Oxon Flyer

It was really quite interesting to watch how this intangible 'group cabin mood' was affected by the lights being on when they should be resting.

With the lights on full, the screaming baby at the front of the cabin kept on screaming, causing visible upset to the mother, which everyone could see.

There was chap at the back (yes, YOU Mr 25G), who, as soon as we were airborne, reclined his seat, belted himself in under his blanket, tipped back his head and went straight to sleep with his mouth wide open and then gave out the most almighty snort every few minutes when his apnoea kicked in. Everyone could see him and knew who it was keeping them awake.. The amount of exasperated looks being shot between other passengers indicated the general feeling of restlessness, and that's not something earplugs or eyeshades can fix.

I'm pretty sure that anyone who demands a trim panel be fixed in front of a planeload of passengers just wanting to get home at 2 in the morning would be lynched.

rapidex

I must have a doppelganger.

Any Captain worth his salt could find enough trivial defects to ground every flight. Then no one gets home and things go from bad to worse. On a flight home best to just get on with it and get it fixed back at base if it is safe to do so.

nivsy

Do we have the serial number/registration of this particular 777?

Globaliser

I had this on a 747 from JNB to LHR. We'd had some other technical niggle before pushback, and when we pushed with none of the no smoking or seat belt signs on, I thought I'd better tell the cabin crew (who hadn't noticed) for exactly the reason mentioned by c-w-s - I didn't know whether it might have been a symptom of something more serious. We had a pause before taxi, the captain made a PA to say that seat belts would be notified via PA if the signs didn't work, and off we went. During the climb, the crew reset something and everything worked fine for the remainder of the flight, so fortunately nobody's sleep was disturbed.

I think that was the flight on which the consolation was arriving at A18, to my delight and the delight of all the crew.

HIDDY

Indeed....and a sizeable chunk of Avios thrown in for good measure. I never sleep well on an aircraft anyway even when the wife doesn't snore.

simons1

I suppose with the 787 issues and with BA already chartering in, the fleet is under pressure.

Never good to have panels falling off but I suppose if it's a choice between that and cancelling something while doing a fix you can see how it will pan out. Not very premium though really.

LTN Phobia

What's on the floor won't chop your head off (or cause much of an injury for that matter) even if it fell off, so I don't see this one as looking dangerous. It looks slack. So does the can of something on the floor - either the cleaning standard if upon boarding, or the passenger self-discipline if someone dropped it and left it there, or both!.

simons1

It looms unattached to me....and the OP says the panels were loosely placed in position.

Good luck if you hit turbulence and they start flying around. At that point they may cease to be "on the floor".

LTN Phobia

I know what I'd have done. I'd have asked a cabin crew member to have a look while on the ground, if required refer it to the higher up, and if nothing was done, I'd not delay the flight for this, and once in cruise I'd have asked if I could participate in fixing it, since I like fixing things.

Hitting the turbulence - probably no more dangerous than an iPad or laptop flying out. I'd probably have shoved it in the overhead locker if it becomes further dislodged, or if no time, shoved it under my bum or feet. I doubt it would move under my bum pressure.

simons1

I doubt you would have fixed it unless carrying a set of screws and screwdrivers.

Sitting on it, maybe, however I doubt it was what the OP had in mind when travelling WTP.

MFCC

HIDDY

This thread has reminded me of the 'tatty' 767 which according to reports on here flew for years despite having flashing cabin lights and more duct tape than B&Q holding things together. Didn't seem to put people off flying it.

DYKWIA

The Disco plane...

Not sure how anybody would know they were on it until the light show started after take off.

Oxon Flyer

The line panelling wasn't evident until take off, when one of them fell out. The passenger CSM was informed when she stopped by to apologise for the lighting problem. : she wasn't unduly bothered or interested.

The can of tonic had been left there temporarily by occupant of the window seat while his tray table had been stowed in order to crawl around on the floor to put the panel back in place.

HIDDY

That was it. ^
Flew for years with the same cabin faults apparently. Some Flyertalkers became very attached to it....