08-29-2008, 11:20 AM
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WestJet plane bound for Winnipeg loses engine power
According to 660 News Breaking news..
http://en.canoe.ca/home.html
Anyone heard anything ?
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Edit - http://www.660news.com/ Apparently it was a westjet flight and they had to turn back en-route to Winnipeg.
Last edited by Knut; 08-29-2008 at 11:49 AM.
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08-29-2008, 11:25 AM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Like, shut down the engine or it fell off type of lost?
And which is it... did it happen enroute or at the calgary airport?
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Last edited by BlackArcher101; 08-29-2008 at 11:28 AM.
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08-29-2008, 11:26 AM
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Ok, does "Lost and engine" mean it fell off the plane, or that it lost all power?
Edit: BA beat me to my question.
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08-29-2008, 11:32 AM
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I was thinking that it fell off on the runway.
Which is stupid, because when I think about it, people always talk about planes losing an engine in the "it shut off" sense.
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08-29-2008, 11:32 AM
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It would be quite the feat if the engine fell out enroute to Winnipeg and they managed to return to Calgary 
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08-29-2008, 11:34 AM
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I'm sure it was a power loss from a bird strike or mechanical failure. Engines don't fall out very often.
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08-29-2008, 11:55 AM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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I'm reminded of the horse racing commercial
"Hey bob, have you checked out loose bolts?"
"Nah, maybe next week"
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08-29-2008, 12:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
It would be quite the feat if the engine fell out enroute to Winnipeg and they managed to return to Calgary |
Well, first hit on google for "plane lost an engine"
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Plane loses engine during take off
Kyla Hayes, who was on the plane, flying to Johannesburg on a connecting flight to London, said there was a clear "bang" as the plane took off.
"There was this bang and the whole plane just lurched to one side. For a while it seemed as if the plane could not get any height," said Hayes.
The plane eventually rose, as one of the passengers alerted cabin crew that an engine had "fallen off".
"We flew for another 30 minutes and the crew trained us in emergency flight procedures.
"As we landed they shouted at us to brace," said Hayes.
He described the landing as perfect.
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_i...2322849C782322
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—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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08-29-2008, 01:03 PM
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Pants Tent
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Modern jets are certified to be able to take off, fly for some distance and land safely on one engine.
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08-29-2008, 01:10 PM
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wins 10 internets
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kipper is King
Modern jets are certified to be able to take off, fly for some distance and land safely on one engine.
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yep, even 747's. they can lose 3 and still function on 1. can't imagine how hard it would be to pilot a plane like that though
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08-29-2008, 01:14 PM
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This to me is a non-event, things like this happen every day, just so rarely ever reported. Crew did as trained and got the plane back on ground safely.
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08-29-2008, 01:31 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Sounds like someone forgot to prepare the Fetzer valve with 3-in-1 oil and gauze pads.
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08-29-2008, 01:59 PM
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Uncle Chester
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Obviously the problem is with the flux capacitor.
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08-29-2008, 02:01 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Well, at least they don't have to go to Winnipeg. [rimshot]
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08-29-2008, 08:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
yep, even 747's. they can lose 3 and still function on 1. can't imagine how hard it would be to pilot a plane like that though
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Having trained in a 747 fight-simulator i can tell you thats false, if you lost 3 in level fight you would have enough power to make the next airport but if you lost 3 on takeoff it would be a mighty quick end. Boeing claims theres enough power to take off with 2 but when i tried i ran out of 12,400 feet of runway.
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08-29-2008, 08:27 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Bird got sucked into an engine so they returned to the airport for precautionary measures.
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