F16 with a "hung ordinance" at airport

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Unit 50 onscene as Airport Command; an F16 has a "hung ordinance". Unit 51, 52 onscene as well, EMSA en rt.

anyone know what that means?
 

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It sounds like it was carrying live missiles and one must now be attached in a way that it could drop or blow up. That's my guess. Why live ordinance here in Oklahoma though?
 

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Unit 50 just went back in service, situation was resolved..

never heard one of those before... also, I dunno if it's related but District-1 ran on flames showing from a house and the Chief cancelled the run b/c "it was a flare" :confused:
 

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Gilligan said:
Why live ordinance here in Oklahoma though?

Where else would they keep it? All AF and NG fighter aircraft have live ordinance stored at their bases.
 

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so does that mean they were shooting it, and it failed to fire? What in the world were they aiming at? :eek:
 

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I believe any ordinance that has physically come loose at all from its mount or the on-board sensors show it to be "partially detached" or mis-fired are considered "hung".
 

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datainmotion said:
I believe any ordinance that has physically come loose at all from its mount or the on-board sensors show it to be "partially detached" or mis-fired are considered "hung".

Correct. If you are supposed to fire 8 flares and only 7 release, it's considered 'hung'. Same goes for any other type of ordinance.
 

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It could even have been a drop tank. Hung Ordnance refers to something that (a) is designed to be detachable (dropped or fired) and (b) failed to release when commanded or (c) appears to have partially released even if not commanded. It does not have to be "live" ordnance, although the danger is less.

An "empty" drop tank (they don't drop them over populated areas, just fly them home empty) is more dangerous than a full one, due to the vapors. If it's hanging by one end, there's a danger of it breaking loose and skidding down the runway on landing, or dragging the free end - either of which can create the big fireball.

Likewise, even an inert (empty) missile body or solid dummy bomb is still a projectile hazard if it comes completely free (likeliest at the "bounce" of landing) and then can bounce into the aircraft itself, spin off and hit another aircraft, or just come apart and become a "foreign object" hazard, where pieces become a danger to the next aircraft to land (blown tires, injested into engines, etc.)

Add in that "live" ordnance has even greater explosive properties (HE in bombs and missiles, fuel even in "target" shot missiles) and you can see where the airport safety people and the fire department can get pretty nervous pretty quick.
 

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Gilligan said:
It sounds like it was carrying live missiles and one must now be attached in a way that it could drop or blow up. That's my guess. Why live ordinance here in Oklahoma though?

Don't tell me...you think the National Guard carries unloaded M-16's too. :)
 

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Don't tell me...you think the National Guard carries unloaded M-16's too. :)

you mean your supposed to put bullets in the gun?

explains why my hunting trip didnt work out so good
 

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talked to an ANG firefighter who responded to the call. it was just an alert 2 on an F-16 who had a jammed gun. wasnt anything at all really. he also said they dont carry live missles at the airport. all that is kept at the armory unless there is need. they only carry guns for live ammo
 
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