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turbinetree

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11. If they changed that engine during the "heavy" maintenance and after about three weeks of take off's and landing's

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:49 AM

Nov 6

and they did not install those pylon bolts correctly.............3 if memory serves me correctly 2 in the front and 1 in the back for lateral force that is going to be a problem for the people that worked on that plane , if there was an engine change.
GE and Boeing are very specific on the procedure to do that change and it normally takes about 8 hrs to 12 hrs to do if memory serves me correctly to do .
You have to remove a lot of the cowling and such and disconnect the electrical harshness and hydraulic lines and fuel lines and then to place the engine cradle and hoist that cradle up and set the engine in the cradle by releasing the bolts that are made of Inconel with AC on jack stands.
There are also reports that there was a repair to the fuel system fuel tanks.
There are many factors..............but this is extremely sad..........

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12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in Kentucky [View all] turbinetree Nov 6 OP

There was an accident at ORD years ago, an American Airlines DC10, where the pylon cracked Ocelot II Nov 6 #1

My sister was a flight attendant on that plane and due to a pervert, she had to go to HR that day. TheBlackAdder Nov 6 #2

Wow! malaise Nov 6 #6

The guy felt her leg and tried more but at the same time he unintentionally saved her life. TheBlackAdder Nov 6 #7

Yikes! Ocelot II Nov 6 #9

If they changed that engine during the "heavy" maintenance and after about three weeks of take off's and landing's turbinetree Nov 6 #11

It's a slow, complicated procedure, and in the case of the AA accident they tried to speed it up. Ocelot II Nov 6 #12

Thank you for that information it brings back memories .............at United we used the cradle from which the engine turbinetree Nov 7 #13

A MAGA fuckstain caused the government shutdown which impacted fucking oversight on this fucking shit. SoFlaBro Nov 6 #3

Yes, but Democrats will still be blamed for it, somehow /s durablend Nov 6 #5

What wise words of comfort has our esteemed President offered on the matter? Orrex Nov 6 #4

None malaise Nov 6 #8

Unless the airplane had contained a shipment of gold plumbing fixtures Ocelot II Nov 6 #10