Originally Posted by
gloopy
I'm not sure how much that was the salt air versus the high cycles back when hours were thought to be the main metric to track that stuff. But either way, I'm sure its a known quantity now. Even if DL didn't want the airframes to fly, we'd probably be interested in some as parts planes for the right price. That could maybe even free up some current DL 717's being ear marked as parts planes. I bet DL could get a very good deal on them.
I think we are both kind of right on this.
The piece of the fuselage blown off the aircraft was never found.
[13]Investigation by the U. S.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the accident was caused by
metal fatigue exacerbated by
crevice corrosion. The aircraft was 19 years old and operated in a coastal environment, with exposure to salt and humidity.
Regarding the Hawaiian 717's keep in mind it will probably be 3 years or more before they actually pull the first one from their fleet. Will Delta want them in 2027?