Boeing 737 Hail Damage

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klod

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An EasyJet Boeing 737-300 was damaged when it was hit by heavy hail for just 6s, shortly after take-off from Geneva on 15 August. There was significant damage to wing and empennage leading edges, the radome, and nacelle inlets. Both forward windscreens were also cracked. The London Luton-bound aircraft returned immediately.

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TubStain

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The sound in the plane from the hail hitting the plane must have made everyone sh!t bricks! like machinegun fire...and looking at those pics, you know it must have been LOUD

 
shiner

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Damn....I bet the people on that flight were thinking WTF? I know I would have probably been on the brown shorts express if that had happened to a flight I was on.
 
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conjur

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Lots of underwear changing going on in the bathrooms once that thing got back to the gate!!

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klod

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Amazing that the engines survived. I've seen video here at work of the engines ingesting a lot of stuff and they continue to function. But if a large hail stone had knocked off a blade or two... wow.
 
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Shockwave

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Originally posted by: klod
Amazing that the engines survived. I've seen video here at work of the engines ingesting a lot of stuff and they continue to function. But if a large hail stone had knocked off a blade or two... wow.
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Agreed. Those turbines really can go through Hell and keep on burnin. Impressive to say the least.

 
DanTMWTMP

DanTMWTMP

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Originally posted by: guyver01
you sure that's hail? looks like they collided with an alien spacecraft

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it collided w/ 1000's of mini alien ships... :(



well, at least the passengers are safe....


man...must've insanely loud inside and stuff...that's crazy dmg.....

 
shiner

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"Ladies and gentlemen this is your Captain speaking. I would like to welcome you to EasyJet flight 105. We will be cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet for today's flight...holy sh!t!!! Look at the size of that hail!!! Ladies and gentlemen....smoke em if you got em....."
 
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Doggiedog

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Originally posted by: shinerburke
"Ladies and gentlemen this is your Captain speaking. I would like to welcome you to EasyJet flight 105. We will be cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet for today's flight...holy sh!t!!! Look at the size of that hail!!! Ladies and gentlemen....smoke em if you got em....."
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LOL!
 
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crab

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They'll have it fixed in a couple months...I've seen worse be repaired. Although, it IS a -300...may just trash it.
 
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