DC10FE Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Pretty interesting article, althoughit happened a few years ago. Wonder why they didn't bring in the simulated out engine? If nothing else, you gotta read the comment at the end of the article. Have procedures changed that much since I was on the Herc? Don R. Click here: Spinning the Lockheed P-3C Orion - Unusual Attitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Don Did you read the report of the Pax river crew that spun a herk? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Yeah, Bob, I did. Quite a ride!! Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3_Super_Bee Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 The article is a little off. The #1 wasn't in a "Simulated Failure Mode" (that would be power lever at flight idle, engine running) The engine was bagged. The #1 engine was restarted in the decent and is thought to be what saved the crew/plane. They were at 6000' and dropped to 24feet(as per SDRS, but with atimeter settings most likely around 74 feet), in about 18 seconds.(bout a 30,000 FPM descent). They spun the aircraft 5 times. Some crazy roll rates of around 20 degrees per second. At bottom of the spin they experienced a 5.8G rolling pullout. Negative G's was recorded at 2.4. When the incident occured they were at 160 knots, with the shut down of the #2 the crew got gauge locked on the #2 engine and they lost speed to down around 122. Power was applied to the #3 and #4 engines to regain airspeed, dumbass wing weenie that was PPC(Patrol Plane Commander) turned into the dead wing because they would have turned into a warning area, by turning into the good wing. So they put themselves into the the flat spin by not following the standard 3 rules, (they put aviate #1 over navigate for a reason, they found out the hard way) 1st pic is just aft of the Center L/E (inbetween the #3 and #4 engines) 2nd pic is insded the number 2 fuel tank 3rd pic is a aft radome latch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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