Air China's safety issue~!

smoothjazz · 01-29-2003, 09:53 PM

Make you to think which airline you need to avoid...

A pilot for a Chinese carrier requested permission and landed at FRA(Frankfurt,Germany) for an unscheduled refueling stop. The reason became soon apparent to the ground crew: The Number 3 engine had been shut down because of excessive vibration, and because it didn't look so good. It had apparently been no problem for the tough guys back inChina: they took some sturdy straps and wrapped them around several of the fan blades and the structures behind, thus stopping any unwanted wind-milling (engine spinning by itself due to airflow passing thru the blades during flight) and associated uncomfortable vibration caused by the suboptimal fan. Note that the straps are seatbelts....how resourceful! After making the "repairs", off they went into the wild blue yonder with another revenue-making flight on only three engines! With the increased fuel consumption, they got a bit low on fuel, and just set it down at the closest airport for a quick refill. That's when the problems started: The Germans, who are kind of picky about this stuff, inspected the alfunctioning engine and immediately grounded the aircraft. (Besides the seatbelts, notice the appalling condition of the fan blades.) The airline operator had to send a chunk of money to get the first engine replaced (took about 10 days) The repair contractor decided to do some impromptu inspection work on the other engines, none of which looked all that great either. The result: a total of 3 engines were eventually changed on this plane before it was permitted to fly again.

BHopper88 · 01-29-2003, 11:25 PM

is it just me but didnt i just post this a few days ago???

01-29-2003, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by BHopper88
is it just me but didnt i just post this a few days ago???

i was thinkin the same thing.

smoothjazz · 01-29-2003, 11:50 PM

Sorry about that fellas... I havn't checked 1:1 forum recently and
I received this article today so...

01-30-2003, 01:37 AM

Ya, but there was no pic last post. Man what some people do to avoid safety. mabye there should be a " The Jungle" part 2, the aviation industry.

01-29-2003, 09:53 PM	#1
smoothjazz More Korean Air in 1/200! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SEOUL KOREA Posts: 6,449	Air China's safety issue~! Make you to think which airline you need to avoid... A pilot for a Chinese carrier requested permission and landed at FRA(Frankfurt,Germany) for an unscheduled refueling stop. The reason became soon apparent to the ground crew: The Number 3 engine had been shut down because of excessive vibration, and because it didn't look so good. It had apparently been no problem for the tough guys back inChina: they took some sturdy straps and wrapped them around several of the fan blades and the structures behind, thus stopping any unwanted wind-milling (engine spinning by itself due to airflow passing thru the blades during flight) and associated uncomfortable vibration caused by the suboptimal fan. Note that the straps are seatbelts....how resourceful! After making the "repairs", off they went into the wild blue yonder with another revenue-making flight on only three engines! With the increased fuel consumption, they got a bit low on fuel, and just set it down at the closest airport for a quick refill. That's when the problems started: The Germans, who are kind of picky about this stuff, inspected the alfunctioning engine and immediately grounded the aircraft. (Besides the seatbelts, notice the appalling condition of the fan blades.) The airline operator had to send a chunk of money to get the first engine replaced (took about 10 days) The repair contractor decided to do some impromptu inspection work on the other engines, none of which looked all that great either. The result: a total of 3 engines were eventually changed on this plane before it was permitted to fly again. __________________ BENJAMIN MY COLLECTION http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1179.html

01-29-2003, 11:50 PM	#4
smoothjazz More Korean Air in 1/200! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SEOUL KOREA Posts: 6,449	Sorry about that fellas... I havn't checked 1:1 forum recently and I received this article today so... __________________ BENJAMIN MY COLLECTION http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1179.html

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01-29-2003, 11:25 PM	#2
BHopper88 Master Collector Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Home: Beverly Hills, Michigan (burb of Detroit), School: Grand Forks, North Dakota Age: 30 Posts: 547	is it just me but didnt i just post this a few days ago???

01-30-2003, 01:37 AM	#5
Romania is #1 Guest Posts: n/a	Ya, but there was no pic last post. Man what some people do to avoid safety. mabye there should be a " The Jungle" part 2, the aviation industry.