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L410 bag into prop

Alistair_Heaton

Alistair_Heaton

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Nov 4, 2018
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Backpack flies into plane propeller – and shreds instantly

Next time, bring a carryon. Watch the wild moment a checked bag escaped the belly of a twin-engine plane and flew directly into the propeller. The Aerocord flight carrying 18 passengers from Chaité…
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That would have been a bit of thump and yaw.

To note I can only presume it came from the forward hold.

The door being open or opening on that would be more of a concern to me than a soft bag doing what it did.
 
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Ops wrong plane type it's a let 410 which unpressurized and even slower than an ATR
 
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The blades I think are alloy Macaulay props. They are pretty sturdy like the Jetstream.

The prop itself might be ok after NDT.

The gear box, shear spline and a few other things behind it likely not ok.
 
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The engine cowling looks like it's seen some things...
 
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That item likely wasn't the first piece of luggage shredded that day.
 
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