AC150 / 2050 Jan 7; quite interesting after flight cancellations and delays
Jan 16, 2019, 10:50 am
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AC150 / 2050 Jan 7; quite interesting after flight cancellations and delays
Was quite interesting!
Had the initial flight cancelled (and upguaged apparently) and replaced with AC2050. Was supposed to depart at 615 (instead of 530pm) but a delay was posted as the mechanics needed to fix an issue, get parts, test, etc.
We eventually boarded around 815pm, but we sat on the tarmac for close to an hour... as the flight crew had to do the safety demo MANUALLY cabin to cabin, with the crew doing the announcement over a bullhorn. Couldn't even hear anything when they were 5 rows away. Any attempts to make announcements over the loadspeakers were met with just crackles. Was an older bird (A330)
We had no idea if this was even the maintenance the mechanics were working on, but it was definitely an interesting experience. Wish I had taken pictures of the crew doing the demo.
Of course we arrived into YYZ quite late which made our overnight hotel almost pointless. But that's a moot point.
Had the initial flight cancelled (and upguaged apparently) and replaced with AC2050. Was supposed to depart at 615 (instead of 530pm) but a delay was posted as the mechanics needed to fix an issue, get parts, test, etc.
We eventually boarded around 815pm, but we sat on the tarmac for close to an hour... as the flight crew had to do the safety demo MANUALLY cabin to cabin, with the crew doing the announcement over a bullhorn. Couldn't even hear anything when they were 5 rows away. Any attempts to make announcements over the loadspeakers were met with just crackles. Was an older bird (A330)
We had no idea if this was even the maintenance the mechanics were working on, but it was definitely an interesting experience. Wish I had taken pictures of the crew doing the demo.
Of course we arrived into YYZ quite late which made our overnight hotel almost pointless. But that's a moot point.
Jan 16, 2019, 11:57 am
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Isn't the lack of a working speaker system a safety issue? Seatbelts for turbulence, reminding people to stay in their seat until the aircraft has come to a complete a final stop etc... ?
Or was it fixed by the time you left? I assume not, because they normally do the safety stuff while taxi-ing which would be after the mechanics have left.
Or was it fixed by the time you left? I assume not, because they normally do the safety stuff while taxi-ing which would be after the mechanics have left.
Jan 16, 2019, 12:39 pm
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That's the part that's open to interpretation I guess. They did the whole thing manually but no one could hear anything (and literally the FA doing the announcement had the bullhorn in one hand, his book on top of the bullhorn and was reading as fast as he could in broken french).
Definitely felt unsafe, but I guess the MEL allowed the plane to fly. We were never told if this was the issue the mechanics were fixing or not though. Still trying to find out.
Anyone have access to the data on EF?
Definitely felt unsafe, but I guess the MEL allowed the plane to fly. We were never told if this was the issue the mechanics were fixing or not though. Still trying to find out.
Anyone have access to the data on EF?
Jan 16, 2019, 12:40 pm
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Isn't the lack of a working speaker system a safety issue? Seatbelts for turbulence, reminding people to stay in their seat until the aircraft has come to a complete a final stop etc... ?
Or was it fixed by the time you left? I assume not, because they normally do the safety stuff while taxi-ing which would be after the mechanics have left.
Or was it fixed by the time you left? I assume not, because they normally do the safety stuff while taxi-ing which would be after the mechanics have left.