Going through all my memorabilia, I've decided to rid myself of some items, in particular my 15 or so blankets. Various operators: <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym>, <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym>, <acronym title="Garuda Indonesia">GA</acro...
Jump to postI remember shortly after starting in the industry there was a series of <acronym title="American Airlines (USA)">AA</acronym> commercials. One focused on Flight Attendants, one on Pilots and one on Mechanics. I have been looking for some time and can't find the Mechanic commercial. It was from the p...
Jump to postI went for a couple months at a time for a few years in a row for work, but that was 10 years ago. I would mark on my map the different route I would walk every day the whole time I was there. The map would look like it went through a shredder by the time I was done. My suggestions: Grab a blanket a...
Jump to postI consider stuffing my face after an arrival as a non taxable benefit (humor detector on. No, Revenue Canada does not have a box 985 on T4 slips to report consumption of said foodstuffs). On shift, at any time of day I carry:slotted screwdriver, multi-tip screwdriver, flashlight and fork. I do also ...
Jump to post18"x 8' "HOME OF THE 717 WING" sign off of the former Victory Aircraft/Avro Canada/Douglas plant in Malton, Ont. just before they demolished it.
Jump to postTo the original poster, my time on the Tristar was not long, there were however a few items of note that I am not saying were exclusive to the Tristar, but I had not seen before or since on other aircraft I have worked on. 1) C system priority valve for slat drive unit: the slat drive unit installed...
Jump to postNot to repeat, more to claify. After refering to my course notes it comes down to, as stated before, the 3 types of doors. Plug- where all forces of pressurization must be over come as the door moves inward, away from the stops by a relative measure i.e. 1-2" Now what happens to them may vary such a...
Jump to postCorrect me if I'm wrong, but i had heard many years ago about a MD11 fresh out of the McD factory that got messed up (twisting) from power runs with a door (cargo?) open during the runs. I even seem to remember it was for Alitalia. Can anyone confirm?
Jump to postA guy I used to work with, who went to EK said they put something like 30 F/A's on board. This has nothing to do with the door count or minimum f/a-pax ratio. It is all about service.
Jump to postTS is now sending their A330's to <acronym title="Rio de Janeiro - Galeao International (Antonio Carlos Jobim) (GIG / SBGL), Brazil">GIG</acronym>, having already sent a few A310's. I've heard they are happy with the results, and not just the money, but quality of work is quite high. Unlike where th...
Jump to postInteresting, considering that they still have an open posting for Licensed Engineers in the U.S. Which base would it be? Although there is no union, do the staff have base to base bumping rights? Just curious, Reid.
Jump to postThanks for the replies. How about CDG: do they now or ever have had in-house mtce based there?
Jump to postIn the <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> system where are the in house <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> Line Maintenance bases? Not including the obvious <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> o...
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Jump to postI'm going to go on a limb and say my long considered theory. Opening a door on a pressurized, turbine commercial aircraft is possible. Bear with me as I explain. First there are different types of doors on aircraft. For the purposes of arguement I will stick with large turbine pressurized aircraft. ...
Jump to postWG had the ex-<acronym title="Pisa - San Giusto / Galileo Galilei (PSA / LIRP), Italy">PSA</acronym> machines, and to save money (on the cost of LD3 containers) the owner had the cargo loading equipment removed from the <acronym title="Air Caribbean (Trinidad & Tobago)">C2</acronym>. The bags were h...
Jump to postFrom my parents, well mostly my Ma, before any long trip be it car or aircraft. I still do the sign of the Cross. It drives my wife nuts "What are you doing that for?? Do you think there is a problem?"
Jump to postStory #1: Many years ago, a B752 rolls onto the gate. Engine #1 shut down and #2 at ground idle and APU on <acronym title="Melbourne - Tullamarine (MEL / YMML), Australia - Victoria">MEL</acronym> (for those who don't know-broken and deactivated). GPU cable gets hooked up, when the crew select the g...
Jump to post474218, as always a wealth of Tristar information. But, <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-right: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-bottom: 1pt #1B2E3F solid;border-left: 1pt #28455E solid;table-layout:fixed;border-spacing:0;padding:0;border-collapse: collapse;...
Jump to post31. The component that will be replaced the most, in the course of an aircrafts life, will most probably be the one that was put on the assembly jig first, then the rest of the aircraft wrapped around it. As far as fasteners, with Phillips I have used drywall bits for the last several years. With en...
Jump to post1:200 plastic models of aircraft/companies I've worked on/for. Several (70-80) safety cards, scrap parts: L1011 main wheel assy hub cap, RB211 engine blades (compressor and turbine-no N1 fan blade), Business class seat (twin), and some cutlery/glasses/cups. And a catering trolley that was deemed obs...
Jump to postI got a stack of old issue company cards (like 60) I plan on 'wall papering' a room, after we move to our last house. And occasionally I will venture over to the cabin services offices of a few companies airside and get a stack of new ones from the respective fleet. I haven't done it in a while, may...
Jump to postThe wife has a "Your suitcase is another shade of black" tag on her Delsey and a "Queen of Coach" tag on her carry-on.
Jump to postI remember once seeing a Turkish A320 in CDG. The aircraft was gleaming, brand spanking new. EXCEPT the big thick gooey tar streak from the outflow valve.
Jump to postHere's mine: Having just done a post A-check engine run on a RB211-535E4 equipped 752 and clearing out of the flight deck, an Avionics asked if I could run the reverser back and forth for him. I glanced out and looked, there was only the C-duct latches access panel still open from someone checking t...
Jump to postI know I have it wrong, but i like the one: There is nothing more useless than the runway behind you, the altitude above you and the fuel back at the airport of departure.
Jump to postWith the well known "Working together" program that was (still is??) in force during the building of the 777, being the inclusion of many never before sought after opinions, did it indeed help to make a better aircraft. I'm looking for the maintenance aspect specifically. For those of you familiar w...
Jump to postDuring an A310 lav tank (vacuum) drain ball valve change that the main base 'swears the tank is empty', was not. The contents of possibly at least a 3/4 full tank vacated after the valve was jiggled out of the way. It filled the underfloor area under the aft cargo. Well up came the floor boards, got...
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Jump to postPoor communication during delays. All companies are guilty of it. Tell the pax what's wrong. Keep it simple, but explain enough to eliminate the barrage of questions to the CSA's. If it has been an hour since the last announcement, and you have no new information, tell them that there is no new info...
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Jump to postI too have had enough of cheap crap, particularly kids toys. My son's are not too tough on their toys, but if there is a new deposit in the "Daddy's fit-it shop" corner in the kitchen for me to repair, chances are it's from Mao's backyard. And usually, the repaired part lasts longer than the origina...
Jump to postThe following link will clear up any systems questions. Yes, it is 3 years old and subject to editing however I have yet to see a more detailed article since. Still a good read. <a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/03285p06.xml" target=_blank>http://...
Jump to postMy guess, a drain to prevent moisture collecting and freezing. Again, a guess.
Jump to postWithout further details, and just off the top of my head: Many years ago on a <acronym title="Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)">RR</acronym> -535E4 B752 I encountered a similar situation. It turned out to be a cable bell crank lacked the clearance from an adjacent pneumatic duct in the pylon when th...
Jump to postFor me, it is the '57 in <acronym title="United Airlines (USA)">UA</acronym> colours. It would be better w/ the <acronym title="Syrian Arab Airlines">RB</acronym>'s hanging below the wings. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1302895/L/" tar...
Jump to postThe Tristar 500, in Jordanian colours. It has the looks and performance of a sportscar. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1258160/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1258160/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/...
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Jump to post[quote=YVRLTN,reply=12] I concur, the <acronym title="Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)">RR</acronym> trent 700 engines have nice clean lines, although they stand out better with a differing colour from the fuse: <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/ope...
Jump to postI never did understand the details, but didn't AC take over Roots Air, just to close it?
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