Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 Lands In Charlotte Without Nose Landing Gear

Simple Flying ^ | June 28, 2023 | DANIEL MARTÍNEZ GARBUNO

[delta7]

Great landing no doubt. Last week one of their contracted workers jumped to his death, he walked direct into and was injested into a running engine. Initially thought he was accidentally “ sucked in”, but video and testimony showed committed suicide. A real mess.

Let’s hope Delta stays out of the headlines.

[delta7]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/us/san-antonio-airport-worker-death/index.html

“Airport worker ‘ingested’ into plane engine in Texas died by suicide, medical examiner’s office says…”

[jdt1138]

Cannot believe that I missed the chance to drop an AIRPLANE! joke.

[Boogieman]

“he walked direct into and was injested into a running engine”

That’s one way to save your family on funeral costs.

[Organic Panic]

From the shadow in the video the gear hadn’t come down. Which means both the hydraulic system and emergency blow down failed. If I had to guess... A stuck gear uplock.

[null and void]

Eh? You don’t pack an emergency pair in your carry on?

[null and void]

delta7 ~ he walked direct into and was injested into a running engine

Boogieman ~ That’s one way to save your family on funeral costs.

True, cremation is cheaper than burial...

[RckyRaCoCo]

Better ending than the true story behind “The Ghost Of Flight 401”

[null and void]

My dad’s squadron fixed a damaged wing on an F-8U with Bondo...

[Fido969]

Cripes, I’d demand a refund.

And a new pair of pants.

[nicollo]

I once landed in a smaller commuter plane without front landing gear... It was exactly as you’d expect: rear gear down, front... down... down, BUMP! Then skiddddd.... Had my 1 yo daughter on my lap: she didn’t even wake up.

[V_TWIN]

I wouldn’t doubt it. I’ve seen skins patched using aluminum cans with the top and bottom cut off.....all kinds of “boonie repairs”. Especially the Marine Corp. They really live by that adapt, improvise and overcome mantra. 😏

At the operational level they do what they need to do with whatever they have available.

[null and void]

To be fair, they did tell the pilot, after the supersonic test flight...

[V_TWIN]

Better to ask for forgiveness than permission 😏

[null and void]

He never said if the pilot forgave...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

This fine piece of journalism clears everything up...

Upon landing, the plane suffered a malfunction on its front landing gear. Delta’s crew had to land the aircraft without the landing gear.

[TokarevM57]

.....United States Air Force, Air Force Technical Order [AFTO] 781F, “Aerospace Vehicle Report and Maintenance Document” and related AFTO Forms 781A, 781H (”Aerospace Vehicle Flight Status and Maintenance Document”), ....the time-honored “the forms”......if it ain’t in writing it doesn’t exist....
do these AFTO forms bring back memories among the former and present aircraft maintenance “wrench-benders” out there.....??

[gundog]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcmb9258diY&pp=ygUdQmliY2F0IGdvbGR0aHdhaXRlLCBmaXJldHJ1Y2s%3D

[gundog]

Sure does. Anybody and their dog could “red X” a plane.

This one may come down to a blown hydraulic line.

[SamAdams76]

Those Boeing 717s have had no fatal accidents in nearly a quarter century of service.

Hail the super-reliable 717!