To: proudofthesouth
Depends on which engine you lose, and which direction you turn to correct. I believe it was a DC9 in the 70s that lost and engine (literally) and because of the side of the aircraft it was on, if the captain had turned the other direction he would have saved the ship.
267 posted on
11/12/2001 1:20:18 PM PST by
WOOHOO
To: WOOHOO
Nope. I know for a fact that it was a DC10 as I was working for American Airlines at that time. Also, a neighbor of mine was one of the investigators on that crash. He told me that the reason that the engine dropped of was because there were some bolts that needed to help keep the engine attached to the wing. American (in order to save labor and parts cost) refused to put them on and the FAA while being aware of this, let them get away with it.
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