JetCrash_080504

JetCrash 080504

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on 2004-Oct-31 04:25:29 Anonymous coward said

RC-135CrewChief
This was at RAF Lakenheath around 1999. The 48th FW lost 5 aircraft that year.
on 2004-Nov-18 17:08:59 Anonymous coward said

MikeRocker
They were doing an engine test in full afterburner when the hold-back chain failed, punching the jet thru the hangar door. Became a Class A mishap (>1m $ damage)
on 2004-Dec-21 12:52:28 Anonymous coward said

Cobalt
They dont do engine tests in doors.
on 2005-Jan-06 22:34:15 Anonymous coward said

Gumpster
Peek-a-boo...I see you...
on 2005-Jan-26 05:31:29 Anonymous coward said

Blindin
Hello! I did knock. Honest
on 2005-Feb-27 17:10:41 Anonymous coward said

SPOTER
I only said blow the blody doors off!!
on 2005-Mar-21 03:27:25 Anonymous coward said

yall dont know jack
they do test in doors, i work here on lakenheath.
on 2005-Apr-19 02:29:28 Anonymous coward said

Zero
I said REVERSE THRUST!
on 2005-Jun-16 13:01:09 Anonymous coward said

Rebl
Do our pilots have 20-20?, i mean how did he not see the huge hanger in front of him.
on 2005-Jun-16 14:08:44 Anonymous coward said

CrewChief130s
This is when they still allowed you to smoke weed at the 50 Yard Line!
on 2005-Sep-29 10:57:12 Anonymous coward said

FFR-31_Driver
"Uh... Hi guys....."
on 2005-Nov-21 06:42:44 Anonymous coward said

Frankie
Hi honey, I`m home!!!!
on 2005-Dec-27 23:18:36 Anonymous coward said

knight
In fact, on fighters, MOST engine testing is done indoors. Way easier to control fod, Hold downs, and anchor chains more easily available, and the neighbors don't complain about the noise when done in the hush house.
on 2006-Mar-29 12:55:45 Anonymous coward said

buzzboy
is the crew cheaf is gona be mad at me!
on 2006-Jun-16 13:46:29 Anonymous coward said

Spectre
Nice.
on 2006-Jun-16 13:46:58 Anonymous coward said

Spectre
But where's the airbag?
on 2006-Jul-22 13:51:28 Anonymous coward said

michael
someones dumb as fuck
on 2007-May-31 22:33:18 Anonymous coward said

k
i knew the guy who did this
on 2007-Nov-06 11:26:12 Anonymous coward said

DCC
the crew chief did this. and yes, he was a moron. still is as a matter of fact.
on 2008-Apr-21 16:04:20 Anonymous coward said

DAN
did u put the parking break up yet
on 2008-Jun-06 04:22:27 Anonymous coward said

Tom
This is what happens when the hold back cable fail INSIDE what is called a "SOUND SUCKER". They can run an airplane in full burner and you can't even hear it outside of the building. Kind of cool.
on 2008-Jun-12 04:30:00 Anonymous coward said

DAWG
THE HOLDBACK NEVER FAILED THE DUMBASS CREW CHIEF DIDT HOOK IT UP RIGHT.
on 2008-Sep-29 12:00:55 Anonymous coward said

Crew Cheif
We usually do engine runs. aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnndddddd we mess up
on 2008-Nov-17 22:05:29 Anonymous coward said

EngineMech
The aircraft holdback didn't fail....they installed it incorrectly on the tailhook. And yes, they do test engines indoors. I worked in a hush house at Eglin AFB for 6 years(we didn't drive a plane thru the doors thought :)
on 2009-Feb-28 07:07:07 Anonymous coward said

F14D Tomcat
Only the US Airforce would do engine run in stage 3 afterburners in side a hangar. LOL LOL!!
on 2009-Oct-14 03:59:37 Anonymous coward said

jack
u are sepost to wat for the doors to open
on 2011-Apr-21 21:08:38 F-15 engine troop said

Wow, some comments! stage 3 burner, must be a squid thing. The F-15 has 5 stages of augmentor, not afterburner. Also the run was done inside of a hush house, which is where most high power runs are done, and you can hear the engines running outside. I only ran an engine testing facility at Eglin AFB for 2 years, so I know a little about them.
on 2014-Jun-20 15:24:33 USAFOkie said

I was the first person to walk in after this incident, well, me and the Wing Commander. As a matter of fact, the pictures you see on the internet that were taken at NIGHT were taken by me and another QA Inspector. I was working for QA at the time and was involved with the AIB. As was previously stated, the crew chief didn't have the holdback properly attached. As a matter of fact he was told, as he sat in the cockpit, that it wasn't even hooked up prior to the run, and he told the airman on the ground to hook it up. The airman had little experience with this task and asked the engine run crew chief to look at it, but the crew chief said he was sure it was fine. F-15 Engine Troop was accurate with everything with the exception of the number of afterburner stages. While the F100-PW-220 DOES have 5 stages, the F-15E model has F100-PW-229 which has 7 stages.

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