Looks like they didn’t shut the engine down. The Emergency shut down would have closed the fuel shut off valve. The presents of fire in the hot section indicates the engine was still getting fuel. Strange
The people with their kids in the playground are way to nonchalant about all the metal falling from the sky. I'd have grabbed the kids and bolted for the car. Kinda reminds me of when I was at a gas station and the trash can between the pumps burst onto flames. Half a dozen folks stood there looking at it dumbfounded while they continued to pump their gas.
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They said the failure took out the fire suppression and other systems, maybe they couldnt cut it off.
Originally Posted by Dabee
Looks like they didn’t shut the engine down. The Emergency shut down would have closed the fuel shut off valve. The presents of fire in the hot section indicates the engine was still getting fuel. Strange
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Looks like they didn’t shut the engine down. The Emergency shut down would have closed the fuel shut off valve. The presents of fire in the hot section indicates the engine was still getting fuel. Strange
I suspect that is lubrication oil fed fire in the pic, not fuel.
I heard one unconfirmed report of the cause might be a drone strike/ingestion, but are there consumer drones with that altitude capability, in Denver?
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Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
The fuel shutoff valve is usually in the wing root. Not sure where the hydraulic shutoff valve is, most likely in the same place. I don’t know how many quarts of oil that engine holds but it is over 10. The fire suppression system only tries to eliminate fire on the out side of the engine. Anything burning in the engine, including it eating itself, will not get extinguished.
"Daddy.... how far will this plane fly with only one engine?"
"All the way to the crash, son. Bet you we'll beat the ambulance there by a good 20 to 30 minutes...."
Reminds me of the movie U-571 when the civilian intelligence guy asks the captain how deep the submarine will go. "Oh, it'll go all the way to the bottom if we don't stop it."
The fuel shutoff valve is usually in the wing root. Not sure where the hydraulic shutoff valve is, most likely in the same place. I don’t know how many quarts of oil that engine holds but it is over 10. The fire suppression system only tries to eliminate fire on the out side of the engine. Anything burning in the engine, including it eating itself, will not get extinguished.
Those engines have a supply and scavenge system. There's no way the oil could take the heat if it wasn't cooled, especially in the hot section bearing sumps.