Investigators can't explain with certainty why the left engine in the Boeing 737 malfunctioned but are directing their attention to metal fatigue on fan blades.
“That’s what I was trying to figure out.”Mr. Tranchin said he spent those precious minutes texting goodbyes to people important in his life.“It’s a wild experience,” he said. The engine type is used on all of Southwest's Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Nor did his colleague in an adjacent seat who was scrambling to write one last message to his wife and unborn son, he said. Tranchin said that one of the passengers helping had at one point placed his lower back up against the opening in the plane, in an apparent effort to help with the compression. (Photo by Keith Holloway/National Transportation Safety Board via Getty Images) Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 was a Boeing 737-7H4 that experienced a failure in the left CFM56-7B engine after departing from New York–LaGuardia Airport en route to Dallas Love Field on April 17, 2018. This is not surprising given our collective tendency to be overconfident. The lead investigator, Bill English, Mr. Sumwalt said there were two pilots on the plane, which sounded multiple automatic alerts after the engine exploded.
The man did this for the next 20 minutes, Mr. Tranchin said, adding that the man later told him that the pressure at his back had been extreme.In the meantime, passengers wept and screamed for roughly 10 or 15 minutes, oxygen masks strapped to their faces, Mr. Kraidelman said.Mr. Seven others were treated for minor injuries.
D'autres articles qui pourraient vous intéresser And meanwhile, there was blood all over this man's hands. Other passengers began trying to plug the hole with jackets and other objects but to no avail. The plane … "This is a sad day and our hearts go out to the family and the loved ones of the deceased customer," he said. "I didn't know if we were going to be running into a building. Later he said the cowling for the engine was found about 70 miles from where the plane landed.Southwest said this is the first death from an in-flight incident in company history.Boeing said it is providing technical assistance in the investigation. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.CNN's Gregory Wallace, Sheena Jones, Dave Alsup, Rob Frehse, Steve Almasy, Paul P. Murphy contributed to this report. "We will do all that we can to support them during this very difficult time. Mark Makela / Reuters “Her leadership and philanthropic efforts made this a better place every day and she will be terribly missed.”Gary C. Kelly, the chief executive of Southwest Airlines, said in a The flight, which was on its way from La Guardia Airport in New York to Dallas Love Field, had 144 passengers and five Southwest employees on board, the officials said.The crew initially reported an engine fire, Mr. Sumwalt said. They also said she was a wife and mother of two who had been a scholarship winner at the University of New Mexico and had served on a school board.“Today, Albuquerque lost a thoughtful leader who has long been part of the fabric of our community,” the mayor, Tim Keller, said. Currently serving as the Mario L.I have been a behavioral economist for over 40 years, lucky to be studying how psychology impacts the way the financial world works.
"Shrapnel hit the window causing a serious injury. The gash in the fuselage — a roughly 5 inch by 16 inch hole — did not penetrate the passenger compartment, the agency said.Mr. We need to pay attention to the signals.I have been a behavioral economist for over 40 years, lucky to be studying how psychology impacts the way the financial world works. He was tending to her," said Martinez, who was sitting a row or two away from the woman. Amanda Bourman/AP It quickly lost altitude after the explosion and violently depressurized after shrapnel from the explosion burst through the window, said Max Kraidelman, 20, a passenger on the plane, Flight 1380.Soon after the explosion, Ms. Riordan was partially sucked out, Mr. Kraidelman said.“The top half of her torso was out the window,” he said. Mark Makela / Reuters Sumwalt said an engine cowling was later discovered in Bernville, Pa., about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.Once the plane was on the ground, investigators discovered that a fan blade was missing from the plane’s operating engine.