Is this Ash Cloud Damage?
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Is this Ash Cloud Damage?
I recieved a chain e-mail today about how we should all start taking the ash cloud seriously and it had these pictures included
Are they real or am i just gulable?
Are they real or am i just gulable?
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arh yes definetly Ash damage, probably caused by some sort of cannabis infusion with grey matter, best to inhale this sort of ash/debris rather than waste it on an engine.
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I was sure i'd seen this before, but couldn't remember in what context. Pretty certain it wasn't VA. I daresay if it was the paint would be in considerably worse state.
Looks a bit like a thrown blade or part thereof,, but the only other engine i've seen that threw a lump of metal down the intake didn't have as much ash / burn damage - it just rattled around for a bit, rounded off the remaining spools and shut itself down.
Looks a bit like a thrown blade or part thereof,, but the only other engine i've seen that threw a lump of metal down the intake didn't have as much ash / burn damage - it just rattled around for a bit, rounded off the remaining spools and shut itself down.
I seem to recall seeing a report recently from Cessna that it was caused by some harmonic vibration and the diffuser
(Edited in line with NuName's post below which is the article I was thinking of. Thanks NuName)
(Edited in line with NuName's post below which is the article I was thinking of. Thanks NuName)
Last edited by Miles Magister; 21st May 2010 at 11:07.
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Apparently not Engine Damage Not Caused by Volcanic Ash: AINonline
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Its the result of a diffuser failure which ruptured the fuel manifold line and burned out the stators- Williams are now replacing the diffusers with uprated items! This was an FJ44-3 series engine, AND JUST TO CONFIRM- this happened before the unpronounceable Icelandic volcano popped!
