American Airlines plane fire at Denver

[Byker28i]

American Airlines plane on fire at Denver airport
https://bsky.app/profile/bnonews.com/post/3lkcecmq...

The American Airlines flight 1006, on a Boeing 737-800, was travelling from Colorado Springs to Dallas Fort Worth when the crew reported engine vibrations, diverted to Denver and the engine caught fire whilst taxiing to the gate. All 172 passengers and six crew on board had been able to exit the plane. Photo's show them on the wing.
https://news.sky.com/story/boeing-passenger-jet-ca...

[colin79666]

As usual, idiots taking their baggage with them during an evacuation.

[Master Bean]

Another very useful and insightful video from Mr 777 pilot. You always learn something new. 737 doesn't have wing slides. You're meant to slide down the flaps.

https://youtu.be/Q9zzt9bNKQ8?si=kQK-1WKpl7UKreRI

[98elise]

colin79666 said:

As usual, idiots taking their baggage with them during an evacuation.

There should be a huge fine for anyone taking baggage from a plane evacuation. You're valuing your possession above someone's else's safety.

[Panamax]

What confuses me about this one is that vibration is usually due to loss of shaft balance for one reason or another. But why would that lead to a fire? Grossly overheated bearing sets light to engine oil? In this video it looks as though the fire is underneath the engine, not in it, and didn't start until the aircraft was almost on the jetty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC332jgOIEM

[colin79666]

Flammable fluid dropping onto hot brakes perhaps.

Will be interesting to see the report as to whether or not the evacuation was commanded by the captain or if passengers initiated it.

[Byker28i]

Master Bean said:

Another very useful and insightful video from Mr 777 pilot. You always learn something new. 737 doesn't have wing slides. You're meant to slide down the flaps.

https://youtu.be/Q9zzt9bNKQ8?si=kQK-1WKpl7UKreRI

Thats really interesting - thanks

If the engines were cut/fire extinguisher pulled, so there was no power to drop the flaps to 40?

Edited by Byker28i on Tuesday 18th March 14:35

[phil squares]

IIRC, the 727 was the exact way. No overwing exit slides and the pax evacuation checklist had a flaps extend line. But that's ancient history for me!!