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RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6293 posts, RR: 23
Posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1509 times:

So, as we came onto stand in AMS from JHB this morning, the 777 on the neighbouring stand was chocked and no beacon on, yet the strobes were going ten to the dozen for a good 15 minutes or more. Why would this likely be?

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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 1, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1489 times:

Quoting RussianJet (Thread starter):
and no beacon on,

Probably someone forgot about the switch in the on position........

Think of the brighter side!

RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6293 posts, RR: 23
Reply 2, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1401 times:

Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 1):
Quoting RussianJet (Thread starter):
and no beacon on,

Probably someone forgot about the switch in the on position........

Well, that's what I thought about suggesting, but in light of other threads that suggested a pilot may have 'forgotten' such a thing I didn't entirely dare to, fearing a flamefest.

Is that the most likely answer, or are there other possibilities?

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PGNCS From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 2516 posts, RR: 45
Reply 3, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1376 times:

Quoting RussianJet (Reply 2):
Is that the most likely answer

It's the most likely answer on most airliners other than aircraft that have strobes inhibited on the ground.

CosmicCruiser From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2214 posts, RR: 16
Reply 4, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1370 times:

maint. was doing a walk around chk. Our guys did it on every station where the jet laid over. Checked all lights, etc.

PGNCS From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 2516 posts, RR: 45
Reply 5, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1361 times:

Quoting CosmicCruiser (Reply 4):
maint. was doing a walk around chk. Our guys did it on every station where the jet laid over. Checked all lights, etc.

Good point and better stated than my post. I was trying to make the point that almost assuredly the issue was that the switch for the strobes was on for whatever reason, rather than a peculiar failure of some sort.

RussianJet From Kazakhstan, joined Jul 2007, 6293 posts, RR: 23
Reply 6, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1361 times:

Quoting CosmicCruiser (Reply 4):
maint. was doing a walk around chk. Our guys did it on every station where the jet laid over. Checked all lights, etc.

For at least 15 mins, and nobody seen on the ground performing such a check (which admittedly I had not mentioned earlier)?

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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 7, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1301 times:

Quoting CosmicCruiser (Reply 4):
maint. was doing a walk around chk. Our guys did it on every station where the jet laid over. Checked all lights, etc.

15mins for strobe to be on while a check is being done seems too long....

Think of the brighter side!

Speedbird128 From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1136 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (4 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1295 times:

Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 1):
Probably someone forgot

Yup probably an abbreviated landing checklist LOL.

Same as all the departures with transponder still off. Or Mode S or FMC ID set to the previous leg's ID

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