Boeing faces fresh questions about the safety of its aircraft after an engine fire on a transatlantic flight from Edinburgh caused an emergency landing soon after takeoff.
Flames were seen by passengers briefly shooting from the engine of a Delta Air Lines 767 soon after it took off for New York in February last year, after a turbine blade broke off during takeoff.
The flames subsided while the plane was airborne but it made an emergency landing at Prestwick airport south of Glasgow, where ground crew noticed fuel leaking from the plane’s right wing.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the UK government agency that investigates aviation safety, has written to the Federal Aviation Administration in the US asking it to take action with Boeing, which has its headquarters in Virginia.
Well, except for the wings. And the cockpit. And the fuselage. And its accompanying door plugs
Are you daft? Why do you think it has TWO wings and TWO doors? And clearly you’ve never been invited to the under cock pit, where they keep plugs fit for any hole.
(is joke don’t bite)
Not sure about the commercial planes, but some planes have a redundant wing.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/time-israeli-air-force-f-15-baz-landed-one-wing-missing/