Comments on: Photos - Southwest 2294 Damaged Fuselage Section http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/ The Aviation Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: msouth http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-85360 msouth Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:02:51 +0000 http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-85360 may want to ask if the dorsal fin fairing was dropped while installing it after a heavy inspection?? may want to ask if the dorsal fin fairing was dropped while installing it after a heavy inspection??

]]> By: JOHN http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-87991 JOHN Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:38:16 +0000 http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-87991 I hope inlight of this incident, that this does not scare people from flying w/ SOUTHWEST AIRLINES! THIS COMPANY WORKS VERY HARD I hope inlight of this incident, that this does not scare people from flying w/ SOUTHWEST AIRLINES! THIS COMPANY WORKS VERY HARD

]]> By: anon http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-190018 anon Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:20:55 +0000 http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-190018 As per NTSB photo only the thinner skin section failed ,looks like classic fatigue of the thinner part of skin section adjacent to the upper . Positive for boeing the failed area remained contained This is a design fault.Next generation B737 have this type of skin to reduce weight. Sure we will see a mod for this soon .... As per NTSB photo only the thinner skin section failed ,looks like classic fatigue of the thinner part of skin section adjacent to the upper .
Positive for boeing the failed area remained contained
This is a design fault.Next generation B737 have this type of skin to reduce weight.
Sure we will see a mod for this soon ….

]]> By: Michael http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-190134 Michael Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:33:34 +0000 http://blog.flightstory.net/1281/photos-southwest-2294-damaged-fuselage-section/#comment-190134 Please note that this is NOT the recent (April 2011) Southwest fuselage rupture that was in the media! This incident happened already in 2009 involving the same type of Boeing 737. The recent story and pictures can be found at: <a href="http://www.flightstory.net/20110403/southwest-grounds-boeing-737-300" rel="nofollow">http://www.flightstory.net/20110403/southwest-grounds-boeing-737-300</a> Please note that this is NOT the recent (April 2011) Southwest fuselage rupture that was in the media! This incident happened already in 2009 involving the same type of Boeing 737.

The recent story and pictures can be found at: http://www.flightstory.net/20110403/southwest-grounds-boeing-737-300

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