Allegiant Jet Catches Fire in Orlando

[Zee71]

Came across this today (Fri, 10/8):http://www.clickorlando.com/news/253...il.html?hpt=T2

"The MD-80, Allegiant Air flight No. 700, was scheduled to depart the airport, located at 1200 Red Cleveland Blvd. in Sanford, for Roanoke, Va., at 7 a.m., and a fire broke out in the right engine shortly after the aircraft left the gate, airport officials said." No injuries.

[T-Bird76]

Bit off topic but I just noticed Sanford has an observation deck? Anyone know details?

http://www.orlandosanfordairport.com...l_a_layout.asp

[NYCA News]

NYCAviation:

Allegiant Jet Catches Fire in Orlando

No one was injured when an Allegiant Air MD-83 aircraft caught fire on the ground at Orlando-Sanford International Airport this morning.
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[NIKV69]

I've seen two engines fail on takeoff for G4. Once at LAS on take off roll which resulted in a great boom I felt clear across the field and once at IFP as they climbed out and had to return. Those mad dogs are aging I am glad this was on the ground.

[Derf]

The big boom is a compressor stall and it happens with disruptive airflow or lack of into the engine among other things. Having been in a 727 while having a few on takeoff roll as well as being outside the aircraft when they had them on takeoff roll as well as well. It does not cause a fire, but it does get your attention!

[Cary]

Bit off topic but I just noticed Sanford has an observation deck? Anyone know details?

http://www.orlandosanfordairport.com...l_a_layout.asp

Yeah, it seems sucktacular for photography: http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6892981&nseq=5

[hiss srq]

I just want to add some clarification here to this incident... This was not a compressor stall and it was not a lack of proper care to the engine... It was a tailpipe fire... They go unreported constantly and happen every day someplace... The media is just looking to pin crap on Allegiant at this point so the moment an airplane at that airlines EGT peaks for a split second everyone is slamming them lately... While the string of interesting events at that carrier this year is a touch on the odd side this particular incident is a non event really.

[hiss srq]

And while compressor stalls are "common" they are still abnormal events. They do happen from time to time. In 1996 I was on a Delta 727 that had one and proceeded to spit a few of the number 2 engines innards around a Flushing neighborhood after taking off on 13 from LGA.

[NIKV69]

The big boom is a compressor stall and it happens with disruptive airflow or lack of into the engine among other things. Having been in a 727 while having a few on takeoff roll as well as being outside the aircraft when they had them on takeoff roll as well as well. It does not cause a fire, but it does get your attention!

Actually the engine failed, it was uncontained as well. I heard the ops guys saying pieces were all over the place. They had to switch departures to 25L for awhile while 25R was closed. I believe I got some departure shots uploaded from that morning. Cool change from the norm at LAS.