Cosmic podrá ahondar un poco más en la gravedad del tema. Creo, con lo poco que sé, que es un tema menor. De todas formas, de ahí a decir "un avión se desarmó"... demasiado.
El problema no es que se vuele el "capot" del motor. No afectaría funcionalmente al motor. El problema es lo que es impactado por el chapón que puede causar daños a las superficies de control, tales como flaps y slats. O causar daños estructurales a los tanques de combustible.
Si el engine cowl se vuela y no le pega a nada, poco es lo que pasa.
Es una parte muy importante de la revisión exterior que debe realizar el piloto y el personal de mantenimiento.
Pasa en las mejores familias...
shit happens to anyone!!!
Accident: British Airways A319 near London on May 24th 2013, unlatched doors on both engines separated, fuel leak, engine on fire shut down
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, May 24th 2013 11:47Z, last updated Thursday, Jun 13th 2013 13:52Z
A British Airways Airbus A319-100, registration G-EUOE performing flight BA-762 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Oslo (Norway) with 75 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Heathrow's runway 27L when a loud bang from the left hand engine was heard and the left hand engine's (V2522) cowling doors went missing. The crew levelled off at 6000 feet reassuring passengers. While positioning for a return to Heathrow another loud bang was heard, this time from the right hand engine, and the right hand engine's cowling doors went missing, and the right hand engine was trailing smoke. The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 27R about 26 minutes after departure, stopped on the runway and was evacuated via slides while emergency services doused the right hand engine and extinguished the engine fire. No injuries occurred.
Both runways were closed to accommodate the emergency, runway 09R/27L re-opened shortly after the landing. Runway 09L/27R reopened after the aircraft had been towed to the apron about 2 hours after landing.
Pictorial evidence shows the left hand engine doors went missing in flight, both engines' cowling doors were missing in photos after landing.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Heathrow due to a technical fault, the aircraft was evacuated via slides after landing.
The airport reported emergency services were assisting an aircraft with a fire.
The United Kingdom's Air Accident Investigation Board AAIB have opened an investigation and dispatched a team of investigators on site.
On May 29th the NTSB reported quoting the AAIB, that both engine cowl doors separated during takeoff and fell onto the runway, one engine was leaking fuel and had been shut down, they were returning to Heathrow. Later the crew reported the other (still running) engine was on fire, the aircraft continued for a safe landing, was shut down and evacuated. The NTSB assigned an accredited representative into the investigation led by the AAIB.
The aircraft seen from the ground (Photo: APA/Rex Features):
The right hand engine after landing with doors ripped off and soot (Photo: DPA):
The left hand engine in flight (Photo: Reuters/Jon Chaplin):
The left hand engine in flight before right hand engine emitted bang (Photo: David Gallagher):
The left hand engine after landing with doors ripped off (Photo: DPA):