Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing at PHL

It was only a matter of time before this practice killed someone. It will bring an entire plane down soon enough. This should be illegal.

 

People used the oxygen masks INCORRECTLY

https://nypost.com/video/airplane-oxygen-masks-were-used-incorrectly-during-emergency-landing/

 

Are you saying that it was Central American maintenance that caused the blade separation? Can I see your data on that?

 

I noticed that too, but honestly the masks have always looked way too small to me. I work in a hospital and wear masks regularly for procedures and to get adequate coverage of the nose and mouth it takes some space.

 

I suppose under the pressure of the situation anyone can not pay attention to what they are doing. But putting the mask over your mouth and breathing through you nose is just really dumb.

 

Each of these facilities is subject to FAA approval/oversight, i.e. they are not unregulated.

 

I'm confident that other SWA pilots would have done the same and also brought the plane down safely. A good friend of mine is a SWA pilot and ex AF (F4 and F16). They have well trained people flying their planes. As far as some regional airlines...I'm not so sure of their abilities if something like this were to happen.

 

I agree. I don't think where it's done matters. How it's done would matter.

 

SWA has the advantage of only flying 737's in their fleet. Yes they have variations of the 737 but they stay with one type for efficiency of flight crews as well as parts and maintenance.

I believe SWA has never had a fatal crash in their history.

 

Also if the stewardess had not opened a rear exit...

 

Wow....

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-veteran-fighter-pilot-tammy-jo-shults-saved-crippled-southwest-flight-1380?ref=scroll

Just how masterfully Tammie Jo Shults, the pilot of the badly crippled Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, handled the problem of an engine exploding at 30,000 feet is winning admiration from thousands of her fellow pilots—and should finally help to temper the hubris of what has been a notoriously testosterone-charged profession.

 

I had read that the pilots aren't doing interviews. I find that refreshing.

 

This was the first passenger fatality for Southwest EVER.

 

Not to take away anything from Tammie Jo but we should recognize that there was a crew on that flight deck and they were working as a team. One flying and one working the radio. They all deserve credit.

 

Very true. Both the FO and Captain handled it well. The FO was flying while captain was on radio even though the media makes it sound like the captain did it all. Both of them needed to split duties to give enough attention to their tasks. Unfortunately movies like Flight do tasteless stereotypes like a FO is not good and panics in emergency while an alcoholic captain does it all.

She was likely back to flying for both approach and landing.

Job well done by all crew, atc, and aiport fire department.

 

Awww that’s sweet. I can’t wait to catch your segment about all us Harvey Weinstein’s in the cockpit on “The View” this week.
The cockpit is predominately male because boys and girls are different and boys tend to like airplanes more than girls. It’s that simple.
You should get out of the 1970s we don’t discriminate against females in the cockpit anymore.

 

I agree with you. The writer was completely out of line here.

 

So being born or working outside of the USA automatically means they are sub standard at their job? I thought the world had moved beyond that automatic jingoistic racism.

 

First, I don't think that we can imply "racism" in that comment. Its a question of standards and practices that might be in different countries.

Second, I believe if someone is qualified and certified anywhere in he world, they are qualified. The work should be the same no matter the geography. And if it isn't, then it needs to be found out and improved. I can't see anyone disagreeing with that.

Third, my guess is this has nothing to do with any of it. So it's all moot.

 

In my part of the world, I can assure you that you can certify, train, verify, etc all you want but the person(s) or work will always be viewed as sub standard if not in the US.

 

You mean Idaho isn't a part of the US?

Signed confused.

And your stament it's self is racist against Americans, thanks but I don't agree with you, most of what "WE" Americans buy comes from other countries all around the world.

 

Not necessarily. I've had inflight incidents where I requested priority handling, and was asked if I was declaring an emergency. I responded no, not at this time, and I was still subsequently asked the number of souls and fuel on board.

 

I've only flown with one female pilot. She was top notch.

 

Exactly... which is why the person who wrote this was out of line.

 

You are definitely confused

What I'm saying is while yes, virtually everything we buy is made outside the US, I think the perception remains that it's inferior versus Made in USA. I hear the comment/opinion nearly every day about products and people.

Regarding this topic, one of the very first comments I heard in person, and then later echoed several times in the reader comments of a certain news organization that shares it's name with an animal, is "That's what you get for having your maintenance done over seas."

Is this wrong? Highly likely, as I would assume the maintenance group would have the same standards as one based in America, but it appears the perception that it would be inferior is still present in our society.