To: airforceF4
Something may have been pulled into the engine.
Photos (non-AP) point to either cargo/baggage related explosion or airframe/fuselage failure of some type.
To: GalaxieFiveHundred
Explosion in the cargo bay?
25 posted on
07/25/2008 8:37:43 AM PDT by
dragnet2
To: GalaxieFiveHundred
That looks like the Captain. I wondered earlier if it was a door seal. Now Im wondering if it was bad rivets?
27 posted on
07/25/2008 8:48:13 AM PDT by
cardinal4
(Drill Now, Vote Nobama, and Oust the Third Word Democrat Congress)
To: GalaxieFiveHundred
I read that aluminum planes require maintenance after approx 30K take off and landings to prevent stress fractures and fatigue related failures. After the cabin is pressurized so many times the aluminum becomes brittle and cracks will appear. I don’t know if this is the case with this plane, but it’s as good a guess as any.
29 posted on
07/25/2008 8:51:55 AM PDT by
lwd
To: GalaxieFiveHundred
It looks like the wall of the plane is dented out, in addition to the hole.
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