One dead after Southwest Airlines jet engine 'explosion'

[Blu82]

ATC audio of the incident.

Source

 

[Gordon_R]

CFM56 is not a Rolls-Royce which is extensively tested for compressor blade failure containment.

There are 3 errors in your single sentence post! Congratulations, comment of the day award is in the mail.

 

[Spizz]

Shocking. Poor woman.

And another reason to take an aisle seat.

 

[ForceFate]

Shocking. Poor woman.

And another reason to take an aisle seat.

Then Aloha 243 happens. It's difficult to predict and mitigate these accidents as a passenger.

 

[Kosmik]

Shocking. Poor woman.

And another reason to take an aisle seat.

or wear the seatbelt? The chair was still stable so I doubt she would have been sucked out if she had the belt on.

*edit* ok that sounds a bit callous, I'm not blaming the passenger but I think that may have stopped the tragedy of her death. I always strap my belt on for the very reason that accidents happen whether you prepared or not: wind shear, sudden turbulence, part failure. Was on a greyhound once, moving along at 120kms+ and we all had belts on, next thing we knew, the side mirror was smashed into the side of the bus by a collision. Accidents happen, as a passenger one should help keep oneself safe by using the appropriate safety equipment.

 

[Mila]

how calm is that pilot.

 

[Cray]

or wear the seatbelt? The chair was still stable so I doubt she would have been sucked out if she had the belt on.

*edit* ok that sounds a bit callous, I'm not blaming the passenger but I think that may have stopped the tragedy of her death. I always strap my belt on for the very reason that accidents happen whether you prepared or not: wind shear, sudden turbulence, part failure..

Same here, always have my belt on when in a passenger plane.. (and in the back seat of cars too..)

 

[Gordon_R]

or wear the seatbelt? The chair was still stable so I doubt she would have been sucked out if she had the belt on.

Apparently the passenger did have her seatbelt on. The 737 is a fairly cramped aircraft, and in the cabin photos you can see that the seat is so close to the window, that your neck and head can be sucked out the window while your body is still firmly attached to the seat: https://mybroadband.co.za/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=515487&d=1524001465

BTW, lap harnesses are most effective in the 'brace' position, and against forward forces, otherwise you need a multi-point harness (like pilots and rally-car drivers wear, and for rope climbers, and child restraints). See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt#4-,_5-,_and_6-point

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

hectic, was she sitting in a row in front of emergency exit row?

as it sure seems that way from the photos,

so it just pure luck that most of the damage seems to be angled downwards,

so it wouldn't hit anybody it seems,

 

[Flanders]

(Birdstrike is possible, but implausible at cruising altitude)

I would say highly unlikely to damned near impossible when climbing through FL320? Unless of course the bird strike had occurred earlier and damage only spread during the flight.

 

[The_Librarian]

Now imagine if taxis take to the air...

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Apparently the passenger did have her seatbelt on. The 737 is a fairly cramped aircraft, and in the cabin photos you can see that the seat is so close to the window, that your neck and head can be sucked out the window while your body is still firmly attached to the seat: https://mybroadband.co.za/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=515487&d=1524001465

Was wondering about that one, especially given that the seat-belt in the pic is not fastened on the window seat. Could have been undone afterwards of course, just made me wonder if she was buckled in at the time of the incident.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Now imagine if taxis take to the air...

they already have, at least here in SA,
wonder if the pilot uses a spanner to fly

http://www.flightnetwork.co.za/santaco.html

 

[Grant]

Now imagine if taxis take to the air...

they manufacture their own helicopters in zimbabwe:

 

[The_Librarian]

@Grant

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

they manufacture their own helicopters in zimbabwe:
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no oxen to move the blades?

surprised as it could have been used as a fast reaction force with the oxen ambulance, could have called it ER168 ( a week)

 

[garyc]

This is the second time there has been an uncontained fan blade failure with a CFM56 on a B737. It also happened in 2016 to a Southwest Airlines flight. The FAA called for ultrasonic inspections of these engines for fatigue cracks. I guess that some people are now looking at the inspection logs with some interest.

 

[pinball wizard]

Absolute impossibility would require the engine to be so heavy that the aircraft never leaves the ground!

Which would in fact solve the problem?

 

[pinball wizard]

Interesting about the Geese.

With a capital "g"?

 

[pinball wizard]

May I ask why the gender of the pilot is relevant?