AA emergency landing in Santiago!

[Transat]

Nobody was injured in yesterday AA emergency landing in Santiago.
According to the news papers the pax 156 in total where evacuated from the plane.

Once on the ground the pilot noted that on the runway dispersed fragments of the engine were found, lost during the roll before take off.

They lost power on one of the engines turn that one off and return to the airport.

[eli]

The important thing is everybody made it back ok. As i've said in the past S**t happens to the best of them.

[Transat]

Originally Posted by eli

The important thing is everybody made it back ok. As i've said in the past S**t happens to the best of them.

Your right Eli!

When something like that happens believe me IS NOT VERY FUNNY!

[simpson Homer]

What I was thinking that the airline company has mechanic to check the entire plane before depart from any airport. I dont have idea how old are those airplane. is scare to think about what was wrong.

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Originally Posted by simpson Homer

What I was thinking that the airline company has mechanic to check the entire plane before depart from any airport. I dont have idea how old are those airplane. is scare to think about what was wrong.

Its nothing with the age o the aircraft its just something with the engine, sometimes on takeoff thers so much thrust aplied to it that sometines just blowup, But now the investigation is concentrated on de debris left behind on the runway,to find out what happen on that flight.

The flight was inbound for JFK so im 100% sure was a A-300-600

[eli]

Originally Posted by Transat

Its nothing with the age o the aircraft its just something with the engine, sometimes on takeoff thers so much thrust aplied to it that sometines just blowup, But now the investigation is concentrated on de debris left behind on the runway,to find out what happen on that flight.

The flight was inbound for JFK so im 100% sure was a A-300-600

The truth of the matter is that it's a mechanical object which can fail at any moment no matter how much maintenance is devoted to it, it's just way of things you have engines that go forever with their due maintenance periods and you have brand new engines that have catastrophic engine failures it's just the way it is.

[santobonao]

AA should retired those freaky A300-600 aircraft soon. its a danger to have those aircraft service in the air.

[bankbwoy]

I fly in tomorrow with AA.

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Originally Posted by santobonao

AA should retired those freaky A300-600 aircraft soon. its a danger to have those aircraft service in the air.

No i dont think so the A-300-600 its a very reliable aircraft,its just that happens on any other aircraft type.

You still can see DC-3 flying around and that aircraft its 60 years of age GOOD MAINTENANCE thats all.

The A-300 its a very good aircraft and as Eli says something like that just happens.

Ely says "you have engines that go forever with their due maintenance periods and you have brand new engines that have catastrophic engine failures it's just the way it is." AND SHES TOTALLY RIGHT EXAMPLE
Lauda Air a brand new 767-300 in 1991.

"Shortly after takeoff, a REV ISLN message appeared on the aircraft's EICAS system alerting the crew that there was a malfunction with the thrust reverser isolation valves. The crew opted to continue the flight, and as the aircraft approached FL310, the no.1 engine thrust reverser engaged. The incredible force on the aircraft caused the airframe to break apart within several seconds."

[Flakko]

Nothing personal, but...

Why only AA planes are having troubles in DR??? I haven't heard 'bout CO, NA, US or any other U.S. air carrier.

Because of the press or because the conditions of the ones they use to fly into Dom. Rep???

About the type of aircraft, mmm...

Well an AA Boeing 777 had another tech. failure on a flight JFK-NRT and had to return to JFK.
The 777 it's a pretty new aircraft.

And I don't know if you remember the AA A300 that had an engine on fire on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico it was caught on tape!!!

So...
Maybe, maybe, they should check the whole A300 fleet for security concerns...