Hey, Bubba, what does THIS button do?

wsuffa

wsuffa

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I was just cleaning my plane and it went off!

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8711634

A three-plane ground crash at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport could have become an explosive disaster.
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A young mechanic pressed a starter switch to slowly spin the compressor blades for cleaning.

Instead, her action sent the engine to immediate takeoff power, hurling the fragile aircraft at 90 degree angles.
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Ouch!

I think they just countered all economic benefit from cleaning compressor blades.
 
dmccormack said:
I have no clue, but...:dunno:

Should the compressor be energized while a person is cleaning them?

There's a few Darwin awards for guys cleaning cement trucks while the power was on....
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They should just be using bleed air to turn but ignition and fuel is shut off.
 
yeah, but "three planes" did NOT "collide"... ONE plane got smacked into two other parked airplanes. Sheesh.
 
So, they are actually igniting and doing a runup at the gate?
 
Do you suppose their insurance rates will go up a bit?
 
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