One of the engines on a Boeing 737 caught fire just before takeoff

[Elim Garak]

DALLAS (AP) — Federal officials are investigating a reported engine fire that forced a Southwest Airlines plane to cancel takeoff and return to the gate at the Lubbock, Texas, airport on Thursday.
Southwest said Friday that pilots “received an indication of a possible engine issue,” and the Boeing 737 taxied back to the terminal at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.

The Lubbock fire department said online that it confirmed there was a fire in one of the two engines that needed to be extinguished.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident.

The flight was headed to Las Vegas with 154 passengers and crew of six on board, Southwest said. The airline flew in a replacement plane from Dallas to complete the trip later Thursday night.
The plane was a Boeing 737-800, an older model than the 737 Max. The engines are made by CFM International, a joint venture between General Electric and France’s Safran S.A.

 

[BrothaZay]

I swear in recent years stuff like this and other accidents are becoming more and more common in America

Something is going on. They either became way more lax on certain safety protocols or are letting unqualified people work more.

 

[Elim Garak]

I swear in recent years stuff like this and other accidents are becoming more and more common in America

Something is going on. They either became way more lax on certain safety protocols or are letting unqualified people work more.

It ain't got nothing to do with unqualified people. The whistleblower told us they were taking parts from the trash and using dish detergent as lubricant to cut corners already lol.

 

[Paper Boi]

 

[Arizax2]

It ain't got nothing to do with unqualified people. The whistle-blower told us they were taking parts from the trash and using dish detergent as lubricant to cut corners already lol.

Umm I would refuse to do that shyt as a worker. If they fire me for not working as directed I'll sue them but no way in the world am I able to sleep at night that I even caused a 1% chance that caused a plan crash.

 

[ORDER_66]

Boeing....again?!!?

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

I swear in recent years stuff like this and other accidents are becoming more and more common in America

Something is going on. They either became way more lax on certain safety protocols or are letting unqualified people work more.

It's not about unqualified people. It's about companies political influence allowing them to side-step safety protocols IMO.

 

[BlackBall]

Etf eclipse coming

 

[Renegade47]

I swear in recent years stuff like this and other accidents are becoming more and more common in America

Something is going on. They either became way more lax on certain safety protocols or are letting unqualified people work more.

its the former to cut costs they lobbied politicians lower inspection needs. shyt is insane

 

[NoMorePie]

Only a matter of time, unfortunately..

 

[Clayton Endicott]

It ain't got nothing to do with unqualified people. The whistleblower told us they were taking parts from the trash and using dish detergent as lubricant to cut corners already lol.

Not to mention that a lot of planes are old as shyt. Some years ago I read that it's not uncommon for planes to 20-30 years old

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

I swear in recent years stuff like this and other accidents are becoming more and more common in America

Something is going on. They either became way more lax on certain safety protocols or are letting unqualified people work more.

Little to no federal safety/quality oversight in the manufacturing of these planes. Boeing is essentially regulating itself in lieu of Uncle Sam saying "You got this, right?" I thought this was common knowledge...

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

 

[PatCake]

Roughly 100 000 flights everyday all over the world. Something will go wrong somewhere once in a while

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

Umm I would refuse to do that shyt as a worker. If they fire me for not working as directed I'll sue them but no way in the world am I able to sleep at night that I even caused a 1% chance that caused a plan crash.

He did sue them after blowing the whistle. His name was John Barnett. The day he was supposed to be leaving South Carolina to move to Louisiana to live with his elderly mother, after retiring and 30 years with the company, he got a call from Boeing’s lawyers asking him to stay for one more day of talks. He was found the next morning, in his truck with a gun in his hand and a hole in his head.

He had told his friends and family that if he turns up dead, it wasn’t going to be by suicide.

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