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Matt Molnar
2009-05-12, 12:31 AM
Baggage Cart Sucked Into Jet Engine At LAX (http://cbs13.com/watercooler/lax.baggage.cart.2.1007281.html)
May 11, 2009 5:52 pm US/Pacific
LOS ANGELES (AP) ?

A metal baggage container was sucked into an engine of a Boeing 747 as it was leaving a terminal gate Monday at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. No one was injured.

The incident occurred as Japan Airlines Flight 61 to Narita, Japan, was pushing back from the Tom Bradley International Terminal about 1:30 p.m., said Marshall Lowe, an airport spokesman.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said a baggage cart was being towed at the same time and the engine ingested one of its containers.

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moose135
2009-05-12, 12:42 AM
I hate it when that happens! :wink:

cancidas
2009-05-12, 02:15 AM
leave it to the media to confuse a bag cart with an LD3. :roll:

PhilDernerJr
2009-05-12, 10:16 AM
A cart carrying containers....I think they explained it properly. Bit of a reach to expect the media to say "LD3".

T-Bird76
2009-05-12, 10:28 AM
leave it to the media to confuse a bag cart with an LD3. :roll:

Matt give me a break....who's going to know what an "LD3" is besides people familar with the industry. You're really reaching here my firend, bag cart is a fine explanation.

cancidas
2009-05-12, 02:19 PM
Matt give me a break....who's going to know what an "LD3" is besides people familar with the industry. You're really reaching here my firend, bag cart is a fine explanation.
sorry. i just really dislike the media...

moose135
2009-05-12, 02:27 PM
sorry. i just really dislike the media...
Thanks, I really appreciate that...

Matt Molnar
2009-05-12, 03:11 PM
sorry. i just really dislike the media...
:cry:

Nick
2009-05-12, 07:27 PM
Matt give me a break....who's going to know what an "LD3" is besides people familar with the industry. You're really reaching here my firend, bag cart is a fine explanation.
sorry. i just really dislike the media... A LD what?

cancidas
2009-05-12, 09:01 PM
A LD what?
i guess i could have just said container.

Matt Molnar
2009-05-12, 10:57 PM
http://s.wsj.net/media/0512pod17.jpg

PhilDernerJr
2009-05-12, 11:59 PM
Baggage containers have names. An LD-3 is what you see in that photo there. I believe they will fit on 767s and A330/340s. It is a "half container" where you can put the container side by side with another one. There is also an LD-8, which is like two LD-3's put together.

There are many other kinds, but these are just examples of some of the most common.

corellian21
2009-05-13, 10:15 PM
I think the big metal box would have been fine also :) , still funny though !