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THE IRON MAIDEN

27th Mar 2009 07:45

Who forgot to put the BIG bolts in???

US plane parts fall from sky in Brazil

interesting to say the least:eek:

Quote:

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

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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...6_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/3...ml#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

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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:

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