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DC-10: Dangerous or Misunderstood?
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10—commonly referred to as the “Death Cruiser” or “Donald’s Disaster''—built up a horrific reputation throughout the 1970s. Today we’ll explore the reputation and history of this commonly misunderstood aircraft, and what led to its unearned reputation as the most dangerous airplane ever produced. (aeroxplorer.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Loved the DC-10. The airplane in the Chicago accident was in control until the pilot followed the loss of engine checklist and slowed to V2+10. At the higher airspeed the aircraft was flyable. Later checklists called for staying at the higher airspeed if above V2+10.
There was the DC10 flight 232 at Sioux City Ia. uncontained engine failure caused loss of all hydraulics. Tragic ending. I think there was some design changes after that one as well.
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I was in QC, then on a special team checking all doors. We were the only people who could certify the door rigging
None of you has an iota of truth and live in complete ignorance of why the Paris crash occurred. It was not all design, folks that was the first plane delivered our five man crew did not certify. Same problem occurred over Canada, coffin sucked out of what we referred to as the mail door. Skinny and hard to rig. I could tell a lo here but people think it’s nuts…. Real reason was, and check the timing, Douglas was forced by our government to promote
….. I cant say that now…. I pulled the paper out of planning immediately to see who bought the rigging and who put it on the board for inspection. The parts were not installed to allow ground crew to see if the door was secure.
I knew the guys, friends but not on our crew. Union also had a hand in it. I was there, forced by the company President, to go back to flight ramp and straighten it out. Complete mess. Incompetence. Senators were there, Tunney and Cranston. Plus FAA in force. Shit storm. I quit after 10 years, left after the storm subsided and
Well, I just finished college and left a promising promotion as I loathed the cover up. Yes, it was covered up. Real reason never told. PS… no one was held responsible as paperwork disappeared shortly thereafter. The reason was obvious if you knew the truth.
I was in QC, then on a special team checking all doors. We were the only people who could certify the door rigging
None of you has an iota of truth and live in complete ignorance of why the Paris crash occurred. It was not all design, folks that was the first plane delivered our five man crew did not certify. Same problem occurred over Canada, coffin sucked out of what we referred to as the mail door. Skinny and hard to rig. I could tell a lo here but people think it’s nuts…. Real reason was, and check the timing, Douglas was forced by our government to promote
….. I cant say that now…. I pulled the paper out of planning immediately to see who bought the rigging and who put it on the board for inspection. The parts were not installed to allow ground crew to see if the door was secure.
I knew the guys, friends but not on our crew. Union also had a hand in it. I was there, forced by the company President, to go back to flight ramp and straighten it out. Complete mess. Incompetence. Senators were there, Tunney and Cranston. Plus FAA in force. Shit storm. I quit after 10 years, left after the storm subsided and
Well, I just finished college and left a promising promotion as I loathed the cover up. Yes, it was covered up. Real reason never told. PS… no one was held responsible as paperwork disappeared shortly thereafter. The reason was obvious if you knew the truth.
I would have to go with misunderstood. I think that once the cargo door issue was resolved there was not really a design issue at that point. However, the Chicago crash was caused by shoddy maintenance and not any issues with the aircraft. However, when Fedex had 2 crashes involving the MD-11, I wonder if the fact it resembled the DC-10 may have caused people to assume it was directly related.
The author should learn to write English and get his facts straight.
Some ironic parallels with what is going on at Boeing these days.