RL757PVD From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 4537 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 6323 times:
Damn, seems like ISP has been nothing but problems for them lately, didnt they have some terminal related problems lately too?
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Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8 Reply 2, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 6309 times:
It sounds from the article like it's certainly in WN's best interest to get the problems fixed -- after all, the greatest threat of damage is to their own equipment.
I wonder how long it will be until work starts -- I certainly can't imagin them waiting until the dust from the suit settles.
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RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8737 posts, RR: 52 Reply 3, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 6156 times:
The apron is only 3 years old. It's unfortunate that it has to be replaced and will be an inconvenience to WN. Fortunately for them they can go after the contractor for poor workmanship though, so they will likely have to do it again.
If you have never designed an airplane part before, let the real designers do the work!
JetBlueAtJFK From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1687 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 5904 times:
ISP has its share of problems. They did have the non-functionign sprinkler system in part of the terminal and misplaced gas lines there too. Once the apron is re done and the entire WN section is fully open and operational, WN at ISP will be very nice and safe, I guess I can't wait until then, for now, I can.
Tbird From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 851 posts, RR: 22 Reply 5, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 5648 times:
In the mean time WN will be moving their ops to the four new gates recently opened this past November so it shouldn't prove to much of a problem. I still want to know what WN is going to do with 8 gates at ISP. There hasn't been to much talk of expansion.
Necigrad From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 183 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5582 times:
An "asphalt cartel" ROFL! Hope WN wins the lawsuit. From what I'm reading the work should be considered to not comply with accepted standards, which the contractor is responsible for.
AirTran717 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 746 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4224 times:
Sounds like the same idiots who built my house. LOL
Hagic From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 159 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3823 times:
ISP is and will always be my favorite airport. It's just 5 min drive from home, I'm through security in less than 3 minutes and for less than $100 I can fly Southwest anywhere in the United States.
I'm sure many of you would like to have such a privilege...
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Mush From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 97 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3784 times:
Quoting RoseFlyer (Reply 3): Fortunately for them they can go after the contractor for poor workmanship though, so they will likely have to do it again.
Quoting Necigrad (Reply 6): An "asphalt cartel" ROFL! Hope WN wins the lawsuit. From what I'm reading the work should be considered to not comply with accepted standards, which the contractor is responsible for.
Not necessarily, the brief article is clearly written to convict the contractor of poor workmanship...however, if the contractor built the apron to the design and specifications then the fault may lay with the designer.
Blackbird1331 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1892 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3640 times:
Speaking of airport construction,anyone know of the outcome/progress of the roof collapse at the airport that had,also, just been completed? I think it was in France.
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Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21026 posts, RR: 60 Reply 11, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3500 times:
Look for the union label...
Seriously, that area of the country is entrenched with union graft and payoffs and construction fraud related to less than upright citizens running some of the big construction concerns.
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
Travellin'man From United States of America, joined May 2001, 530 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3264 times:
Seriously, that area of the country is entrenched with union graft and payoffs and construction fraud related to less than upright citizens running some of the big construction concerns.
According to friends of mine who live in the area, and are big fans of the airport, it's more the contractor who didn't pour the concrete deeply enough below the frostline, and public officials who are to blame for lack of oversight, not to mention bending over backwards to accomodate Southwest financially far past the point of reason. This issue has been coming to a head for some time, as the problems were revealed almost immediately.
In this case the union would only have stood to benefit from doing the job right, because the job should have taken longer and cost more, if it had been done according to plan; so, in absence of a payoff (not unheard of in that neck of the woods), it seems on the surface that the blame lies more squarely elsewhere.
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Chris133 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 303 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 2788 times:
Quoting RoseFlyer (Reply 3): Fortunately for them they can go after the contractor for poor workmanship though, so they will likely have to do it again.
WN has already gone after the contract that built the first phase of the new terminal for poor workmanship. This is just the second part of that same issue. This was know and anticipated. I believe that is the reason WN has not added service to ISP so that they can move to the new side and still operate with no interuptions to service.
Blackbird1331 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1892 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 2742 times:
T"Man. The contractor, the airport, the airline have nothing to say when it is right. The city inspectors are resposible. The contractor digs the trench; the city inspects to see if it deep enough. The contractor lays the reinforcement rod; the city inspects. The concrete is poured; tests of the pour are taken for strength requirments. Then, a final inspection and approval for intended use. In the building trades, it is with the inspectors where you will find the most corruption.
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Joelfreak From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 37 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 2468 times:
Does anyone else think that WN may be slightly HAPPY about this? With US and DL possibly merging, and CO dumping the ISP flight, this makes anyone deciding to come back to ISP a bit leary of the entire airport...Just color me a conspirator...
Mush From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 97 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2238 times:
Quoting Blackbird1331 (Reply 14): T"Man. The contractor, the airport, the airline have nothing to say when it is right. The city inspectors are resposible. The contractor digs the trench; the city inspects to see if it deep enough. The contractor lays the reinforcement rod; the city inspects. The concrete is poured; tests of the pour are taken for strength requirments. Then, a final inspection and approval for intended use. In the building trades, it is with the inspectors where you will find the most corruption.
Alright, this is a little over the top...you can't blame the inspectors for this without knowing if they put it in their daily reports. I used to be an inspector (now I'm an engineer working in Brooklyn at one of the biggest public works construction jobs in NYC) and there were times when I noted in my report that the contractor didn't do things according to the specs and the Resident let it go. Also, the inspectors are only there to make sure the contractor installs the work according to the drawings and specifications. If the drawings or the specs are wrong or inadequate then the inspector can perform his job perfectly and the finished product will be crap because of a bad design.
For you to sit there and say it's the inspector's fault without know any additional facts insincere at best. Perhaps you know for a fact these inspectors are on the take. If that's true then you may want to talk to the police because you are an asset that they could really make use of.
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P.S. I'm being sarcastic with the police comment. Sometimes it doesn't come across in print.
PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (6 years 3 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 2129 times:
Not to mention the fact that WN's new concourse at ISP is (or was, when I was last there in August) a concourse without a name. It had been named after Islip Town Supervisor Pete McGowan, but the name had to be removed after he resigned in disgrace.
"Let me think about it" = the coward's way of saying "no"
Blackbird1331 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 1892 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1975 times:
Sorry, Mush, but I have been around. Did not mean to insult all inspectors, but I have seen enough "hush" money pass hands. And for the record, I have made contributions to law enforcement, and I do not mean the monetary kind. I go where I am needed. If I am wrong, I'll accept that and not argue. But, if everyone was doing their job, this should not have happened.
And I will stand by what I believe, before the permit is issued, the specs have to meet the intended use. I know, the inspectors do not approve the specs, but whoever it was, they must have known they were at an airport and saw that large airplanes would use that space. Maybe the person who authorized the work to begin thought they would only be flying 172's.
Sorry if I hurt your feelings, but no apologies to some sorry-ass that would take money instead of correcting a potential problem.
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Mush From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 97 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1775 times:
You didn't hurt my feelings...I was questioning how you could be so sure it is a problem with corruption of inspectors.
For the record, my personnel opinion, without any further info then what was provided in the article, is that this the fault of the contractor and the inspectors. From the article, my initial thought was that the water stops were either missing or installed improperly and that there probably wasn't enough reinforcing steel in the apron. If that's the case then it's the contractor's fault for not installing them properly and it's the inspector's fault for not catching it. I don't think it's a design issue, but I can't be sure because I haven't read the specs or seen the drawings.
ArcrftLvr From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 782 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 1678 times:
Quoting Blackbird1331 (Reply 14): the city inspects to see if it deep enough. The contractor lays the reinforcement rod; the city inspects. The concrete is poured; tests of the pour are taken for strength requirments. Then, a final inspection and approval for intended use. In the building trades, it is with the inspectors where you will find the most corruption.
Unless the Town of Ronkonkoma operates different than most towns, the inspector does not inspect the depth of the excavation. Rather, they will do a rebar inspection once the subgrade is completed and the steel is set. Also, I don't believe the inspector inspects the concrete AFTER the pour. The inspector would not (and could not) verify the thickness of the concrete upon conducting the final inspection, either. However, the project managers acting on behalf of WN or the airport should have verified the depth of the excavation prior to the pour to ensure the concrete is poured to thickness spec'd out in the drawings. Also, the contractor should have generated a report stating that sufficient compaction of the subgrade had been achieved. The City may however, witness the slump test or require that the contractor submit the results of the concrete tests. The PM definitely should have been present for the slump test to verify the condition of the concrete. Also, the contractors as well as the project managers should have verified that the expansion joints were in the correct locations and depths..If all this was conducted, then it appears as though its a design flaw. In which case, the architect/civil engineer/and the City are to blame.
However, in my opinion, it looks like the contractor, WN, and the Airport are all responsible in this case. It sounds like the GC and the concrete sub performed substandard workmanship... I'm sure the City will file suit against WN and WN will file suit against the GC and their subs.
ADent From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 1176 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1593 times:
My friend worked for the state DOT in the midwest and they would inspect a lot when working on the interstates and other major road projects.
If the design called for say 6 inches of gravel the contractors would put down 5 inches. If you called them on it they would go 6, but if you did not the next section would have 4.5 inches. If you went to lunch or filed paperwork not surprisingly a lot of the work while you were gone would be slightly under spec. Same with the concrete, etc.
Boeing7E7 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1492 times:
Quoting Mush (Reply 9): Not necessarily, the brief article is clearly written to convict the contractor of poor workmanship...however, if the contractor built the apron to the design and specifications then the fault may lay with the designer.
Airport Pavement design is based on Federal Guidelines. It's a rather black and white specification. You either do it right or you don't. This reminds me of COS that just had to rip out a brand new runway due to ASR problems. There's really no excuse for it.
JetJeanes From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1415 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1468 times:
The condition of the pavement ... is indicative of a 15-year to 20-year-old, rather than a 1-year or 2-year-old, concrete pavement,"
Hmmm sounds like the contractor put down some recycled concrete.
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