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Thursday 20 January 2011
A BAe 146 with 3 engines
Air UK maybe? Location? This is a picture I downloaded years ago. I don't think it is a fake pic? Does anyone have any info about this. Please let me know.
This pic is not fake!! It was early in 1993 in Mexico, an AVIACSA BAe 146-200. The A/C experienced an un-contained failure of the #4 Engine Turbine Wheel. Among the damage was considerable shrapnel riddled through the #3 Pylon, ruptured the lower wing skin and breaching of both sides of the pressure vessel. The #3 engine throttle cable were severed and the #2 engine fire shut off cable were severed. Resulting in the shut down of the #2 engine and the inability to control the power setting of the #3 Engine. Luckily no passengers were seated in the rows affected. An admiral job by the flight and cabin crews to get her down, stopped and evacuated with no serious casualties. During the AOG Repair, BAe-RDO expressed concern the #3 Pylon lacked the structural integrity to take the trust of the engine so the decision was made to move the serviceable #3 engine and mount in the #4 position. The A/C was then flown to Little Rock, AR for fitting of a replacement pylon and permanent repairs. I was on the crew that repaired the A/C. While this A/C has had a checked existence it was generally a durable and reliable A/C. Maintenance Man-hours /costs vs. flight hours were high and compounded by the varied and harsh operating environments many of these A/C saw. I enjoyed the time I spent keeping these birds flying. FWIW- the engine failure resulted from topping off the oil with PISTON ENGINE OIL!
This pic is not fake!! It was early in 1993 in Mexico, an AVIACSA BAe 146-200.
ReplyDeleteThe A/C experienced an un-contained failure of the #4 Engine Turbine Wheel. Among the damage was considerable shrapnel riddled through the #3 Pylon, ruptured the lower wing skin and breaching of both sides of the pressure vessel. The #3 engine throttle cable were severed and the #2 engine fire shut off cable were severed. Resulting in the shut down of the #2 engine and the inability to control the power setting of the #3 Engine. Luckily no passengers were seated in the rows affected. An admiral job by the flight and cabin crews to get her down, stopped and evacuated with no serious casualties.
During the AOG Repair, BAe-RDO expressed concern the #3 Pylon lacked the structural integrity to take the trust of the engine so the decision was made to move the serviceable #3 engine and mount in the #4 position. The A/C was then flown to Little Rock, AR for fitting of a replacement pylon and permanent repairs. I was on the crew that repaired the A/C.
While this A/C has had a checked existence it was generally a durable and reliable A/C. Maintenance Man-hours /costs vs. flight hours were high and compounded by the varied and harsh operating environments many of these A/C saw. I enjoyed the time I spent keeping these birds flying.
FWIW- the engine failure resulted from topping off the oil with PISTON ENGINE OIL!
Thanks for the info
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