Originally Posted by
davetravels
This is the thing I find the funniest about this story! Between having a handful of flying lessons, and talking to a number of pilots, my understanding is that a Captain has to know every single micro millimeter of his/her aircraft!!
That's the theory but if it ain't on the flight deck or directly connected to it physically or electrically, it ain't that important. Kind of like the airplane driver knowing there's a coffee maker somewhere on board but "that's not my job". If it doesn't work, call maintenance next stop after my leg is over.
Cheers