A piece from a engine took out a chunk of pavement on a Missouri road after it fell off an airborne Delta Air Lines MD-88 yesterday. The aircraft, which had just departed St. Louis Lambert International Airport, shed one of its engine's tail cones that was about 18-by-20-inches or the size of a small wastebasket according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Tony Molinaro, a spokesman for the FAA, said Delta Flight 989 had just departed with 114 passengers when the flight crew heard a loud bang followed by an engine failure. The aircraft returned to STL and landed safely. This follows two 757s and a 767 shedding panels in flight earlier this year. What's the lesson here? Be sure to look up when you're outside. There may be an airplane about to fall on your head.photo credit: Ivan Cholakov
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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3 comments:
I believe you mean "...when you're outside." ;)
A 'chuck' of pavement?
Sheesh...two grammatical errors in one post. That's what I get for writing it at 2:00 IN THE MORNING! Both have been corrected, thanks.
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