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737 Cargo ditches near Honolulu
Apparently engine trouble and tried to return, but had to ditch instead. Both pilots rescued. Local Seattle News is calling it a 737-max, but I dont think a cargo variant was made yet. Following. (www.msn.com) Más...They better dredge that airplane up from the bottom and find out what happened. JT8D's are nearly bullet-proof as long as they receive proper maintenance and care. The insurers and FAA are going to put the squeeze on that airline if it looks like negligence on their part.
Corrosion? Contaminated fuel? Timed-out parts? There are plenty of things they will have to investigate.
Corrosion? Contaminated fuel? Timed-out parts? There are plenty of things they will have to investigate.
Even though it is only in 150' or so of water, the hull broke in half and who knows what damage to the wings/fuel tanks. They may recover the engines but that's about it. There's no guarantee between the impact forces and salt water contamination any potential maintenance negligence reveals itself. And since they lost power in both engines, it almost certainly another type of failure like in the fuel delivery system.
Dual engine failures - only real common denominator is fuel or lack of it. Contaminated fuel is very unlikely.
Duplicate. Still amazing story. Wow...
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/400318/coast-guard-partners-rescue-2-people-downed-aircraft-off-oahu