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Spirit Airlines A319 returns to DFW with one engine down, smoke in cabin
This occurred after takeoff aboard an Atlanta-bound A319 Tuesday afternoon but very few details are being reported nearly 24 hours later. The flight originated at DFW. Passengers describe vibration, flames visible around engine and smoke rushing into the cabin. Bird strike? (www.dailymail.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Flight track for Spirit Airlines flight 165 -- http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NKS165/history/20131015/1826Z/KDFW/KATL
Wow, thanks. Looks like they had a squall line to deal with, too. Man!
So an engine went blooey and the crew did as they were trained to do. Nothing really extraordinary for the crew but I can see where it would excite the pax.
Well, a little more excitable on the evening news in that it was totally uncontained, flames up the fuselage on the outside and heavy smoke in the cabin. Pretty much what is in the story by the excited pax.
I also noticed on the news that the only shot they had when the tug was pushing it was from the starboard side, not the port where the failure was.
Prolly can't tell the diff between the 19 and the 20. You know what some of these guys are like Wayne. They don't pay 'em enough.
Numerous reports showed footage of an A320 being pushed back, not the A319 involved in the incident.
Just glanced at it, you are correct.
Spot of drama now and again keeps passengers interested. Nothing like a few flames spurting out fom an engine to get the passengers interested.