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On 11 February 1978, Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314, a Boeing 737-200, crashed while executing a rejected landing at Cranbrook Airport. The left thrust reverser had not properly stowed; it deployed during the climbout, causing the aircraft to roll to the left and strike the ground.
The captain was 30-year-old Chris Miles, who had been with Pacific Western Airlines since 1967 and became a Boeing 737 captain 10 years later in 1977. He had 5,173 flight hours, including 2,780 hours on the Boeing 737. The first officer was 25-year-old Peter Van Oort, who had been with the airline since 1971 and became a 737 first officer in 1977.
In this kind of engine with low bypass ratio, the core part of the engine produces a significantly larger part of the thrust. Therefore, the airflow from the core part must be blocked in order to produce sufficient reverse thrust. [10] Boeing 737 Original (100 & 200 & 200 Adv) McDonnell Douglas MD-80; McDonnell Douglas MD-90
The APUs on aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 can be seen at the extreme rear of the aircraft. This is the typical location for an APU on most commercial airliners although some may be within the wing root ( Boeing 727 ) or the aft fuselage ( DC-9 / MD80 ) as examples and some military transports carry their APUs in one of the ...
The parts in question were used to repair jet engines made by CFM International, a joint venture between GE and the French firm Safran, used in older models of Airbus and Boeing engines.
The NTSB is investigating an incident in which the rudder pedals on a United Boeing 737 MAX 8 were "stuck" in the neutral position during a landing at Newark. United said the rudder control parts ...
The technicians inspected the hydraulic system on thrust reversers of both engines and the braking system of the landing gear, all of which were found to be in sufficient working order. A Boeing 737-200 during landing with its thrust reversers deployed and the flaps extended
Sam Mohawk, a Boeing employee of 13 years, claimed on "60 Minutes" that some factory workers took flawed airplane parts from storage and installed them on airplanes in order to keep production ...