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Old 23rd Jul 2010, 17:08
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? L1011 atop cell over Salina -- cont'd to LAX ?

Aterpster -- can't find the records on that L10 that topped that cell over Salina, FO told me that the erupting HAIL from the cell-top engulfed the L10 for more than a minute, busted (cracks) the Windscreen too badly for any forward visibility, crew cont'd to LAX, then did an autoland at LAX, found baseball sized dings in the Wing LE and Eng Cowl. (Someone wrote-up that case but I can't locate the records.)

You surely recall that case --- ? when was that ?

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Looking at past TRW-Turb injury cases, I see that Air France 4 / 13May74 encountered Moderate/ Severe Turb, over O'Neil Nebraska, lasting four minutes, with serious injuries -- pilots elected to continue to Paris, landed Orly seven hours after the injuries were suffered.
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