Simviation Forum - "There's a hole in my Boeing, dear liza dear liza"

Reply #15 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 8:06am

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ShaneG wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 6:53am:

Is that a special panel where the hole is?

It doesn't look like it was caused by an outside factor, and there's no tearing of metal from the angle we can see.

Looks like an access panel of some kind popped open.

As far as I am aware there is no access paneling on the roof outside of antennas and not in that position. I will look "in the books" tonight at work to check. However, the hole and the flap do look a bit jagged.

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Reply #16 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 8:13am

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expat wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 8:06am:

ShaneG wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 6:53am:

Is that a special panel where the hole is?

It doesn't look like it was caused by an outside factor, and there's no tearing of metal from the angle we can see.

Looks like an access panel of some kind popped open.

As far as I am aware there is no access paneling on the roof outside of antennas and not in that position. I will look "in the books" tonight at work to check. However, the hole and the flap do look a bit jagged.

Matt

What you see as jagged, I was seeing a separate piece underneath the skin. Shocked

Metal fatigue possibly? Huh

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Reply #17 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 5:20am

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Well, I check out the books and had a look too. We had an aircraft in the hanger last night and the office window is directly above it. No panel to report, so something went very wrong. For a piece of metal to blow out like that, well the weakest point in a fuselage is a lap joint. I would expect that to go before something like this.

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Reply #18 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:02am

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Damn mine has the same issue Shocked

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Reply #19 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:22am

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It's a spreading plague! Shocked

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Reply #20 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:27am

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ShaneG wrote on Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:22am:

It's a spreading plague! Shocked

Is there such a thing as planeflu? Grin

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Reply #21 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:30am

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waspiflab wrote on Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:27am:

ShaneG wrote on Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:22am:

It's a spreading plague! Shocked

Is there such a thing as planeflu? Grin

As long as money could be made from it, sure! Grin

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Reply #22 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 11:17am

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waspiflab wrote on Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:27am:

ShaneG wrote on Jul 16^th, 2009 at 10:22am:

It's a spreading plague! Shocked

Is there such a thing as planeflu? Grin

Why not, we have concrete cancer Grin

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Reply #23 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 12:02pm

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Reply #24 - Jul 19^th, 2009 at 5:02pm

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ShaneG wrote on Jul 14^th, 2009 at 9:06am:

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An American passenger jet has been forced to make an emergency landing after a football-sized hole was found in its fuselage. Skip related content

Would that be your football, or ours?

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Well, it only mentions size, not shape. Had it been an American football, it would be in the shape of one as well...

Amirite, or am I babbling?

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Reply #25 - Jul 19^th, 2009 at 6:09pm

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Anxyous wrote on Jul 19^th, 2009 at 5:02pm:

ShaneG wrote on Jul 14^th, 2009 at 9:06am:

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An American passenger jet has been forced to make an emergency landing after a football-sized hole was found in its fuselage. Skip related content

Would that be your football, or ours?

Cool

Well, it only mentions size, not shape. Had it been an American football, it would be in the shape of one as well...

Amirite, or am I babbling?

An american football would have missed the plane entirely! You soccer fans will be taking the rap for this!

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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