Double Engine Removal for Kulula at Lanseria
 

Does anyone have any information why SAA Technical staff were removing both engines offa Kulula 737 at Lanseria today.............:ooh:

Swopping them around for trouble shooting ............. :E

They probably weren't SAA engineers, more likely Nigerians in false uniforms. In a couple of days those engines will be up for sale in Lagos, or the Cape Flats, and the aircraft up on bricks!

Nugpot has this one nailed :)

Catastrophic, barely contained HP turbine failure at TOD, engineers swapped them to see if the fault transfers :E

I heard both thronomisters went U/S on the climb.

The old wobble flange models are prone to that happening.

This 737 was not an old 200. Engines were a bit mor modern than that.

I heard that the captain had complained that the copilot could not be trusted to monitor the right engine on start, so the engineers took it upon themselves to help the old captain out and swap the engines over so he could check it himself. :E

If the technical staff you refer to, were the special breed found only in South Africa, going by the name of 'engineers' - then yes, part swapping is the most likely diagnosis as that is about as far as their skills go.

If however, they were mechanics, it might have been a double engine change. With good chance of success I might add.

^ re-reading that, I know it makes little sense, but to me and anyone else who thinks this term 'engineer' is a little far fetched...you will know what I mean.:rolleyes:

"De-engineerer" or "Anti-engineer" seem to me to be waaaaaay more appropriate titles... "How to make un-servicable, that which is servicable" seems to be the standard issue manual for said bunch!

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Where you hoping for a series answer to this, or these ting failing for ground?

yes i was hoping for an answer.

a double engine removal by saa clad engineers on the apron at lanseria is not something you see very often unlike some other destinations i have been to in africa.

Nigerians stealing Kulula engines?
 

Capetonian, you're a lowdown cheap racist iddiiioooottttt !

flareout BC,

Your sense of humour is severely under developed.

And unfortunately Capetonian's post accurately reflects the morals of the majority of Nigerians in South Africa. I didn't see any race mentioned in his post. Is the racism card the only one you have? It doesn't have any value in SA anymore - sort of like producing a joker while playing bridge.

Wonder if the Aeronexus 767 that's been doing some flights for Comair is being leased in to cover this U/S 73, or if we'll be seeing the 767 flying for Comair a bit more long term.

Sensitive spanner swingers?

Whatever next...?:}

:cool: -Brilliant.

Talking about sensitive spanner swingers. I see there are a few woman creeping in to the hangers with toolboxes. Perhaps they are softening them up a bit. Getting them in touch with their feelings a bit more.

That'll be the flight of the talk wenches then?

On my way to Paarl on Sun pm around 15h00 I was sure I saw Kulula MD on finals to CPT but admit I was a few km's away. Is the 73X still out of service and if so was this MD the replacement?
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Comair haven't touched an MD since its withdrawl from service