Broken window in jet plane

"Peter Duniho" wrote

Sounds like your BS detector got set off, and it also sounds like your BS
detector is working properly.

There was a case where a mechanic matched new screws from looking at the old
screws, instead of going to the repair book and getting the right screws,
while replacing a windshield in an airliner. The screws he used were
slightly undersized, and they were not able to hold, once they got to a high
pressure differential. On the first (or one of the first) flights, the
windshield blew out. Other pilot, and I think stew, held him from blowing
completely out, but he was most of the way out. I don't remember if he died
or not.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

There was a case where a mechanic matched new screws from looking at the
old screws, instead of going to the repair book and getting the right
screws, while replacing a windshield in an airliner. The screws he used
were slightly undersized, and they were not able to hold, once they got
to a high pressure differential. On the first (or one of the first)
flights, the windshield blew out. Other pilot, and I think stew, held
him from blowing completely out, but he was most of the way out. I
don't remember if he died or not.


He survived to fly again, I saw the documentary. The accident was a
British carrier.

AFAIR, the pilot who held his feet retired, never to fly again...

Here's a story of that one.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...html?from=top5
--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Peter Duniho" wrote

Sounds like your BS detector got set off, and it also sounds like your BS
detector is working properly.

There was a case where a mechanic matched new screws from looking at the
old screws, instead of going to the repair book and getting the right
screws, while replacing a windshield in an airliner. The screws he used
were slightly undersized, and they were not able to hold, once they got to
a high pressure differential. On the first (or one of the first) flights,
the windshield blew out. Other pilot, and I think stew, held him from
blowing completely out, but he was most of the way out. I don't remember
if he died or not.
--
Jim in NC