BREAKING NEWS ... U.S Airways plane in Hudson River

[mike_s]

good point bleeb.

unlike the older 727's, etc... I think most of the newer Airbuses are "fly by wire" completely. so I imagine lots more electronics in the flight controls. (

most any new(er) plane has glass MFD's (Multi Function Displays). Those I'm sure are are trashed. Things like mechanical parts, sections of the airframe, if not over stressed, could be reused.

 

[bleeb]

unlike the older 727's, etc... I think most of the newer Airbuses are "fly by wire" completely. so I imagine lots more electronics in the flight controls.

This was an A320, which is indeed "fly by wire" (Airbus's first).
Airbus - Corporate Information - The Airbus story - Fly-by-wire

Come to think of it, chances are a significant fraction of the cockpit electronics will probably be dissected as part of the accident investigation, so they wouldn't be available for reuse anyway.

 

[mike_s]

I still bet that at least 50% of that plane is re-used somehow.

(Don't expect the cockpit electronics to be though.... electronics that spent a couple days in brackish water would never get re-certified for flight use.)

 

[Gary D.]

They could turn it into a Goose Bar-B-Q pit. It's already cooked a few so it's been tested that far....

Gary D.

 

[DiverBizz]

hmmmm Goose Bar BBQ-Where would they open for business? Lots of folks would be willing to sit in those seats and have a little BBQ Goose.

 

[F106A]

I still bet that at least 50% of that plane is re-used somehow.

(Don't expect the cockpit electronics to be though.... electronics that spent a couple days in brackish water would never get re-certified for flight use.)

Ran this by my neighbor last night. He drives A319's & 21's. Also has three airplanes, two of which he's overhauled one and two times. CFII, IA, etc., - beaucoup birdman badges.
I still gotta go with my original thoughts that these parts are history, except as paperweights, non-ICAO members' use or just plain illegal parts. There's no reasonable way to return them to service and provide liability insurance. Check the applicable Advisory Circulars. And AD's are not applicable to this situation - apples and oranges. As far as a 1965 incident where a plane was resurrected: the regs (FARs) in effect 43+ years ago are many, many, many, many, many generations removed from what's in effect today.

 

[mike_s]

Ran this by my neighbor last night. He drives A319's & 21's. Also has three airplanes, two of which he's overhauled one and two times. CFII, IA, etc., - beaucoup birdman badges.
I still gotta go with my original thoughts that these parts are history, except as paperweights, non-ICAO members' use or just plain illegal parts. There's no reasonable way to return them to service and provide liability insurance. Check the applicable Advisory Circulars. And AD's are not applicable to this situation - apples and oranges. As far as a 1965 incident where a plane was resurrected: the regs (FARs) in effect 43+ years ago are many, many, many, many, many generations removed from what's in effect today.

IN this country maybe so.... but remember other countries don't have as tight of regulations on the "pedigree" of parts.

I know folks that have sold parts off their planes that have AD (Airworthiness Directives) that can't be used on planes registered in the US... but the parts brokers just ship them overseas.

 

[novicediver]

The pilot deserves plenty of credit for putting it down but the flight attendants (I think the term stewardess went out 20 years ago LOL) deserve all kinds of kudos for leading an orderly evacuation. We just had a plane crash here in Denver in December where it went off the runway and caught fire and also had no fatalities. Just goes to show to pay attention to pre flight briefings and know where your exits are.

 

[ReefHound]

Hell, Aeroflot would put this baby back in the air, as is. Maybe duct tape on a rebuilt engine... or maybe not.

 

[Yotsie]

I'll re-hi jack this thread back to it's original theme.

This is an incident that everyone needs to study. You have a group of people (plane crew) who painstakingly reviewed every emergency procedure before every flight to the most minute detail. The pilot, from everything I have watched and read, continually trains to deal with emergencies. The old adage of "you'll react like you train" holds true in this case. I know my team will skim over some of our emergency procedures towards the end of our training day. This incident has proven the time taken is well worth it and probably the most important thing you can do. This pilot attends every safety brief his flight attendants perform and actually goes through the motions.

This incident went down well and had an incredible outcome because a few people actually cared and took pride in their jobs. From the pilot making an impossible landing to the flight crews quick and calm evacuation. There iis not enough praise in the world for what these people have done.

Bottom line is...... Train train train..... You never know when it'll be your time in the spotlight.