And people ask why I fly Tuna Cans...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31902513/ns/travel-news/

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

I didn't know 737's had a sunroof!

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Holy *****!

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I like how they say something positive about the flight crew then go and slander the company... cant they just do a completely positive news article for once...

From the article:

Federal investigators charged FAA's cozy regulatory climate with airlines led to the suppression of whistle-blower complaints against Southwest. After the allegations were made public, FAA announced stepped-up inspection efforts of all carriers' maintenance records, leading to hundreds of planes being grounded in early 2008.

And yet, another tuna-can episode to test the "pucker factor" among the passengers...

So...another case of butt-buddies at the top of the regulatory agency hanging out with the butt-buddies at the business that the regulatory agency is suppose to monitor for STRICT COMPLIANCE...

And no one lost their job...someone might have been moved from the kitchen galley to keep them away from sharp objects (probably the whistle-blower), but life at the FAA continues to go on while lives are whittled away with every little hole that suddenly appears out of no-where in a piece of metal flying 30K feet above the ground and at approx. 400-500mph...

If my back end didn't already naturally pucker, I'd be puckered so tight after that flight, that I'd need a colostomy bag for a bib...

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'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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So far they've ruled out box cutters, toothpicks, spenco insoles, and hair gel.

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Yep. They sure dodged a bullet with that one. Thankfully it looks like the 737 is a fairly well built plane. Remember the Hawaiian flight some decades ago that survived a blowout, much bigger than this? Anyway. I live on the western outskirts of Phoenix and the flight path is quite close to my house. We have a lot of these South West 737's flying over all the time. They make for some neat pictures at the approach and departure altitudes given their color schemes.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Dang, that link totally crashes my IE...

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Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Bah, that's nothing. I bet if Sully was flying, he would have landed at the scheduled destination on time.

Aloha 243
(another Boeing 737)

Flight history.
http://www.aloha.net/~icarus/index.htm

"No unusual occurrences were noted by either crewmember during the departure and climbout. As the airplane leveled at 24,000 feet, both pilots heard a loud "clap" or "whooshing" sound followed by a wind noise behind them. The first officer's head was jerked backward, and she stated that debris, including pieces of gray insulation, was floating in the cockpit. The captain observed that the cockpit entry door was missing and that there was blue sky where the first-class ceiling had been. The captain immediately took over the controls of the airplane. He described the airplane attitude as rolling slightly left and right and that the flight controls felt "loose." ".............


"After the accident, a passenger stated that as she was boarding the airplane through the jet bridge at Hilo, she observed a longitudinal fuselage crack. The crack was in the upper row of rivets along the S-10L lap joint, about halfway between the cabin door and the edge of the jet bridge hood. She made no mention of the observation to the airline ground personnel or flight crew. "

These have been a tough couple of months for 737s and Airbuses. I'm driving on my next trip.




Actually just so I have a car to drive while I'm down there for two months.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

WVO, Shelby, DJ where art thou? Brian?

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

What happens to the $7.5 million civil penalty? It should go to the passengers who flew on the uninspected planes but I'm guessing it doesn't.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Yes, I recall that and saw a show about it, the cargo door didn't latch properly.
YIKES!

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Slightly OT-How does one get a job in aviation accident investigation? Catastrophic failures and their causes are a topic of some interest to me and that job looks like something I could get into.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.