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I know what part that is. I bet its a cap for those pontoon looking things on the wings of the smaller commercial planes that house the hydraulic rams for the flaps and alerons. Last time I was on a plane I watched a chunk of wing get ripped off in flight. I pulled a stewrdess aside and told her. I knew it wasnt a big deal and knew if I just hit the chime and then spoke to her past the two people sitting next to me then it would have caused a panik and I wanted to sleep.
Just a fairing. Basically what Laser described. No biggie. It's happened a few times in the past. I'd be worried if they found an engine or something.
It's just a canoe, or part of one, or just a fairing. I've seen some 'fairings' wondered just how the hell the engineer expected them to stay attached. No big deal unless it hits something on hte way down. OTOH, the last person of record who touched it is probably in a world of hurt. Even if they did everything 'right'.
Now that you mention engines................................There have been at least two engines fall off B-52's flying around Shreveport La. One landed in a corn field. Can't say where the other landed. The Buffs are based at Barkdale AFB across the river from S'port. I load fuel at a tank farm that's directly in the landing pattern of the 52's. Sure is comforting to know that a 50+ year old, half million pound bomber is flying at minimum airspeed over my head, while loading at that rack.
Better to have the part fall into the yard while the plane stays in the air than to have the air plane fall in the yard while the part .... nevermind.
We lost a piece of engine cowling from a KC-135 over Indianapolis once back in the late 80s when I was stationed at Grissom AFB. I met the plane on landing & debriefed the aircrew.
