Southwest Engine Explosion - passenger dead

jjbrien · 18-04-2018 10:06pm

HTCOne wrote: »

The deceased passenger had her seatbelt fastened.

RIP to the passenger a horrible way to go out

adam88 · 18-04-2018 11:45pm

I was led to believe the passenger that got “sucked out” is alive.

The passenger that died, died from a heart attach brought about from the panic of the situation.

Splitting hairs I know but still

bilbot79 · 18-04-2018 11:51pm

adam88 wrote: »

I was led to believe the passenger that got “sucked out” is alive.

The passenger that died, died from a heart attach brought about from the panic of the situation.

Splitting hairs I know but still

Did the one that got sucked out not die of her injuries later. Can't imagine what that looked like, was her body ripped apart?

HTCOne · 19-04-2018 1:12am

adam88 wrote: »

I was led to believe the passenger that got “sucked out” is alive.

The passenger that died, died from a heart attach brought about from the panic of the situation.

Splitting hairs I know but still

Well in an interview, one of the paramedics on the ground who responded said they knew she couldn’t survive after seeing the head trauma. Now whether that trauma was caused by the debris that took out the window or as a result of impacting the fuselage I don’t know, and would rather not spend any more time thinking about to be honest. There was an awful lot of blood on the fuselage after landing by all accounts.

Homer · 19-04-2018 9:00am

Just NO. Not funny, so removed

Tony EH · 19-04-2018 9:11am

God, that poor woman.

What an absolutely horrific incident. That can't have been an easy death.

cnocbui · 19-04-2018 9:15am

Homer wrote: »

silly pic

Pathetic, inaccurate, not funny.

Dardania · 19-04-2018 9:19am

cnocbui wrote: »

Homer wrote: »

silly pic

Pathetic, inaccurate, not funny.

yeah, not cool

Irish Steve · 21-04-2018 9:19am

FAA have issued an EAD (Emergency Airworthiness Directive) for inspection of CFM56-7D engines (the engine involved in this incident) requiring inspection of all engines with more than 30,000 cycles, of which there are nearly 700 worldwide. The ultrasonic inspection of the fan blades has to be carried out within 20 days.

This latest action comes on top of an existing less urgent Service Bulletin that requires the same inspection of all engines of this model, with mandatory reporting of findings.