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Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling off. Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling off.
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Old 11-06-09, 09:21 PM   #1
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling off.
They're, ahh, not necessary for our flight. Enjoy your trip on Delta

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Exhaust cone falls off jet onto NY home's lawn
By DAVID B. CARUSO - Associated Press Writer

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.
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Old 11-06-09, 09:47 PM   #2
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Re: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling of
saw this on the news earlier. crazy stuff, you can lose the nose on the plane, and no one notices.
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Old 11-06-09, 11:32 PM   #3
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Re: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling of
Nose, tail, what's the difference?
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Old 11-06-09, 11:48 PM   #4
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Re: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling of
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saw this on the news earlier. crazy stuff, you can lose the nose on the plane, and no one notices.
It was an engine tailcone. Where did it say the nose of the plane?
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Old 11-07-09, 01:45 AM   #5
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In other news, it barely missed Donnie Darko.
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Old 11-07-09, 02:13 AM   #6
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Re: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling of
Do the people that live there get to keep it?
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Old 11-07-09, 02:23 AM   #7
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In other news, it barely missed Donnie Darko.
To be fair, Mr. Darko was really busy with work and couldn't show up to check the serial number on the tailcone.
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Old 11-07-09, 08:09 AM   #8
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VD is serious don't compare a faulty jetliner to your privates
stupid Delta
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Old 11-07-09, 10:22 AM   #9
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Re: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain. You may have noticed parts falling of
I think I need glasses - I thought it said pants falling off.
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Old 11-07-09, 10:42 AM   #10
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In other news, it barely missed Donnie Darko.
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Old 11-07-09, 10:58 AM   #11
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It was an engine tailcone. Where did it say the nose of the plane?
meh, close enough. (okay, next time i should probably read before commenting though)
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Old 11-07-09, 12:46 PM   #12
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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.
Now that's good reporting. Thank you, Captain Obvious.
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Old 11-07-09, 10:41 PM   #13
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- FED-UP NEW YORKERS RE-NAME DELTA AIRLINES (NYSE: DAL), "AIR LEPROSY"!
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Yes but what about S. Darko?
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