Subj : Re: A Delta Boeing 737-900 loses part of a w
To   : Ward Dossche
From : Rug Rat
Date : Tue Jul 08 2025 13:02:15

On Tue  8-Jul-2025  6:20p, Ward Dossche@2:292/854.0 said to Rug Rat:

WD> As for the DC10, I've flown several DC10's ever since the very early
WD> 70-ties and never felt unsafe in them. Though here it's not just the
WD> Chicago crash of 1979. There had already been the Turkish Airlines DC10 in
WD> Ermenonville which preceded it and then followed the same year by the Air
WD> New Zealand crash at Mt. Erebus and the WesternAirlines crash at Mexico
WD> City landing at a closed runway. Bad luck because the Erebus and Mexico
WD> City crashes also were not technical but happened too close to eachother
WD> prompting the flight ban.
WD>  
WD> I think it was a reliable aircraft.
WD>  
WD>  \%/@rd

 Oh, trust me!  I was not jumping on the DC10 being a bad frame/design.  It had teething issues (Cargo door), though the 747 also had issues with their cargo door latches (UAL 811).  I was making a comparison between the rush to blame everything on an airframe vs something that was caused by something outside of Boeings control (MX, or engines.).

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