It's the least this country can do for me for eating a breakfast burrito and then just kinda hanging out for 5-7 hours one weekend a month.
In most cases I would agree. It seems like the rudder pedal issue may be but it could also be due to poor maintenance issues. The tire, while hilarious (bc no one was hurt), was probably a result of the airline maintenance team not verifying the work or a faulty part. I assume. Shit I have no idea.
Correct about the tire. I don't know the specifics about that aircraft however the landing gear is removed and rebuilt on a set interval. Unless if it was a new 777 from the factory, it's going to be a rebuilt landing gear that United would have performed the work on. Otherwise, there's a mechanic who massively fucked up somehow.
I think the main issues isnt just a Boeing issue but an American Society issue. Under trained, under paid and over worked
This is really a confusing one. It was stormy in Houston so I am curious how or what led to this. The comments I am seeing all mention a landing gear failure. I am curious if the flight ended up in the grass and the fact it left the runway CAUSED the landing gear failure, or if the landing gear failed prior to leaving the runway. If its the second case, that is not great obviously for United who has had a tough week. This is an interesting account by a passenger but still don't really confirm either one...
Her story sounds most probable. I would think the gear failed when it went off the paved surface at a speed that was too high.
Sure, let's assume this name+random numbers account is a real person and they definitely aren't pretending they were on a flight so they can complain about some DEI nonsense.
siap. John Oliver's Boeing segment is terrific. Says that there's another, current issue with 737MAX 8 & 9 planes. If the engine anti-ice system is on for more than 5 minutes in dry air, the engine housing can shatter and potentially threaten window-seat passengers and the stability of the airplane.
"The plane, unannounced, just dropped. I mean it dropped unlike anything I've ever experienced on any kind of minor turbulence, and people were thrown out of their seats, hit the top of the roof of the plane, throwing down the aisles," passenger Brian Jokat told the BBC. "Some of the roof panels were broken from people being thrown up and knocking through the plastic roof panels in the aisle ways. And there was blood coming from several people's heads." Jokat, who was not injured in the incident, said.
I mean they need to just pull themselves up by their bootstraps, rub a little dirt on it and quit the bitchin
I wonder what kind of "technical problem" could lead to a sudden drop? Even losing both engines wouldn't cause that. I'd think outside of clear air turbulence it would take a full deflection of the elevators to make it drop so suddenly.
Thats usually the case, stuff like this may not have been reported as frequently if there wasn't an ongoing other stories grabbing headlines.
That seems fucking dubious at best. Even a complete power loss is not going to lead to a sudden drop like that. And why the fuck would a pilot ever come tell the cabin that they just lost all instruments? Yeah, no
My bet is it could have been their systems missed potential turbulence and the pilots didn't have time to react or clear air turbulence. In some cases there is precedence around what they call "Clear Air Turbulence" and is the primary reason the pilots usually ask people in their seats to leave on their seatbelt. In case anyone is interested, TWZ did a recent article on an F5 fighter making a cross atlantic trip with a refueling tanker and while hooking up for gas, lost both engines simultaneously. There was no jolting other than the rapid loss of acceleration. The quotes are here: "He heard two ‘pops’ from his J-85 jet engines, as they both ‘compressor stalled’ and stopped working, losing thrust instantly. The sinking feeling in his stomach was all too real, as his now unpowered fighter fell off the hose, drifting back quickly from the tanker and sinking toward the cloud deck below. The refueling basket disconnected from his probe, spraying jet fuel as it bobbed wildly in the air above and ahead." Most modern aircraft are built with the idea that there is a very very small (but real) chance they could lose both engines at once and the idea is to have a plan to deal with that exact scenario. Even if these pilots lost all hydraulics, electronics, the plane "shouldn't" violently react but rather slowly start to react based on trim and rudder settings. Worst case they have a way to generate hydraulic power even with the engines off and not providing power. My guess is it was clear air turbulence.
flying through turbulence in a small 4 person corvalis or something is awesome. watching the altimeter jump around ~40ft at a time and feeling your stomach bottom out is such a goddamn rush