June 4, 20224 yr Sometimes nature beats you. https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-12-hours-dallas-los-angeles/ I can just imagine what volcanic ash can do to a jet engine. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
June 4, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, birdguy said: I can just imagine what volcanic ash can do to a jet engine. A good example of that is British Airways flight 009 in 1982. Also, KLM Flight 867 in 1989. All four engines shut down. "The ash contaminates fuel and water systems, can jam gears, and make engines flame out. Its particles have low melting points, so they melt in the engines' combustion chamber then the ceramic mass sticks to turbine blades, fuel nozzles, and combustors—which can lead to total engine failure. " Edited June 4, 20224 yr by dmwalker Dugald Walker
June 4, 20224 yr 2 hours ago, birdguy said: Sometimes nature beats you. https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-12-hours-dallas-los-angeles/ I can just imagine what volcanic ash can do to a jet engine. Noel Yep happened in Europe a few years ago when an Icelandic volcano erupted, aircraft were grounded for quite a while. 2010 I recall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_travel_disruption_after_the_2010_Eyjafjallajökull_eruption Don't ask me to pronounce the name of the volcano. 🤔
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