[AA] Jet Suffered Two-Foot Hole, Decompression

[oz_mark]

Boeing Co. and federal air-safety officials are stepping up scrutiny of certain Boeing 757 aircraft after a two-foot hole opened earlier this week in the fuselage of an American Airlines jet cruising at 31,000 feet, resulting in rapid cabin decompression.

The emergency, which occurred on an AMR Corp. American Airlines jet en route from Miami to Boston on Tuesday, prompted the crew and 154 passengers to don oxygen masks about half an hour into the flight. The twin-engine 757 descended to a lower altitude, turned around and made a safe landing at Miami International Airport. There were no injuries.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304786904575580991048460452.html

 

[samh004]

Good job no one was injured/the hole wasn’t bigger.

There’s a good video with photos of the damage here.

And images here.

Are 757’s operated in Australia?

 

[markis10]

Are 757’s operated in Australia?

Yes, DHL chartered one to replace the 727 freighter ex NZ and Air Nugini have P2-ANB often on the POM-SYD service.

 

[samh004]

Yes, DHL chartered one to replace the 727 freighter ex NZ and Air Nugini have P2-ANB often on the POM-SYD service.

So it shouldn’t be much of an issue for operators here. There aren’t large numbers used for commercial pax.

 

[markis10]

Whose to say it's a design issue as opposed to poor maintenance, let's not forget the ex pan am 747 issues.

 

[oz_mark]

As an aside, the final BA 757 flight is on 30 October.

 

[samh004]

Whose to say it's a design issue as opposed to poor maintenance, let's not forget the ex pan am 747 issues.

I was thinking of the Hawaiian flight where the whole front half of the top part of the fuselage gave way, but not sure that was a 757 or not, but that’s what I recalled with the title.

 

[DC3]

I was thinking of the Hawaiian flight where the whole front half of the top part of the fuselage gave way, but not sure that was a 757 or not, but that’s what I recalled with the title.

Aloha Airlines Boeing 737

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 - Aircraft Accident - Maui Hawaii

 

[nlagalle]

I was thinking of the Hawaiian flight where the whole front half of the top part of the fuselage gave way, but not sure that was a 757 or not, but that’s what I recalled with the title.

It was a 737 from memory

 

[samh004]

Aloha Airlines Boeing 737

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 - Aircraft Accident - Maui Hawaii

It was a 737 from memory

Thanks, regardless of what it was, that’s what I thought of initially. Either way, it’s not a great issue in Australia, but could be in the US if the issues are similar. Though I recall it was a corrosion issue (without looking back over the wikipedia article).

 

[Sprucegoose]

Good job no one was injured/the hole wasn’t bigger.

There’s a good video with photos of the damage here.

And images here.

Are 757’s operated in Australia?

The speaker of the US house of Reps toured here in one a few years ago. Did a low level flyover of Uluru.

 

[markis10]

Thanks, regardless of what it was, that’s what I thought of initially. Either way, it’s not a great issue in Australia, but could be in the US if the issues are similar. Though I recall it was a corrosion issue (without looking back over the wikipedia article).

I go back to my original point Sam, its too early to say is not an issue in Australia simply because the aircraft type is not popular here, we dont know why yet. To say its a non issue locally without the full facts is a bit like putting your head in the sand and declaring all is OK. We have plenty of 20 year old planes in service

 

[docjames]

We have plenty of 20 year old planes in service

Agree, and all made by the same manufacturer :shock: so it's important to find the cause, even for Australian aircraft.

There's a whole raft of potential causes, all need investigating and either exclusion, or confirmation. And pitfalls may be discovered applicable to all aircraft, not just specifically to a single airline, or airliner.

 

[markis10]

So it shouldn’t be much of an issue for operators here. There aren’t large numbers used for commercial pax.

Dont panic Sam but Nuigini's 757 operated PX5 into BNE tonight and is currently on the ground at BNE

 

[samh004]

Dont panic Sam but Nuigini's 757 operated PX5 into BNE tonight and is currently on the ground at BNE

Gosh, as long as it doesn’t fly via OOL on its way home

 

[markis10]

Add the NZ Air Force to the list of local operators, one was in TSV yesterday with one of our Wedgetails!