Boeing 737 800 catches fire in Colorado

[red750]

A Boeing 737 800 experienced engine vibrations shortly after takeoff and returned to the airport, but the engine caught fire on landing, causing passengers to escape via inflatable slides or onto the opposite wing, through dense smoke. All passengers escaped safely.

[red750]

Interesting aside:  There was a short video of a SouthWest Airlines 737 landing. The caption said:

 

Boeing 737 with 130 passengers lands safely. 45,000 planes land safely in America every day. Air travel has never been safer. Meanwhile, 12 car crashes occurred while you werre watching this (45 second) video.

[facthunter]

That's an irrelevant statistic. Yes Statistically AIR travel is very Safe, but needs to be kept that way by constant discipline and good procedures.  Nev. 

[Litespeed]

Ah once again....if it's Boeing..I ain't going.

[facthunter]

Engine damage, engine fire. The engine would be common to a lot of planes and sometimes there's optional engines on offer for a Particular Plane. They are all fitted with fire warning and Extinguishing System's 2 Shots and a firewall shutoff..  Nev

[Litespeed]

Yes engines options are common.

 

But it appears Boeing's choices always seem sub par for the last 10 years at least.

[facthunter]

I have not been aware of that. They would be responsive to what a particular Airline wanted with many features like the Logic of the FMS. Few airlines buy a "White tail" off the shelf.. Boeings flagship a version of the 777 has the Biggest engines in the game. Nev

[red750]

Hijacking this thread for a moment. Today I watched an episode of Ice Pilots NWT, the Buffalo Airways show, One of their Lockheed Electras had a problem where the right main undercarriage got stuck in the UP position due to a problem with the gear door.

 

They did two hard touch and goes on the two remaining wheels to try and shake it free, but no luck. They finally landed on the two wheels and settled onto the right wing, ripping off one propeller and destroying the other. The plane slewed off the runway and the crew evacuated. They got a crane to lift the damaged wing, put a rope on the jammed door and pulled it off with a 4WD. They then lowered the wheel so the plane could be dragged back to the hanger, where their backup Electra wa undergoing repairs., minus an engine. They took one of the good engines off the left wing of the aircraft that had just crash landed and fitted it to the spare plane so they could resume their services. 

[facthunter]

It's done all the time. nev