by expat » Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:08 am
"I heard something fluttering, like something was wrong with the plane," said property owner Dairl Asher, 71. "I heard a bang and I saw some smoke."
That sounds like a compressor surge. Could be pilot induced or could be engine induced or by a third party, but one has to be careful with witness statements from laymen.
Matt
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expat on Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.
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B1 (Cat C) licenced engineer, Boeing 737NG 600/700/800/900 Airbus A318/19/20/21 and Dash8 Q-400
1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
