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Old Apr 4, 2011, 1:15 pm
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JonnyP
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Ditto on the crew, excellent work.

However,

As a frequent flyer from SFO and on the 319/320's I've always wondered about the level of maintenance. I recognize that particular ship, in fact, I was on that particular airplane for a recent flight to LAX and we were delayed with numerous faults on the aircraft. There are a couple of 'buses in SFO the *really* look like they are put together from spare parts. Different cowlings, paintwork from 3 different liveries etc. Always gets me thinking that I hope they are maintained better mechanically than they are cosmetically.

Interesting to read the FAA report on this when it's published.
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