly invisible ninjas wired the plane for a controlled demolition.

I blame Bush, the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign relations, and Hank Hill.

 

[CoolSidePillow]

An even bigger question is why isnt my company flying me around with 6 flight attendants??!! :blush:

your flight attendants can probably reach the overhead bins without a boost.

 

[Captain Overs]

The bigger issue is, should China Airlines be grounded?!! :erm:

Don't forget the bullet they dodged in 1985 when the 747 went inverted and almost splashed down in the pacific. That was the crew's fault. At least they saved it.

 

[RJAA]

According to the local media, China Airlines is prepared to compensate the passengers with almost up to 2500 dollars for inconveniences and troubles that this accident may have caused including the burnt bags for every single pax. Something tells me it won't be that high in the U.S. It would be a hug and thank god you are alive and oh here is round trip ticket on us, I am expecting a lawsuit anyways!

 

[Captain X]

Will 737's be grounded?

I'll bet all my LUV stock that they won't be.

 

[AV80R]

... what does China has to with China Airlines...

That's what I was thinking - China Airlines is based in Taiwan, right? Unless the red China fulfills it's thread and invades the "runaway" province, airline news from red China doesn’t really say much about aviation in Taiwan. Off the subject (well, kind of) most pilots working for airlines in the two "countries" would definitely benefit from some English 101 training....

 

[Bake]

Just one question? Where the hell is the fire crews????

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I read a report from a PAX that after they were on the ground one of the engines started smoking, and then the other one.

What the.....?

cliff
ILN

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Clearly invisible ninjas wired the plane for a controlled demolition.

I blame Bush, the Trilateral Commission, the Council on Foreign relations, and Hank Hill.

Nope, you are all wrong. Blame Mesa!!

 

[Skyboy722]

your flight attendants can probably reach the overhead bins without a boost.

Just about pi$$ed my pants. That was funny.

 

[AV80R]

Hi!...
cliff
ILN

atpcliff - just curious - why the avatar? I've visited the camp and a few others, horrendous...so why the avatar?

 

[SuperFLUF]

AD for 73's due to China bonfire

Next Generation Boeing 737s to get inspections
Boeing 737 aircraft in operation will be inspected according to a recent Airworthiness Directive issued by the FAA. Following a fire that destroyed a China Airlines (CI) 737-800 on the ground in Japan, the FAA is requiring all operators of similar aircraft to inspect bolts on the “slat track downstop assembly” for tightness.
all applicable aircraft are to be inspected within the 24-day mandatory compliance period. It is believed that a loose bolt on the CI flight may have pierced the fuel tank, causing the fire.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I just read a report in an aviation newsletter, that said a lose bolt from the back of the wing slat had pierced the right wing tank, and that fuel was leaking on to the ground during the taxi in. It also said Boeing had issued an AD a while ago, and it was not known if China Airlines had complied with the AD.

cliff
ILN

Note: I had my first trip to Europe (basically) last summer. We went to 11 cities/towns in Poland and Rome.

I visited the camp. I really "enjoyed" the visit to the camp. It made me want to kill everyone (very slowly) who helped build, run, or support the camp. It was SICK how some German companies had advertised the work they did to build the camp.

I was very impressed that some local Poles had set up volunteer committees to help the victims of the camp, and surprised that the Nazis had let them give aid to the prisoners.

 

[AV80R]

Note: I had my first trip to Europe (basically) last summer. We went to 11 cities/towns in Poland and Rome.

I visited the camp. I really "enjoyed" the visit to the camp. It made me want to kill everyone (very slowly) who helped build, run, or support the camp. It was SICK how some German companies had advertised the work they did to build the camp.

I was very impressed that some local Poles had set up volunteer committees to help the victims of the camp, and surprised that the Nazis had let them give aid to the prisoners.

I see, yeah I had very similar feelings. I went to Majdanek in Lublin and some other camps a few years later and learned about the very early years of the SS and Gestapo and how they got "training" from their brothers at NKVD (among other places at the infamous Ljubljanka prisons in Moscow) which later became the KGB on how to interrogate and torture their victims. That's when it really hit me how close the Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party aka the Nazi party stood to the Communist party despite their attempts to portray themselves as an anti-communist patriotic movement. Either way, I think everyone should visit those camps because we should never forget...

 

[erj-145mech]

It also said Boeing had issued an AD a while ago, and it was not known if China Airlines had complied with the AD.

Boeing issued a service bulletin on this in December 2005. Boeing cannot issue an airworthiness directive (AD), only the FAA may issue one.
Service Bulletins are not mandatory, as issued by the OEM, AD's are.
Foreign registered aircraft are not required to comply with FAA AD's, however, their respective governments may issue the equivellent on affected airplanes.