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Southwest 737 gets hole in roof in flight, 79 planes gr... - 4/2/2011 11:24:22 AM

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/02/arizona.flight.diverted/

(CNN) -- Southwest Airlines announced Saturday that it is grounding 79 planes for inspection following an incident in which one of its flights was forced to make an emergency landing after a 3-foot hole tore open in the fuselage of the plane.

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RE: Southwest 737 gets hole in roof in flight, 79 plane... - 4/3/2011 4:27:27 AM

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Like they told Amelia Airhart - take the boat.

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RE: Southwest 737 gets hole in roof in flight, 79 plane... - 4/3/2011 10:19:19 PM

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Follow up article by Clive Irving: Clive Irving is senior consulting editor for Condé Nast Traveler and a founder of the magazine.

"Before a Southwest plane lost part of its roof Friday, the airline attempted to delay FAA-mandated inspections for cracks like the one suspected in last week’s incident."

"On Sunday, a top official of the National Transportation Safety Board, Robert Sumwalt, speaking from the military air base where the stricken Southwest jet made its emergency landing, said 'We did find evidence of widespread cracking across this entire fracture surface.' ”

Here is the Article

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RE: Southwest 737 gets hole in roof in flight, 79 plane... - 4/3/2011 10:43:20 PM

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Another Follow Up:

3 more planes found with cracks, 19 returned to service.
Not a very encouraging ratio.

LA Times article

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RE: Southwest 737 gets hole in roof in flight, 79 plane... - 4/4/2011 8:32:51 AM

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Well.. we always knew it was possible. After all, why else would they have the little masks that drop down?

Just goes to show, they aren't just there to make you feel better about plummeting to the ground.

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RE: Southwest 737 gets hole in roof in flight, 79 plane... - 4/4/2011 8:57:46 AM

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As an aside, the pilots did a HELL of a good job.

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RE: Southwest 737 gets hole in roof in flight, 79 plane... - 4/4/2011 9:42:51 AM

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Jesus, we need a hole in these planes like we need another hole in our head.

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