Air Canada Boeing plane bursts into flames seconds after taking off

[red750]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/air-canada-boeing-plane-bursts-into-flames-seconds-after-taking-off/ar-BB1nPqkf?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=43cfbc818a9e4c71e102dae0559ab74d&ei=36

[facthunter]

The Triple 7 is not a bad aeroplane and been around for a while. Probably an engine maintenance issue.  Nev

[facthunter]

The ER version has the GE motor and is the Biggest Fan jet (High bypass) engine made to date.   Nev

[red750]

The FAA proposed a new airworthiness directive earlier this year to address a potential flaw in Boeing jets, DailyMail.com can reveal.

 

According to the FAA proposal, the issue involved an electrical fault on the company's 777 jets that, if left unaddressed, could cause fuel tanks on the planes' wings to catch fire and explode. 

 

Discovery of the flaw exposes that nearly 300 more Boeing planes are potentially at risk, including jets used by United and American Airlines, according to the notice by the Federal Aviation Administration.

[facthunter]

I doubt that is the issue with this one. ALL this extra stuff comes up any time the name BOEING is mentioned. Nev

Edited June 8 by facthunter

[CT9000]

surely a simple compressor stall is no big deal

[facthunter]

May be that but they are a series of Bangs out the front of the engine. Could be Foreign Object damage or a compressor blade failure or the  Turbine disc that gets hottest. Nev

Edited June 10 by facthunter

[flying dog]

So - sorry - this is NOT the one in NZ where a duck got sucked into the engine just after take off?

 

[Area-51]

8 hours ago, flying dog said:

So - sorry - this is NOT the one in NZ where a duck got sucked into the engine just after take off?

 

A duck?! That surely would of quacked something in the engine!! 😳

[planedriver]

Maybe, but the BILL is not something to be looked forward to.

[pmccarthy]

I think the pilot cried out “ duck!” Or something like that.

[Marty_d]

You canard-ly expect that not to be a problem.

[flying dog]

(And I thought I had the monopoly on bad jokes!)

 

[Marty_d]

I'm a dad, I reserve the right to tell Dad jokes!

[facthunter]

"DAD" jokes aren't always BAD jokes. 

[facthunter]

ALL THIS is NOT in the OFF topic though. . AS a bit of info with these TWO engined planes, the routes approved  these days allow up to 6 hours Flight  on one engine. Nev