An airliner can be described as "Too many small parts flying in formation". You can see why ---
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't fly a lot. But the last two times I have had to fly on > business, the maintenance problems have been a joke. > > * Continental Embraer regional jet takes off and pilot comes on to > say that he can't confirm the landing gear are up. Circle around > to land and about 20 feet off the ground he throws the engines into > takeoff thrust and we go around again. Either he's made a bad > approach or he wants the tower to confirm that the landing gear are > DOWN. Back at the gate they decide the problem can't be fixed on > the spot and cancel the flight. > > * American Eagle Ebraer regional jet taxies out to takeoff and then > taxies back to the gate due to "warning lights" in the cockpit. > Maintenance "resets" something and we try again, same problem. > Everyone off the plane back into the terminal, maintenance replaces > a "box" turns out to be a computer of some sort. > > * American Airlines DC-9 (now called an MD 80 apparently, and > according to the plate mounted by the door was manufactured in > 1983) is delayed leaving the gate for a lengthy evaluation and > possibly work on the brakes. In flight, I happen to be sitting at > a window seat over the wing and notice fuel spraying out around the > edges of a cover labeled "BOOST PUMP". I point this out to a > flight attendant, pilot comes to take a look and says "that's > normal, probably just an old seal, we'll mention it to > maintenance." > > This all in just two round trips. Not so good for confidence in > flying. > -- -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
