777 Engine Failure
11-05-2006, 11:38 AM
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777 Engine Failure
Great photo (not mine) of a Malaysian 777 experiencing an engine failure. The narrative at the bottom of the photo is a bit uninformed though 
Link to photo: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...&TopOfYest=yes
Link to photo: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...&TopOfYest=yes
11-05-2006, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by HSLD
Great photo (not mine) of a Malaysian 777 experiencing an engine failure. The narrative at the bottom of the photo is a bit uninformed though
Link to photo: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...&TopOfYest=yes
Link to photo: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...&TopOfYest=yes
That would ruin my day!
11-05-2006, 02:03 PM
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At first the pilots don't get any indications in the cockpit and plan to go on to Kuala Lumpur. Then we decide to call Arlanda duty offocer to make sure that they have noticed the pieces from the engine on the runway. Shortly after that the pilots requests fueldump and return to ARN safely
"Negative, we'll continue on. . .oh, whaddya know, we lost number one"
They don't work for BA 
11-05-2006, 03:33 PM
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At first the pilots don't get any indications in the cockpit and plan to go on to Kuala Lumpur. Then we decide to call Arlanda duty offocer to make sure that they have noticed the pieces from the engine on the runway. Shortly after that the pilots requests fueldump and return to ARN safely
I'm certain that crew was well aware of the condition of the aircraft. I'm also certain that the 777 flys great on one engine (I do it in the Sim several times a year, and I have one "precautionary" in flight shut down).
After reading about the Air Force C-5 crash in Dover, a recurring comment I heard was "they had plenty of fuel, why did they rush?". In contrast, maybe the 777 crew in this photo took their time
Of course how can you tell what was going on by looking at a photo?
Last edited by HSLD; 11-05-2006 at 03:47 PM.
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