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https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Airplane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-at-Philadelphia-International-Airport-480008613.html

 

Plane Depressurizes When Engine Part Blows Hole in Window; Plane Lands Safely in Philadelphia

 

A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely in Philadelphia Tuesday after the jet violently depressurized when a piece of an engine flew into and broke a window, a passenger's father tells NBC10.

The Dallas-bound Boeing 737-700 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City.

Firefighters could be seen outside a Southwest Airlines plane on the airport tarmac. Some passengers were led off with crutches by firefighters.

Passengers shared photos of an engine with major damage. The engine inlet appears to be shredded with metal bent outward.

One terrified passenger posted a live video to his Facebook page during the ordeal. The grainy footage shows a man attempting to secure his yellow oxygen mask while updating loved ones following his feed.

"Something is wrong with our plane! It appears we are going down! Emergency landing!! Southwest flight from NYC to Dallas!!" Facebook user Marty Martinez wrote. He then added, "We are bracing for landing!!"

The woman who apparently was pulled out of the plane is said to have been rushed to a Philadelphia hospital.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6070651/southwest-airlines-flight-3461-storm-landing-fort-lauderdale-florida/

 

PASSENGERS on board a Southwest Airlines flight in the US were left 'howling, crying and texting their loved ones goodbye' after their flight hit a ferocious storm.

As the plane swaying violently, the terrified flyers on a flight from Fort Lauderdale to New Orleans prepared to die in a crash.

With wifi on planes being so prevalent now I am waiting to see the footage and social media posts from passengers' smartphones.


Terrifying.  

Sucks for the lady who they took to the hospital though.

Holy shit.  Reports of a women being partially sucked out of the plane when it depressurized, but that passengers pulled her back in.

3 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

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Looks like the pilot used a few drink coupons.

God damn that has to some scary shit. My buddy was on a SWA flight back from Phoenix that had an electrical fire and the cabin filled with smoke. He came back to work pretty fucked up about it. 

Wait, that flight tracker is from the turbulence from before today, right?

Looks like they tried to push a landing but caught the storm?

Nobody had a brush with death. Good Lord.

34 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

At least they're not Allegiant.  (Watch 60 Minutes from this past Sunday.)

Yes that was quite the hit piece.  I know one airline I will never fly.

17 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

Nobody had a brush with death. Good Lord.

getting sucked part way out a window and/or having a heart attack seem like brushes with death to me.

Meh. I was referring to the MSY diversion. It's not like she got totally sucked out.

Just now, DaysOff said:

Meh. I was referring to the MSY diversion. It's not like she got totally sucked out.

so this is where you post a selfie of you sticking your head out of the cockpit window huh?

Edited by UnivTex34

SWA is just doing a trial run for new Boarding Group "D", which doesn't guarantee you a seat, but does let you ride on the outside of the plane for as long as you can hang on.

 

There were140 souls and five crew members onboard that flight to Dallas when the engine exploded.  There were also 3 gingers.

Edited by BottleRocket

10 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

omg nobody fly swa what do you have a death wish

Finally, I discovered my wife's handle.


But her serious response was "See, I told you that we need to keep the kids in their car seats during flights!  If it was them they would have fit right through the window!"


She has a point though...

21 minutes ago, elfenix said:

getting sucked part way out a window and/or having a heart attack seem like brushes with death to me.

It can damn sure cause my bowels to malfunction and blow a hole in my pants. 

Wow.

So what could cause that?  Fowl play?

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Just now, Horny04 said:

Wow.

So what could cause that?  Fowl play?

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Friend of a friend flies for SWA. Sent the audio from the tower. This was a fun quote...

 

“Please have medics for injured passengers. The plane is pissing parts and someone went out”

 

Dispatch: “I’m sorry, someone went out?!?!?”

 

1 hour ago, Bosco said:

Yes that was quite the hit piece.  I know one airline I will never fly.

I wouldn't trust an airline that said they could fly me across the country for $100.  It's like staying in a $20/night hotel.

1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

At least they're not Allegiant.  (Watch 60 Minutes from this past Sunday.)

You get what you pay for. People have known that about Allegiant for years. I remember a report coming out about their pilots responding in a survey that they don't allow their families to travel with them out of concern for their safety. Sad thing is they have expanded significantly since moving to the South Terminal in Austin.

1 hour ago, elfenix said:

getting sucked part way out a window and/or having a heart attack seem like brushes with death to me.

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Favorite pic from it all.  

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Blah Blah Blah over nose and mouth blah blah blah... STUPID FUCKING SOONERS INCLUDED.

17 minutes ago, Pasken said:

You get what you pay for. People have known that about Allegiant for years. I remember a report coming out about their pilots responding in a survey that they don't allow their families to travel with them out of concern for their safety. Sad thing is they have expanded significantly since moving to the South Terminal in Austin.

The negative press will not affect Allegiant or Sun Country at all.  People that fly those airlines choose only the lowest fare available without regard to anything else.  In the case of Allegiant, a lot of their flights are charted casino junkets where there is no alternative to the free flight.  

With respect to the SW flight today, I believe the woman who was partially sucked out is critically injured at least.  One guy a few rows behind her said that they tried to revive her through CPR but couldn't.  There was blood everywhere.  (Reported to D Magazine).  The whole thing sounds really bad.

Edited by DFWTexEx

News is now reporting one casualty. 

“Please be sure to secure your own oxygen mask prior to live-streaming the in air disaster”

Just now, Cheeseweasel said:

Besides SWA?

Ntsb giving a live briefing now.  

4 minutes ago, DFWTexEx said:

The negative press will not affect Allegiant or Sun Country at all.  People that fly those airlines choose only the lowest fare available without regard to anything else.  In the case of Allegiant, a lot of their flights are charted casino junkets where there is no alternative to the free flight.  

With respect to the SW flight today, I believe the woman who was partially sucked out is critically injured at least.  One guy a few rows behind her said that they tried to revive her through CPR but couldn't.  There was blood everywhere.  (Reported to D Magazine).  The whole thing sounds really bad.

 

Yikes. CPR actually really sucks and rarely works in keeping someone alive without significant brain damage when performed outside a hospital. 

Edited by Pasken

9 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

“Please be sure to secure your own oxygen mask prior to live-streaming the in air disaster”

My exact first thought.  They may actually need to start telling people this

10 minutes ago, SDG said:

News is now reporting one casualty. 

One death. 

3 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:


Uh... holy shit


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So that pic made you say "holy shit"? I think there's a thread for that. 

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