February 21, 2024 • 4 mins
A flight from SF to Boston had to be diverted to Denver after passengers noticed the plane's wing falling apart. The captain then took a walk down the aisle to check it out for himself..
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Boeing seven fifty seven making an emergency landing, video showing
damage to the wing, chunks, scene missing from a broken slat.
Kevin Clark recording that video, saying he said something was
wrong as the flight took off.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Plane takes off all of a sudden it here's loud,
violent vibration.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
The plane was carrying one hundred and sixty five passengers
from San Francisco to Boston Monday afternoon, but the crew
reporting that possible issue, choosing instead to make an emergency
landing in Denver.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
I saying, you know, all the pilots walking down the aisle,
he walks past my seat, couple of seats back and
looks out the window. Minute later, it comes on the
DEA system and announces that we've substamped some damage to
the slat.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
That's my favorite part of the story, as the so
the guy sitting in the seat looking out the window
and saying.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Hey, the wing's fallen apart.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
So one of the air waitresses goes and tells the
pilot preston, and the pilot saunters on back, looks out
the wind.
Speaker 5 (00:52):
Well, hey folks doing enjoying the flight? How you good
to see you sir, welcome you mind if I look
at your window?
Speaker 3 (01:01):
You want to get the pilot because he's the expert,
because the rest of us don't know if a wing
falling apart is a big deal or not. But so
he takes a look at it and goes back up says,
we're gonna be making a landing in Denver.
Speaker 4 (01:14):
Yeah, I think I know why.
Speaker 5 (01:19):
We got a bit of a mechanical problem. I think
we'll touch down in beautiful Denver, Colorado, because it's right
below us and we're touching down right blow us.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Trust me when I say that.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Boeing, we don't need doors or wings on bowane. How
did the yeah, how did the wings start falling apart?
What come on? If it turns out another guy like
decided not to put the screws.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
In or something.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Trouble, Well, it looks like it was breaking apart like
old like really old styrofoam does or foam installation or
something like that. Yeah, well, come up with a way
for that to not happen. Boeing's got to put out
a press relief press release. We'd like to point out
all the parts of the plane that didn't fall off
(02:09):
or apart, okay, tell you what's coming. They're gonna make
an argument for no windows on the planes. It makes
it more aerodynamic or something. So we've eliminated windows so
that you can't look out the window and see parts
of the plane falling apart.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
I'm thinking the opposite.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
I'm thinking the pilots are like, thank gonds, passengers.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Look outside, right, Yeah, yeah, you're probably right.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Gee love their families too, Yeah, I'm sorry. Say what
everybody on that side of the plane near the wing
had to just be glued to the window as a
piece fell off, than another little piece, and it was
just like it was, you know, coming apart, little by little.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
People had to be another piece came off. Oh my god.
I mean that must have been crazy.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
But not the important pieces yet would get a problem.
Not yet, Yeah, babies, most of the wing is still there.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Are we in the air well yes? But are we
in the air yes?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
All right, then settle down, Oh, pr nightmare for Boeing.
It takes a long time to overcome that sort of news.
Speaker 5 (03:21):
Well, and one of the worst factors here is that
it's funny. It sticks in your mind. He just walked
down the aisle, peered.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
Out the window, it turns out some of you are correct.
The wing is falling.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
Apart, so I'm going to suspend a beverage service until
we can be sure the wing isn't gonna fall off completely.
But we'll be serving complimentary drinks and snacks in just
a moment.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
If you have loved ones, it probably wouldn't be the
worst idea to go ahead and text them.
Speaker 5 (03:55):
A reminder that FAA rules forbid cell phone conversations, although
a little good bye I've always loved you would be overlooked.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
If you must get wow, come on, what are you doing?
Then come on, bo way check yourself.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
On the other hand, the beverage cart is an open
season on the beverage cart, and no one wants to
die sober.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
So right, you'll not be charged for any cocktails for
the next I guess ten minutes.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Over the rest of your life. Yeah right, oh, Lordie
Armstrong and Getty
Boeing seven fifty seven making an emergency landing, video showing
damage to the wing, chunks, scene missing from a broken slat.
Kevin Clark recording that video, saying he said something was
wrong as the flight took off.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Plane takes off all of a sudden it here's loud,
violent vibration.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
The plane was carrying one hundred and sixty five passengers
from San Francisco to Boston Monday afternoon, but the crew
reporting that possible issue, choosing instead to make an emergency
landing in Denver.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
I saying, you know, all the pilots walking down the aisle,
he walks past my seat, couple of seats back and
looks out the window. Minute later, it comes on the
DEA system and announces that we've substamped some damage to
the slat.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
That's my favorite part of the story, as the so
the guy sitting in the seat looking out the window
and saying.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Hey, the wing's fallen apart.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
So one of the air waitresses goes and tells the
pilot preston, and the pilot saunters on back, looks out
the wind.
Speaker 5 (00:52):
Well, hey folks doing enjoying the flight? How you good
to see you sir, welcome you mind if I look
at your window?
Speaker 3 (01:01):
You want to get the pilot because he's the expert,
because the rest of us don't know if a wing
falling apart is a big deal or not. But so
he takes a look at it and goes back up says,
we're gonna be making a landing in Denver.
Speaker 4 (01:14):
Yeah, I think I know why.
Speaker 5 (01:19):
We got a bit of a mechanical problem. I think
we'll touch down in beautiful Denver, Colorado, because it's right
below us and we're touching down right blow us.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Trust me when I say that.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Boeing, we don't need doors or wings on bowane. How
did the yeah, how did the wings start falling apart?
What come on? If it turns out another guy like
decided not to put the screws.
Speaker 4 (01:47):
In or something.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Trouble, Well, it looks like it was breaking apart like
old like really old styrofoam does or foam installation or
something like that. Yeah, well, come up with a way
for that to not happen. Boeing's got to put out
a press relief press release. We'd like to point out
all the parts of the plane that didn't fall off
(02:09):
or apart, okay, tell you what's coming. They're gonna make
an argument for no windows on the planes. It makes
it more aerodynamic or something. So we've eliminated windows so
that you can't look out the window and see parts
of the plane falling apart.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
I'm thinking the opposite.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
I'm thinking the pilots are like, thank gonds, passengers.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Look outside, right, Yeah, yeah, you're probably right.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Gee love their families too, Yeah, I'm sorry. Say what
everybody on that side of the plane near the wing
had to just be glued to the window as a
piece fell off, than another little piece, and it was
just like it was, you know, coming apart, little by little.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
People had to be another piece came off. Oh my god.
I mean that must have been crazy.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
But not the important pieces yet would get a problem.
Not yet, Yeah, babies, most of the wing is still there.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Are we in the air well yes? But are we
in the air yes?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
All right, then settle down, Oh, pr nightmare for Boeing.
It takes a long time to overcome that sort of news.
Speaker 5 (03:21):
Well, and one of the worst factors here is that
it's funny. It sticks in your mind. He just walked
down the aisle, peered.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
Out the window, it turns out some of you are correct.
The wing is falling.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
Apart, so I'm going to suspend a beverage service until
we can be sure the wing isn't gonna fall off completely.
But we'll be serving complimentary drinks and snacks in just
a moment.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
If you have loved ones, it probably wouldn't be the
worst idea to go ahead and text them.
Speaker 5 (03:55):
A reminder that FAA rules forbid cell phone conversations, although
a little good bye I've always loved you would be overlooked.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
If you must get wow, come on, what are you doing?
Then come on, bo way check yourself.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
On the other hand, the beverage cart is an open
season on the beverage cart, and no one wants to
die sober.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
So right, you'll not be charged for any cocktails for
the next I guess ten minutes.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Over the rest of your life. Yeah right, oh, Lordie
Armstrong and Getty
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Joe Getty
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