And Now For Something Completely Different

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 09/15/2015 at 22:55 • Filed to: None

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“Just a guess, but you might have set her down a bit hard there Captain...”

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/15/2015 at 22:56

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“American Build Quality”

whoarder is tellurium > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/15/2015 at 23:01

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At least it wasnt...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air…

wafflesnfalafel > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/15/2015 at 23:09

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MD-80? Russian?

Birddog > whoarder is tellurium 09/15/2015 at 23:12

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“the first officer noted a few drops of oil coming from the “bullet” or tip of the number one (left) engine, although it was said to be “not that serious.”

Uhm.. That’s screwey.

A few drops of oil from my old Truck or my Bike is “not that serious”. I really wouldn’t want to fly in something that marks it’s territory like a Harley.

HammerheadFistpunch > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 09/15/2015 at 23:25

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Its true, only american jets have problems...

ttyymmnn > wafflesnfalafel 09/15/2015 at 23:29

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Delta MD-88. Turbine blade separation, blades went into the cabin, killed two people.

ttyymmnn > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/15/2015 at 23:33

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http://aviation-safety.net/database/recor…

desertdog5051 > Birddog 09/15/2015 at 23:37

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My Harley has issues with that comment. It has never had a turbine blade separation.

Birddog > desertdog5051 09/16/2015 at 00:04

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But leaking Erl is built in. Heck, it’s expected.

desertdog5051 > Birddog 09/16/2015 at 00:25

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Actually, it only has had one leak and it was my fault because I used the wrong gasket on a top cover. But, yes. They used to be so bad you did not want to park them in someone’s driveway.

Birddog > desertdog5051 09/16/2015 at 00:42

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It never bothered me. But, my friends and family all had similar Bikes. Concrete driveway? Park on the grass. It pays to be a little “Rednek”.

I’m getting ready to sell Dad’s 07 Softail and even it has a leak.

But, yeah.. No catastrophic turbine failures.

I might put that in the listing.

orcim > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 09/16/2015 at 01:33

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American’s are ok, you just don’t want one built on a Monday or a Friday. Tues-Thurs is just fine. Check the tag.

f86sabre > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 09/16/2015 at 08:14

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Well, one of the reversers still deployed. That is something.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > whoarder is tellurium 09/16/2015 at 23:49

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Once or twice I got stuck in the back rows of an MD80 series or CRJ. While uncontained failure like this is super rare, I still don’t like being in the line of fire when some critical rotating part lets go.

Jayvincent > f86sabre 10/07/2015 at 19:16

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Copilot: did you forget to take the e-brake off? cause something's smoking back there...

I’ve made more than a few thrust reverser doors back in the day, but I’m secretly pleased that one isn’t one of mine, so the odds my fingerprints are still flying aren’t diminished one bit.