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MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:38 AM Feb 2016

Dramatic pictures show hole in side of Daallo Airlines jet (Somalia to Djibouti flight)

Source: Irish Mirror

These dramatic photos show a gaping hole in the side of a Daallo Airlines plane after it caught fire thousands of feet in the air this morning.

The images have emerged amid claims by African locals that they saw a severely burned body fall from a passing jet several hours ago.

Flight D3159, travelling from Somalia to Djibouti, reportedly set ablaze just five minutes after taking off from Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu.

It was forced to turn around and perform an emergency landing at the Raas Cabaad-based airport, where it was met by emergency crews. Alarmingly, photos of the scene appear to show a massive hole in the fuselage on the jet's right hand side, just behind its R2 door.

Read more: http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/daallo-airlines-plane-fire-hole-7291376

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Dramatic pictures show hole in side of Daallo Airlines jet (Somalia to Djibouti flight) (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Feb 2016 OP

That looks like a blast hole to me. n/t OnlinePoker Feb 2016 #1

That is definitely an inside to outside hole. blackspade Feb 2016 #2

Maybe. Could also be more mundane. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #6

That may be a possibility, blackspade Feb 2016 #7

Heres a picture of the inside plane from someones cell phone Sunlei Feb 2016 #16

Oh my god. These days it doesn't feel very safe to travel anymore. Sunlei Feb 2016 #3

Was it ever safe elljay Feb 2016 #12

by ground no, but by air a lot of people fly. Sunlei Feb 2016 #14

congrats to the flight crew bringing it to the ground in mostly 1 piece dembotoz Feb 2016 #4

Underwear didn't have enough explosives? LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #5

Fine take my tooth paste and pop. trillion Feb 2016 #8

Wow. Shades of the original "Airport" movie. bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #9

Well ............................ turbinetree Feb 2016 #10

So, some person exploded out of the plane? Helen Borg Feb 2016 #11

According to the news stories, nobody was killed. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #17

A similar incident: PeoViejo Feb 2016 #13

That sure wasn't no underwear done that november3rd Feb 2016 #15

Guess I wont bitch about my flights anymore 7962 Feb 2016 #18

Wow Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #19

Kudos to the pilots. n/t Little Tich Feb 2016 #20

Bomb likely caused Somalia plane blast, say U.S. government sources Eugene Feb 2016 #21

Holy damn Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #22

Apparently, it was a bomb, and the only person killed was the suicide bomber himself. backscatter712 Feb 2016 #23

OnlinePoker

(5,725 posts)

1. That looks like a blast hole to me. n/t

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:10 AM

Feb 2016

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

2. That is definitely an inside to outside hole.

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:18 AM

Feb 2016

So not ground fire.
A small bomb that didn't fully detonate?

I bet that was terrifying as fuck.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

6. Maybe. Could also be more mundane.

Reply to blackspade (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:52 AM

Feb 2016

Electrical fire, especially if the plane wasn't being maintained right.

Then when there's a short, and something catches fire, then what happens if the fire happens right next to the plane's skin, and the plane's pressurized?

Yeah. Metal weakens, then the pressure causes the skin to fail and blow a hole in the fuselage.

In any case, bomb, or just an unsafe plane, I think it's safe to say that this plane's totaled.

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

7. That may be a possibility,

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:05 AM

Feb 2016

but for it to heat and weaken the aluminum skin it would have filled the plane with toxic smoke and caused tons of internal damage/casualties.
I guess we will see what gets reported.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

16. Heres a picture of the inside plane from someones cell phone

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:32 PM

Feb 2016

image off this website that reported 'explosion' "loud bang" then fire., also used the word 'engine' in the link.

https://horseedmedia.net/2016/02/02/somalia-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-mogadishu-after-engine-catches-fire-mid-flight/

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

3. Oh my god. These days it doesn't feel very safe to travel anymore.

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:34 AM

Feb 2016

elljay

(1,178 posts)

12. Was it ever safe

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:43 PM

Feb 2016

to travel from Somalia to Djibouti?

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

14. by ground no, but by air a lot of people fly.

Reply to elljay (Reply #12)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:58 PM

Feb 2016

dembotoz

(16,832 posts)

4. congrats to the flight crew bringing it to the ground in mostly 1 piece

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:41 AM

Feb 2016

LiberalArkie

(15,728 posts)

5. Underwear didn't have enough explosives?

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:51 AM

Feb 2016

trillion

(1,859 posts)

8. Fine take my tooth paste and pop.

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:13 AM

Feb 2016

Awesome job Pilot and crew!

bullwinkle428

(20,630 posts)

9. Wow. Shades of the original "Airport" movie.

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 12:49 PM

Feb 2016

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)

10. Well ............................

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 01:05 PM

Feb 2016

The pressure vessel is pretty tight depending on many factors and from all appearances this area is the mate point of the forward mid cabin to the over wing mid cabin on this aircraft.
Look at the top of the hole , five windows from the mid door #4 you will see a faint line with a double row of rivets, and it looks like it is a A319-320 or 321 type certificate A/C.
If you look closely this picture shows that it is over the forward wing box near the wing spar and near the center fuel tank--------------if this was a bomb---------------------lucky.
And whoever tried this knew exactly wear to sit

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)

11. So, some person exploded out of the plane?

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 01:16 PM

Feb 2016

With a defective bomb that only caught fire?...

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

17. According to the news stories, nobody was killed.

Reply to Helen Borg (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:44 PM

Feb 2016

Very lucky, glad the plane's crew was on the ball, and able to get that plane on the ground.

Maybe it was a bomb, I suppose sooner or later we'll find out. If it was a bomb, there would be recognizable bits for forensics people to analyze.

PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)

13. A similar incident:

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 03:56 PM

Feb 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_830

november3rd

(1,113 posts)

15. That sure wasn't no underwear done that

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:08 PM

Feb 2016

Those Somalia to Djibouti flights have always had a reputation for being pretty wild.

7962

(11,841 posts)

18. Guess I wont bitch about my flights anymore

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:46 PM

Feb 2016

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

19. Wow

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:13 PM

Feb 2016

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

20. Kudos to the pilots. n/t

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:26 PM

Feb 2016

Eugene

(61,948 posts)

21. Bomb likely caused Somalia plane blast, say U.S. government sources

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Wed Feb 3, 2016, 12:22 PM

Feb 2016

Source: Reuters

World | Wed Feb 3, 2016 11:16am EST

Bomb likely caused Somalia plane blast, say U.S. government sources

MOGADISHU | BY ABDI SHEIKH

Investigators believe a bomb probably caused the onboard explosion that forced an Airbus A321 to return to the Somali capital of Mogadishu for an emergency landing this week, U.S. government sources said on Wednesday.

One man was killed by the blast on Tuesday on the Daallo Airlines plane, officials said. Local authorities north of Mogadishu said the body of a man, believed to have been sucked out through the hole in the fuselage made by the blast, was found in their area.

The U.S. sources told Reuters on condition of anonymity that hard forensic evidence was lacking and no group is known to have claimed responsibility for the blast.

There was no immediate comment from al Shabaab, the Somali Islamist group that has waged an insurgency against the Western-backed Somalia government. It has carried out regular attacks on officials, government offices and civilian sites.

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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

22. Holy damn

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Wed Feb 3, 2016, 12:24 PM

Feb 2016

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

23. Apparently, it was a bomb, and the only person killed was the suicide bomber himself.

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 06:13 PM

Feb 2016

He was sucked out of the aircraft when his bomb blew.

http://gawker.com/report-man-ejected-from-somali-plane-in-midair-was-sui-1757112253

Or as Gawker put it, this was closer to a Jackass stunt than a terror attack.

He could have done more damage if he tried playing Beehive Tetherball aboard the aircraft.

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