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THE IRON MAIDEN
27th Mar 2009, 07:45
US plane parts fall from sky in Brazil (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/794051/us-plane-parts-fall-from-sky-in-brazil)

interesting to say the least:eek:

Engine pieces from a US plane have fallen from the sky in Brazil, hitting 22 houses and a car but sparing passengers and residents on the ground.

Pieces of one of the turbines of the DC-10 plunged to the ground early on Thursday in the Amazon jungle town of Manaus in northern Brazil. The plane is owned by the Miami, Florida-based Arrow Cargo company.

Television images showed houses with damage to their roofs as an engine piece nearly 2 metres long laid nearby in front of amazed onlookers.

Rai Marinho is Arrow Cargo's station manager in Manaus. She says the plane carrying four people was able to continue its flight to Bogota, Colombia, using its other two engines. She says the company will pay for damages.

NAMD
27th Mar 2009, 08:03
I was wondering what those extra bolts in the top of my toolbox were for... :}

WangFunk
27th Mar 2009, 08:10
Apparently it takes more nuts than bolts to fly a DC10:}

Plazbot
27th Mar 2009, 09:05
US Brazil D and G. WTF?

Q300
27th Mar 2009, 09:43
US Brazil D and G. WTF?
One (or more) of these things is not like the others?

Ultralights
27th Mar 2009, 21:10
now, if your going to loose an engine, DO IT PROPERLY!

http://www.recreationalflying.com.au/forum/attachments/recreational-aviation-news/8516d1238107348-engine-parts-us-plane-fall-sky-brazil-arrow_cargo_dc10_n526md_manaus_090326_1.jpg?cmps=1

Spodman
28th Mar 2009, 01:08
More pics and speculation here (where it orta be):

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/367516-arrow-air-dc-10-loses-part-engine-t-o-manaus.html#post4820256

Bloke with the car looks justifiably miffed...

airtags
28th Mar 2009, 02:20
robust donk though -

Nepotisim
28th Mar 2009, 09:02
Nothing to do with not enough bolts. If you look at the thread in rumours and news you will find it came off because the turbine sawed it off.:ok:

teresa green
29th Mar 2009, 03:06
Just another fuel saving device, thought up by the beancounters!

THE IRON MAIDEN
30th Mar 2009, 02:05
US Brazil D and G. WTF?

So because it happend over Brazil in a US aircraft I should only be talking with US or Brazilan citizens?

:ugh: