Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) I first read that headline and wondered, "Why is this news? There are still seven engines left to fly home on." Then I ready the article and learned that an entire engine pylon departed the aircraft and landed on its own in a North Carolina field. That only leaves six engines and some questionable structural elements to get the crew back to base. I'll betcha some flight suits had to be washed after that mission. http://abcnews.go.com/US/52-bomber-loses-engine-training-flight-report/story?id=44567807 Edited January 5, 2017 by Charlie Harley, #14153 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Hate it when that happens. The just don't make airplanes like they used to. This one is likely only 50 years or more old. Edited January 5, 2017 by Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Flimshaw Sass# 73310 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Losing engines....that's sissy stuff http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/B52NoTail/files/b52notail.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Losing engines....that's sissy stuff http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/B52NoTail/files/b52notail.jpg A spare tire ain't gonna help you much in that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Whiskers Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Charlie Harley, #14153, on 05 Jan 2017 - 12:55 PM, said: I first read that headline and wondered, "Why is this news? There are still seven engines left to fly home on." Then I ready the article and learned that an entire engine pylon departed the aircraft and landed on its own in a North Carolina field. That only leaves six engines and some questionable structural elements to get the crew back to base. I'll betcha some flight suits had to be washed after that mission. http://abcnews.go.com/US/52-bomber-loses-engine-training-flight-report/story?id=44567807 It was the other North...Dakota not Carolina. That clarifies the old phrase cold enough to freeze the nuts off of a gang plow....only in this case it was off of a B52. It was a balmy 1 above at ground level...I wonder what it was at 10 or 20,000 ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Story sais "an engine." Nothing about losing the entire pylon. That would be two engines. Maintenance is still standing tall trying to explain this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Loctite. Just sayin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I loved the article I read that reported the pilot declared an in flight incident "when he noticed that an engine had departed the aircraft." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Isn't every non-combat mission a "training flight"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I was just going to say.....I have a navy captain (retired) combat pilot (Viet Nam...land-based) pard explain that whenever they pulled maintenance on his aircraft, he'd make the maintenance chief immediately take a test flight with him. He said that twice, the maint chief declined and had the work torn down and re-done. Probably more difficult to do that with a B-52. I'm glad the big bird made it home okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okiepan Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Guess when your old you start losing things, I lost my good 20-20 wish i could find it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I met a B-52 pilot while waiting for a turn to fly the B-2 simulator at Whiteman AFB. When showing our ID, I noticed he had a Caterpillar Club card in his wallet. Of course I had to ask how earned it. He said he was deadheading in a B-52 that suffered a catastrophic structural failure during refueling and broke up in flight. He was in the crew bay in the belly without an ejection seat, so he just found himself suddenly falling thru space. One of his strongest memories was that of having one of the engines remaining next to him while he fell until deploying his chute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Brr! There's just an awful lot about this thread that I have to file under "S" ... for "Scares me and I'm fearless!" Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Wing Safety, 8th AF, and StratCom, not to mention Air Materiel folks are going to have a field day with this one! Everybody's neck and other parts will potentially be on the chopping block until they nail the cause down, and determine if there are fleet-wide implications! Could be metal fatigue, substandard parts (bolts, etc.) or failure to follow the T.O.'s Stuff like this has been known to cause coronary problems with C.O.'s. (A missile wing commander back in the '60's dropped dead after his third heart attack...in the doctor's office! And there was no incident pending...just the stress of the job.) Good luck to everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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