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  • I work for Allegiant. We have some really good pilots who know what they're doing. I have full confidence in them, but you have to realize it's the nature of the industry to have issues. Physics are against us and there are so many variables that allow us to fly. In more ways than just the aircraft, pilots, and weather. Patience is a virtue and if you have the mind set that you may or may not fly the day, or even time you're scheduled to fly when you've bought your ticket, it will save you the

  • Good job man. Pro all the way

  • at 2:33 it looks like a spotlight truck or something. Not sure, but it is some sort of emergency vehicle.

  • You REALLY worry when the Captain says give them all they can drink.

  • to celebrate the safeness of this landing, the pilot should have done a go-around, a celebratory loop the loop and then flown upside down over the control tower before doing a lap of honour around Texas and then making a CATIII auto-land.

  • What airline is this?

  • @caillou1718 american airlines

  • A very good landing considering he had 50% less thrust, if i had not known that an engine was out i wouldent have notice the diffrence.

  • At least somebody could clap. This is what we get trained for

  • @komrad1983 Really?!?!  lol...

  • I love the MD80! Very smooth and exceptionally quiet landing, congrats to the pilots! This comment "Might have mentioned that there still is one other engine running..." was so funny to me :D No offence, but I think anyone who heard the captain saying "one of our engines..." could figure out that there is still one working. Even if someone didn't look at the aircraft before boarding or doen't know what an MD80 is, it could be figured out. :)

  • ARFF #3 is the Mobile Ventilation Unit (MVU) which would be used to keep smoke out of the passenger compartment if the plane had any sizeable opening or door. Obviously it was not needed in your case :)

  • What a great job did the pilot!

  • aircraft can go to point b using only one engine. with two engines out. yes it can glide and can land safely all pilots are trained to save their lives. if they save their life, 100% i assure to you that you are safe and still alive.

    In this vid. the pilot remains his coolness about the trouble. the way he deliver to the passenger is way too much cooler. see no one panic when the captain announce that one engine needs to be shut down due to developed trouble. two thumbs up!

  • Every 6 months airline pilots practice lots of engine failures in the simulator!

    The " Fastest engine inspection you've ever seen" was only a check for fire.

    Great vid!

  • Cool, calm, professional. Great job.

  • this right here is why most commercial airplanes are designed to run on one engine

  • LOL looks like the runway is in the middle of nowhere

  • @mboz38 DFW Airport was built on a prairie (northern part of Grand Praire) between Dallas and Fort Worth.. no trees and a steady breeze.. prime conditions for runways !

  • @maddooggg but an excellent place for thunderstorm cells to produce:-)

  • Burn them brakes.

  • Nice Landing captain.

  • Thought the pilot did a great job...he seemed completely hinest and forthright, but very calming. As a pilot, I'd be thinking that there are a million and 1 things that could go wrong in that situation. Imagine being responsible for all those lives...

  • Gotta admit the engine growl from 1:58 to 2:21 is better than reverse thrust lol.

  • @JoeA320Pilot The growl you hear comes from the brakes.

  • Great video. The pilot was really solid in his approach to the problem and made a relaxed announcement to the passengers which let them know that things were ok so no panic, great stuff, well done the pilot 10 out of 10

  • Somebody get this pilot a cold beer! Excellent landing.

  • at least we aren't landing upside down

  • Just flew Tampa to Dallas on American (an MD-80, of course) this past Saturday- no engine trouble on that flight, though.

  • good landing with engine failure, lucky that you are close by a airport?? i know my english sucks

  • It was obvious one engine was still runnng. The truck that you didn't have any idea what it was had a big fan on the back to blow smoke out of the passenger compartment. The thrust reverser on the good engine wasn't used since it would create a torque problem

  • I love how during his comments the GPWS says, BEEP Altitude.

  • @Erich64x2 that´s part of the altitude alerting system, not the GPWS.

  • Did he say he'll see you at the gate in 34 minutes? I think the #3 vehicle is the vehicle that sprays water into the engine....might be wrong.

  • i guarantee that he had been flying for more than 8 years... maybe 8 years on the MD-80

  • Wow, what a soft landing...bravo to the pilots...and @strayycats, to answer your question regarding the emergency vehicle at 2:34, that appears to be a mobile ventilation unit...as a firefighter, we use ventilation fans all the time for all sorts of things (except ours are about the size of a portable generator)...since everything involving Airport Fire & Rescue is bigger and badder, it wouldn't surprise me to see something with a ventilation fan that big

  • That is why they have more than one engine.

  • #3 looked weird

  • That yellow truck with the giant fan on top was the emergency "Foamer" in case of a fire.......

  • Thanks for the tips man : ) I did not know the auto rudder

  • an excellent pilot on an excellent bird

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  • @meteors6

    IT IS A DEAL!

    You have to compensate the engine that is failing with the rudder all the time. The pilot was great, good luck that there were no crosswinds, because u need the rudder to alienate.

    Just imagine loosing an engine just a few knots after V1... believe me, it IS a deal.

  • Engine failure after V1? Hog on the rudder and fly it.... Not a huge deal.

  • True the MD-8x series CAN fly with one engine, but not for very long distances. The pilot sounded serious, calm and relaxed as he should be in this type of situation.

  • @meteors6 ass

  • that must've been scary

  • so he has an engine out and the pilot still pulls off a greaser lol

  • really ... I want to be a pilot..

  • That was a very good job from the pilots. They should have been applauded.

  • What happen to the engin ?

  • The pilot handled excellent. Very professional showed no form of fear which is a value of a captin!

  • Didn't seem to be an emergancy landing. The plane landed at the correct destination with only a minor fault and the pilot was in a good mood for some reason.

  • Damn, I don't know how many times I have flown on an MD-80 (15-25?) but that was one of the nicest landings I have ever seen in one of those.

    Great job pilots.

  • They could have applauded the pilots, like in the movies.

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  • at the end did he say "see you at the gate in about 34 minutes". i noe DFW is the size of manhattan but it doesnt take that long to taxi to the gate?

  • 3 or 4

  • 3 or 4 minutes

  • Must have been the FO you were speaking to...it takes close to 20 years to make Captain at AA.

  • 20 years? I know it takes a while but that doesn't sound right?

  • Sad but true...it's all cyclical and different at every airline. I've been at aa for 10 years...it will be at least another 10 to make captain.

  • Yeah no reverse thrust would have been used because it would be very dangerous to rapidly slow down on side of the aircraft because when one side of on airplane goes faster it turns, and in this case would off been of the runway :(

  • I have made a single engine landing in an MD-83 and used 1.3 EPR on the good engine. The dead engine reverser was deployed acting as a parachute. I didn't notice a lot of yaw. They had a really long runway at sea level and didn't really need reverse. They did a great Job. That is why they get paid the big bucks.

  • @mr me pee in my pants

  • The captain did a great job, very routine landing.

  • why is adobe here?

  • People have criticize the captain in comments. I thought he did good job and came across very calm. Very routine no sign of stress. Just another day, yadda yadda. Sometimes you just have to talk to people like you know 'em. Sometimes you gotta go 'folksy' ,as they say. T Not like the announcements from that DC-10 captain who ER landed in Iowa with no elevator control who's last words were to his passengers was. " Good luck !!' When your captain tells you 'good luck', you've got problems.

  • @satexadmin

    "Good luck" must have worked. The crew of UA 232 were heroes. Their performance on the flight deck that day saved 184 people.

    Their performance on that day has been examined by all airline pilots, and has been developed into comprehensive Crew Resource Management training.

    Before you poo-poo on these pilots (and DC-10 "Line Captain"), please realize that they did the best they could with what they had. And in the end, they saved 184 souls.

  • @satexadmin

    I can not agree more and I think that the captain did the right thing tell the passengers what was going on because if you think about it what would you to if you saw firetruck come after the plane and having no clue what was going on?

  • The #3 vehicle was a truck that sprays foam out of the big fan on the back.

  • i would have shit my pants

  • ...and that doesn't happen on other aircraft :P

  • A soulplane announcement would be!: Yo wassup ladies and Gentlemen, fasten yo ass up cause we bouts to land this mo-fo right n front of your grand ma's house. look 4real one of the engine aint workin, but don't worry spider man will save us and bring us some KFC if you buck the **** down.

    your captain speaking thank you for your coaporation ;)

  • all commercial pilots have been trained to handle this situations so its normal for them

  • Apparently some need more public speaking training.

  • lol well not very often do you have to tell people that your engine's out

  • Nah, thats ok, I'll catch the next flight, thank you!!!

  • Pilot: It'll be a normal landing as far as you're concerned. I'll, uh, talk to again in five minutes.

    Passenger by window: Hey! Look at those two parachutes down there!

  • LMAO

  • Very good landing. The pilot did his job flawlessly...

  • 3 is a large fan to cool down the brakes after landing without TR's

  • Looks like it was a softer landing than most commercial flights I have been on! Good piloting!

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  • lol 3... no clue what this is? lol maybe your new spare engine?? nice smooth landing thought awesome

  • wasn't too much of an issue, they were on approach and it wasn't a bad time for an engine failure i think

  • The reason for no reverse is because it'll cause an imbalance, but the rudders will line it up. It was also a slow approach.... good video

  • good action taken by the pilot and luckily it went okay...i'm guessing no thrust reversers were used because if one engine did that, the plane would go off the runway?

  • ditto!

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  • i think the 3rd truck is carrying an engine...

  • lol

  • Foam truck.

  • Nope. Foam shooter

  • Lol, anyone hear Bitchin' Betty at 1:14?

  • yup

  • that's the GPWS

  • Lol.

    " As Far as YOUR Concern"

    ha

  • that was a great landing normaly let alone 1 engine running. 5 Stars

  • wow that was really cool, it must be somewaht hard trying to land with the counter yaw kicking the plane

  • cjracer

    Some rudder will counter the asymmetry.

  • i know but you would think all that power comming from one engine would be hard for the rudder but i guess they build airplanes for emergencys!

  • LOL, I assure you, the rudder's up to the task! Yeah, I think they are sort of built for emergencies with all the redundancy and stuff.

  • steering with one engine running is more easier on this type of aircraft because the distance between the two engines is very small.

  • all commercial planes must have at least two engines and they also must be able to fly with only one of them working.

  • Excellent landing!!! Totally 5 stars!

  • excelent landing on one engine! 5* or even more!

  • smooth! :)

  • only 8 years flying and handled it well!, wasn't too bad, wasn't gonna hurt any passengers i reckon

  • listen carefully at 01:14 the ALTITUD ALERT appears and it seemed to rush the captain back to some work

  • Isn't that the GEAR HORN?

  • No Sr, this alarm refers to the altitud setting, if u listen carefully you can hear it says = BAAAAHHHMM ALTITUDE!! = it sounds whenever you are 1000ft above or below the assigned altitude. The Gear Horn sounds like = BAAAHHMM LANDING GEAR = and is not this case! ;) cheers

  • suuuuch a smooth landing and no claps?

    these ppl on board need to learn some manners..lol

    i think the 3rd truck was a replacement engine..rofl

  • I think the "No clue what this is" vehicle is a Foam Truck. Professional pilot. Calm voice helps make for a calm cabin. Engine out on an MD80? No sweat. Just run the good one harder to fly and land. Don't need thrust reverser on the good engine since 31R is better than 10000 feet long. Plenty of room to stop with normal braking. This was a very good video to watch.

  • smoooooooooooth landing!

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  • Um The pilot was only flying 8 yrs? Now is that 8 yrs total, or 8 yrs in type. There is no AA Capt out there with 8 yrs of total experience. Maybe AE but not AA.

  • At least they apployed spoilers...

    lol

  • i love how all the pilots are like really calm through all this

  • Its a replacement engine! lol

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  • balmaindude95, you don't have a clue what your talking about. The MD80 series aircraft are one of the safest in the sky.

  • shut up, they're not as safe as the a320's

  • Most aircraft w/2 engines w/one engine out is really designed to still keep the plane flying in such in a emergency situation such as this unless if the aircraft physically loses an engine i.e.American Airlines DC-10 crash ORD 05-25-1979.

  • i have 1000's in this type...it is a no brainer and the md80 is a good flying plane...better than the 737 for sure!

  • I have 1000s of hours in both S-80 and 737. There is no comparison, the Boeing is a far superior airplane, in every respect.

  • I disagree...It is only better if you like a noisier cockpit, terrible flaps 40 characteristics (-900s especially), crappy auto throttles, and higher ref speeds than a 777. I would rather take the L-1011 in LGA on a snowy ,windy, and slippery day than a -800 or -900. The MD is a lot quiter in the first class section for too! If I never had to fly a 737 again, I would be happy!

  • Passengers, crew and airlines prefer the 737. If the S80 was superior, Boeing/McD would still be building it, and front line operators would be buying it. Every aircraft has strengths and weaknesses-don't even get me started on the limitations involved in flying the MD-80. BTW, never had any issues w/40 flap landings on the 737- did them all the time. Stay below 310KIAS and the cockpit is quiet too.

  • Thats why I fly a 777! I will have an expresso with my steak! 727, 756,747, 777 are good solid aircraft...still not the L-1011, but I am glad someone likes the 737! Hey my Engine is the diameter of you fuselage! :)

  • I'm a 767 Captain- last time I looked a 777Trent engine's diameter is smaller than the 767 fuselage. Not that it matters (except to EXTWAPilot). I do agree with one statement-  the Tri Star was a superior aircraft (far better than the DC-10).

  • DC-10 (and others) can still land even if an engine separates. The American 191 case was that the engine tore out hydraulic lines controlling slats and cut power to warning systems (ie. slat disagreement and stick shaker). According to the book, they had to slow down to V2 after engine failure, but due to no slats on left wing and lack of stall warning, the left wing stalled and the planed crashed.

  • faa requires all aircraft to be able to sustain flight and safely land with one engine.

  • wut airline is that?

  • American Airlines

  • Spare engine at 2:31

  • Actually, that is too short to be a spare engine.. Looks more like an Arc spot light. As far as spare engines go, AA MX handles that, and they wouldn't wait for an aircraft near the runway.... Unless they were really impatient :-P

  • hahaha, ya, but it was a joke!!

  • good thing is he is able to make it to a runway =D

  • 1 engine can support the plane cool!! can 2 engines support a380?

  • I think the FAA requires all planes to be able to run on one engine only.

  • You're right... a dvd I watched said that a 747 is able to fly with one.

  • but it cant stay in the air for long

  • mabe if it waz empty

  • 2:26 thats my favourite sound in a plane :P after the landing :D

  • Well, #3 is a blower to cool down the brakes if they are hot (glowing).

  • MD-80, one engine. No problem. No danger. That was NOT an emergency, maybe a priority landing, not an emergency landing. MD-80's, like all commercial aircraft can fly all day long with an engine out. They can even take off just fine on one engine.

  • well, hard to say, there is always a danger. for instance B739 has according to manuals limitations to fly up to 350nm with single engine running. I think that each airline has limitations or instructions to land as soon as possible to avoid potential dual engine failure. What I am sure is, if you a have a V1(2) cut - ENG failure after V1, you should do the emergency procedures (fly the aircraft, stabilize it...) and it is not considered to be as a priority landing afterwards...

  • You mean a 737? Yeah you always want to land ASAP if you loose an engine for safety reasons especially if you are carrying passengers, but its not an emergency & it is not a dangerous situation unless the reason for the problem can effect the other engine.

    A friend of mine in the old days flew a piper turboprop cargo queen 4 legs all night long with an engine inop. Stupid yes, but its not really a huge danger.

    V1 to V2 in an MD-82 is less than 3 seconds in most conditions.

  • Yes, I meant B737-900 (shortly B739). I do not get the last thing you wrote about the V1 to V2...

  • I meant the time between V1(speed of no stopping but dangerous with an engine failure) and V2(speed where the airplane can be flown off with no danger with engine failure) is only about 2-3 seconds in most conditions in and MD80 series. Its a nice piece of mind.

    The MD-80 series has gobbs of excess power. I have no fear of an engine loss after V1 and before V2. The running engine will just get 'firewalled' if that happens. No problems.

    In short, At V1, we are going to fly in most conditions.

  • I know the V1 and V2 difference. I am not familiar with MD80. Well regarding the B739 the situation could be slightly different. If you have a full loaded aircraft and the weather conditions are not so good (crosswind, headwind etc.), there maybe a situation where the pilots may I say may make a mistake and then... I just wanted to say that flying with one engine op it is a non-standard situation....

  • the 350nm limitation is due to its ETOPS rating ;)

  • it would just take all day to get to where you're going haha

  • lol yeah and its just a regional trip lol what if it was a international flight to france and you in middle of atlantic ocean lol

  • You're probably right about the priority vs emergency, but if i titled it "priority landing" nobody would watch it would they.

  • I've been on a plane before whenever this happened the thing is. What are they supposed to do if they had to fly over the ocean someone creepy.

  • Planes can fly perfectly normally with just one engine.

  • indeed.

  • only if you got the rudder in there

  • That crew member had fear in his voice

  • MY GOD! AMAZING JOB! Excellent crew...had to be American Airlines!!! Congratulations!

  • very awsome crew. People supposte to applause work like that. and again very nice approce.

  • wow. great video. interesting situation. iv flown on planes alot over the years but i dont think i ever encountered an emergency, except for a medical emergecey but we didnt need to divert anywhere or anything exciting like that.

  • just because its an emergency landing it doesnt have to be a hard landing...

  • No clue what that was!!! that was for foam ( it's the blower)

  • a very.. very.. very.. Smooth Emergency Landing...

  • that was a hell of a landing they're awesome pilots

  • u people are bastards. Freekin' amazing job by the pilot landing a plane on one engine, doing it safely, and effeciently, and, maybe its a small plane, but i think he deserves some applause. U people are stupid for not doing that.

  • Its not that amazing, its a small aircraft and he actually had to shut down the engine on just the FINAL APPROACH. Not a very big deal.

  • Had they acted like it was a bigger deal, you probably would have heard us applaud. It shows how professional they were that no one in the airplane even felt that we were in danger. It was a very standard -feeling- situation.

  • Cool pilot but those damn faulty MD-80s ought to be retired!

  • the md80 is the best plane ever and it is not falty those thing happen!

  • The Md80 is awesome, quiet in the inside if sitting in front of the wing, has sweet sounding engines, looks really good and sleek, has an awesome safety record, and it's built by McDonnell Douglas. The best domestic short haul plane(other than the B717 and the MD90) ever.

  • you got that wright!