| HeraldNet - Snohomish County's online news source |
 THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 2:26 pm |
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
Nation & World 
|
|||||||||||||
Exhaust cone falls off Boeing 777 onto home’s lawn NEW YORK — An engine tailcone fell off a Delta Air Lines jet shortly after takeoff Thursday and plummeted thousands of feet before landing harmlessly on a lawn in a Long Island residential neighborhood.Apparently, neither the pilots nor anyone on the ground immediately noticed the mishap when it happened. The aircraft, a Boeing 777, doesn’t need the part to fly and carried on safely to its destination, Tokyo, aviation officials said. Delta personnel reported the engine part missing following an inspection after the plane landed following its 14-hour flight, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said. The 20-pound cone, measuring 4 feet long and 3 feet in diameter at its widest spot was big enough to kill someone if it hit them from a great height. It was on the lawn of a home in Roosevelt, N.Y., for several hours before anyone called police. The house is about 9 1/2 miles east of Kennedy Airport, where the flight originated. Delta spokesman Anthony Black said an investigation is under way to determine what went wrong. He said he was unaware of any similar problems involving Boeing 777s in Delta’s fleet. A Boeing spokeswoman said she had no information about the accident. A similar mishap involving a tailcone dropping off a Boeing 777 in mid-flight was reported in Japanese newspapers in 2005. There were 206 passengers and 15 crew aboard Thursday’s flight, according to the airline. |
- FDIC gives Everett's Frontier Bank, Lynnwood's City Bank ultimatum
- Monroe girl guilty of murder in Sultan gang slaying
- Snohomish man in critical condition after gunshot to groin
- Man is sentenced to 8 years in crash that killed 4
- For once, Huskies are the bigger team
- 3 classic potato recipes for St. Patrick's Day
- Video captures trio who stole beer, knocked over elderly woman
- Hear musical firefighters on bagpipes and drums for St. Patrick’s Day
- Suspect in Everett nightclub shooting arrested in Arizona
- Frontier Financial appealing FDIC order
- Monroe girl guilty of murder in Sultan gang slaying
(35) - 16-year-old girl convicted in Sultan gang murder (13)
- State changes mind on telling Darrington to move graves (11)
- Snohomish man who killed four sentenced to eight years (11)
- Teams from Snohomish County join in search for Harris-Moore on Orcas (9)
- Riders take to Community Transit's Swift buses (8)
- Everett plans big upgrades for city parks (5)
- Man is sentenced to 8 years in crash that killed 4 (5)
- Former county planning director pleads not guilty to assault charge (4)
- Oops: Somali pirates attempt attack on Dutch warship (4)
- Archbishop Murphy graduate happy to be in San Jose
- Troupe improv-ment
- Best finish ever for Mavs
- Local businesses clean for a reason
- Edmonds Art Walk opens 9th year March 18
- Lynnwood girls wrap up at state
- Lynnwood wants outsider to review budget
- SKCC presents premiere of Jenkins’ composition
- Boeing to Offer NewGen Tanker to US Air Force
- New CEO at Valley General Hospital
- Dan Koffman's ‘TopSpin' marketing astounds, inspires, motivates, produces — just for starters
- Economic forecasts for Snohomish County, Everett, Marysville offer some bright moments
- Government officials influencing home prices
- Massive EPA energy regulations meet challenge
- Washington state healthcare reforms also needed
|
|
 
|
|
|
|
| TODAY'S TOP JOBS |
| View All Top Jobs |
| Top Cars |
|
| Top Homes |
|
|
ADVERTISEMENT |
|
|
|Contact Us
|Advertiser Services
|Home Delivery
|Newsstand Locations
|Classifieds
|Feedback
|About the Company
|Work@the Herald
|Site Map |
|
COMMENTS | Be the first to comment
Log in or register to post a new comment.
To read other terms and conditions, click here