Originally Posted by justageek
I was on an AS flight the other day where one of the bins would not close (the latching mechanism broke). They had to call in a mechanic to fix it, but this only delayed us about 20 minutes. I can't imagine them cancelling the flight!
At smaller airports, the "maintenance" may be an issue. It may be contracted out and they have to call the person at home. I have had situations where it took 2 hours for "maintenance" to show up at a small airport.