TUSaadvantage From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 160 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 18697 times:
I just came across this photo and can't figure out if its real. If its real, than its hilarious. What the hell happened? Looks like the cargo container was sucked into the L-1011 engine. There are some other funny aviation mishap pictures on this site. Sorry if this has already been posted. (Link is split in half so it doesn't make the line too long)
Stirling From Italy, joined Jun 2004, 3943 posts, RR: 27 Reply 1, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18663 times:
Looks real to me.
It was probably a stiff wind. If it was Atlanta...could have been a severe thunderstorm out ahead of some tornados. Those winds can get up there, and an empty baggage container is no match.
FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7023 posts, RR: 93 Reply 2, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18631 times:
Haha...an AKE in the engine. Hilarious. I've seen equal at FX.
NeilYYZ From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18615 times:
I don't think that it's real, the Delta Logo on the cargo container look more pixelated than the Delta logo on the engine. Just my opinion, I'm sure someone here knows whether it's real or not.
DALMD88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2365 posts, RR: 15 Reply 4, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18586 times:
It is real. The picture is in some of our company trainning videos. The can wasn't properly secured during high winds.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3633 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18571 times:
N276AASTT From US Virgin Islands, joined Jan 2004, 620 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18546 times:
I don't think it was a stiff wind. I think that can was on the gate when the aircraft was coming in with the engine on. The gate crew didn't clear the area prior to arrival and the can got sucked in when the engine got too close.
BayAreaBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 257 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18547 times:
This has been in some safety videos and slides prevented before. If I remember correctly, this was caused by the intake suction of the engine (L1011 if I am not correct).
N160lh From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 279 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18527 times:
I saw it happen... Its real...!
-0LH
"I do alright up in the air, its down on the ground that I tend to mess up..."
JetJeanes From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1415 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18471 times:
It was vey real.... no camara phones were not around when this happend
N160LH From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 279 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18428 times:
Quoting ThereAndBack (Reply 9): Did camera phones exist when DL had L1011's?
Hahaha... I am thinking maybe towards the end... But as I remember this picture was one of many taken to record the damage.
Quoting N276AASTT (Reply 6): I don't think it was a stiff wind. I think that can was on the gate when the aircraft was coming in with the engine on. The gate crew didn't clear the area prior to arrival and the can got sucked in when the engine got too close.
Almost... This happened because an 757 and a L-10 were pushed out nose to tail, and one of the Delta ramp agents (I will spare his name) drove between the 757 and the L-10 with a string of empty LD-2's. Unfortunately, the 757 powered up right as the agent got behind the 757. And the rest can be figured out from the picture...
However, the really crappy part of all of this was that L-10 was headed to HNL from DFW and was full... Needless to say that Flt didn't help DL on-time numbers that month...
-0LH
"I do alright up in the air, its down on the ground that I tend to mess up..."
DALMD88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2365 posts, RR: 15 Reply 12, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 18372 times:
Yup N160LH has it right. It wasn't wind. It was jet wash.
Fxfan From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 84 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 18019 times:
Yeah, there would have to be other factors at play here. Theres no wind that would do that, it'd have to be sucked in there or thrown by another aircrafts thrust.
B737700doctor From United States of America, joined May 2005, 77 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 15622 times:
yes thats real long that pic as been around for years!
B777LR From United States of America, joined May 2006, 13 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 15515 times:
I beleive it was cause when a tug passed behind a American 757 and the jetblast blew the insecuredt can from the cart and then was sucked up into the engine.
Jetset7E7 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2004, 1082 posts, RR: 17 Reply 16, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 15156 times:
Quoting FXramper (Reply 2): Haha...an AKE in the engine. Hilarious. I've seen equal at FX.
Its actually a DPE or DPN
Mark
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N867BX From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 339 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 13965 times:
Scramjetter From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 82 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 12936 times:
AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5334 posts, RR: 11 Reply 20, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 12388 times:
I can also attest that it is real. It's a situation we talk about in our safety training at my employer.
Yep, the 757 wash blew it into the L-10 intake, IIRC.
MOMMA ALWAYS WARNED ME about taking bites too big for my mouth. Guess that L-10 didn't receive that lesson.
Mortkork From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 36 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 10549 times:
N160LH From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 279 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 8076 times:
Quoting Fxfan (Reply 13): Yeah, there would have to be other factors at play here. Theres no wind that would do that, it'd have to be sucked in there or thrown by another aircrafts thrust.
In this case you're right... However, I have seen the wind knock off empty LD-2's and 3's from transporters, and move them a pretty good distance..!
Quoting B777LR (Reply 15): I believe it was cause when a tug passed behind a American 757 and the jetblast blew the unsecured can from the cart and then was sucked up into the engine.
Didn't I already say this...? And no it was a Delta 757..!
Its fun to think about the good old days at DFW... Sadly it is beginning to feel like a long time ago... ?
-0LH
[Edited 2007-03-10 01:16:41]
"I do alright up in the air, its down on the ground that I tend to mess up..."
TUSaadvantage From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 160 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 7941 times:
Quoting N160LH (Reply 11): Almost... This happened because an 757 and a L-10 were pushed out nose to tail, and one of the Delta ramp agents (I will spare his name) drove between the 757 and the L-10 with a string of empty LD-2's. Unfortunately, the 757 powered up right as the agent got behind the 757. And the rest can be figured out from the picture...
Wow, that is pretty amazing. I would think the chance of one plane blowing an object precisely into the engine of another is really low. I'm amazed that the container just hung on there. It looks like its pretty precariously perched.
26 Longhaulheavy: Actually, they trashed the 2CV because it deserved it.
27 N766UA: It's definately real. This comes up from time to time. Interesting bit of luck.[Edited 2007-03-10 01:38:07]
28 JetJeanes: Those containers empty are not that heavy, its just a lightweigh aluminum on a cookie sheet. In fact ive seen some made of a hard see through plastic
31 Silver1SWA: It's not like shooting pool, or trying to get a hole-in-one on the golf course. All it needed was to get blown into the general direction and once it
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And no it was a Delta 757..! 
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