757 engine ingests ice...
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Steve
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i wonder if it was blue ice
they've had engines fall completely off from blue ice
they've had engines fall completely off from blue ice
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Is the 757 KI? 
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On that same page, Small Plane Flips During Emergency Landing.
Says the guy was going from Virginia to PDK and ran out of gas. But where he landed is near Covington -- about 25 miles east of Atlanta. Odd.
Lance F, you hear anything?
Says the guy was going from Virginia to PDK and ran out of gas. But where he landed is near Covington -- about 25 miles east of Atlanta. Odd.
Lance F, you hear anything?
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I wonder how that is even possible. I don't see how ice from the fuselage can even get out far enough to get to the engines.
Steve
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The FAA said the ice broke off the fuselage of the plane and hit one of the engines
I think if you go back to the UA 747 out of HI that lost a baggage door the debris FOD'ed both engine on the right side. That's a pretty good distance, too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_811
I think if you go back to the UA 747 out of HI that lost a baggage door the debris FOD'ed both engine on the right side. That's a pretty good distance, too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_811
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Yeah, but that isn't exactly an apples to apples comparison. It took a hell of a big chunk of ice to do that and there just aren't that many (say none) places where it can build that wouldn't go straight back. I would have to see an animation or something to see how it can happen.
wsuffa
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That was my thought when I read the story.
If not ice, what then? Happened in flight, not ground FOD.
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It wouldn't have to be very large to make a dent like that at those speeds, The ice would hit like a rock shot out of a spud gun. The sheet metal isn't that thick, either.
I wonder what the criteria is for the engine spacing on a 757. I would think considerations for airflow around the fuselage would come into play. Build up an ice plug on the nose, shed it at cruise...where does it go...?
I wonder what the criteria is for the engine spacing on a 757. I would think considerations for airflow around the fuselage would come into play. Build up an ice plug on the nose, shed it at cruise...where does it go...?
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Could that have been a plane with the engines mounted close in near the tail?
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Maybe it was the new Boeing MD-757, a small single engined commuter airplane with automatic flight plan filing capability.
On track though, whatever happened, good job by the crew, even if OEI is not that big a deal to those who train for it.
On track though, whatever happened, good job by the crew, even if OEI is not that big a deal to those who train for it.