747 plane engine snaps off in Iran flight, no injuries

[michgyver 0]

An engine of a Boeing 747 operated by Iran's Mahan Air detached from the plane on Thursday shortly after takeoff from Tehran, causing terror among passengers but no injuries, local media reported.

The 747, with 300 passengers on board, was on a flight from the capital's Mehrabad airport to Bandar Abbas in southern Iran when one of its engines crashed into a nearby field, forcing the jumbo to return and make an emergency landing.

Iranian media and social networks carried pictures of the crashed engine.

Iran desperately wants to upgrade its ageing fleet of 140 operating aircraft, hamstrung by nuclear-related and other sanctions which have also made spare parts difficult to source.

The restrictions were partly lifted by an interim agreement on Iran's nuclear programme that came into force in January 2014.

This allowed for the sale of spare parts, although direct sales of aircraft remained banned.

A final accord reached in Vienna on July 14, expected to be implemented at the start of 2016, will lift the sanctions in exchange for putting curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.

Iran plans to buy Airbus and Boeing passenger planes through long-term payment agreements once the accord comes into effect, Transport Minister Abbas Akhoundi said last month.

To purchase new planes, "our negotiations have been mostly with Airbus and Boeing, and we have provided them with our plans and needs until 2020," he said.

In August, a civil aviation official said his country planned to buy 80 to 90 Airbus and Boeing planes a year until it has a new 300-strong fleet. – AFP, October 15, 2015.

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[flee 5]

Would a two holer have survived this kind of disaster?

[Alif A. F. 0]

Happened to Nationwide Airlines 737 in South Africa in 2007. Fortunately everyone was OK.

Edited October 15, 2015 by Alif A. F.

[Sandeep G 1]

Twin engine Aircraft are certified to fly on a single engine.. In the Mahan case, they were fortunate that the engine was ejected aft through the nacelle. In 1992, an El Al 742F departing AMS experienced a different kind of engine loss, when the entire pod/nacelle and pylon were ripped off the wing causing damage to the other engine, wing and controls. The reason for this was metal fatigue and the shearing of the fuse pins that attach engine pods to wings..

[S V Choong 4]

Was Iran Air the one who maintained it?

 

Some HK anti-China guy just went onto the net to say it was maintained by the Chinese without any prove. Given those anti-China guy will just have a go at anything at China. Their opinion are as good as a pinch of salt.

Edited October 16, 2015 by S V Choong

[Sandeep G 1]

A pinch of salt is good! Brings out the flavour! Just gotta Rachel Ray that shite and toss some over the shoulder for good luck!

[Y. J. Foo 0]

Was Iran Air the one who maintained it?

 

Some HK anti-China guy just went onto the net to say it was maintained by the Chinese without any prove. Given those anti-China guy will just have a go at anything at China. Their opinion are as good as a pinch of salt.

I'm fairly certain CX sends some of their aircraft to XMN for heavy MX. The facility is owned by HK-basec HAECO but still technically done in CN...

 

 

Off-topic BTW...

 

With the sanctions being proposed to be relaxed they may finally get to replace the increasingly old airframes.

[KK Lee 5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwgSVhgFm7E

 

Remind me of AA191 DC-10 crash in Chicago.

[Amirul Mazlan 0]

Wow, real engine separation. All this while all we can do best is to practice in the sim. But as a 4 engine aircraft, even if you lose one engine there's little to sweat about. At least thats what my instructor used to tell mr

[leon t 0]

it's not like the whole engine separated from the wing - it's just the last part of the No 3 engine that separated or abt 1/3 of the engine.