easyJet B737 Damaged by Hail
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Some more pictures (detail shots and views from inside the flight deck) >> here << (Swiss Pilots Forum).
Note: The LX F/O who took the pictures kindly asks to respect the copyright of a third party.
EoD
Note: The LX F/O who took the pictures kindly asks to respect the copyright of a third party.
EoD
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i was in gva on sat am, and our ground engineer had been to see the a/c in the hangar. The damage is as you see it, all the leading edges badly damaged and landing light covers smashed, However the fan blades were unscathed, no damage at all!! Boeing are on their way to fix a/c apparently.
Airport rumour had it that they had avoided the first CB and got caught in one hiding behind, shrouded by first, or were caught in overhang!
Airport rumour had it that they had avoided the first CB and got caught in one hiding behind, shrouded by first, or were caught in overhang!
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Was just reading the report on the "open-top" B737 incident out in Hawaii. Decided that if they can withstand that and land then if I ever get the choice, it's Boing. Built to take a pounding.
This just proves it.
Was just reading the report on the "open-top" B737 incident out in Hawaii. Decided that if they can withstand that and land then if I ever get the choice, it's Boing. Built to take a pounding.
This just proves it.
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<<if I ever get the choice, it's Boing. Built to take a pounding.
This just proves it.>>
Well, I'd say it was 50:50... The BMI A321 took a similar pounding, and he didn't even return - he got the PAX to destination!
All with a large pinch of salt - I'm sure the relevant investigations will produce some useful lessons for us all....
NoD
<<if I ever get the choice, it's Boing. Built to take a pounding.
This just proves it.>>
Well, I'd say it was 50:50... The BMI A321 took a similar pounding, and he didn't even return - he got the PAX to destination!
All with a large pinch of salt - I'm sure the relevant investigations will produce some useful lessons for us all....
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Boeing is a pretty useful aircraft but they do have their rudder problems. as to the BMI incident...I'm not familiar but would suggest if the A/C looked like Easy Jet and the Captain didn't land ASAP I wouldn't want to fly with him.
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Well done those pilots who brought the EJ 73 back safely to Geneva after getting battered by the hail storm.
(I'm willing, however, to acknowledge the reduced options departing Geneva, due to terrain clearance requirements.)
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And I won't say "well done" (or "badly done") to the pilots - does anyone know whether they did "well" flying the aircraft (suspect apart from poor vision (!) it handled OK), or "badly" (flew into a CB everyone else avoided...)
And I don't know whether it was a "well built aircraft" to withstand "such a lashing of hail", or so poorly built to suffer such damage from a couple of bits of light hail!
Shall we see what the enquiry has to say??
NoD
And I don't know whether it was a "well built aircraft" to withstand "such a lashing of hail", or so poorly built to suffer such damage from a couple of bits of light hail!
Shall we see what the enquiry has to say??
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Loads airliners.net and on the other forum..
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402670/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402669/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402670/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/402669/L/
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A little Dickie Bird told me that the BMI Airbus that got pebbledashed a few weeks ago is actually an insurance write-off. Not only would it need all the usual leading edge bits replaced but it would need to be completely re-skinned. Not only that but it suffered some unseen structural damage during the episode.
We await the report on that one as it would appear that there was much more to it than has been mentioned so far.
We await the report on that one as it would appear that there was much more to it than has been mentioned so far.