Flight delayed to wait for a trash can???
Jul 21, 2010, 11:44 pm
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I was on another flight where the caterers had taken cart from the forward galley. We couldn't leave without a cart. It was going to take over an hour to get the cart back, so we had the GA go get a used cart off another plane (same a/c type) a couple of gates over so we could leave. The GA then contacted catering to cancel our cart and get a replacement to the plane that we had taken the cart from.
Jul 21, 2010, 11:45 pm
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They're just playing off some outlandish posts on other threads. Inside humor.
Jul 22, 2010, 1:32 am
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I was on a flight that was delayed 4 hours because of a broken seat bracket. I had already been delayed 4 hours and then this. It resulted in me and most of the other passengers missing their connections. It would have been less expensive to bump the 3 people sitting in that seat section - one of whom was a non-rev (he identified the issue) and depart on time, fixing the problem later. But noooooo..... we had to sit (except the 3 people in the broken seat section) on the plane for 4 hours while 4 mechanics banged away and ran and got parts and then banged away again (I swear they were using wrenches as hammers). The seat was not dangerous if empty, but the broken bracket was discovered when the weight on one end was greater than the weight on the other, resulting in the light end lifting up a little.
Jul 22, 2010, 2:01 am
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I do find the lav ashtray one to be one of the strangest FARs, but it makes a bit of sense. Your statement isn't entirely true, as the a/c may be able to fly with unserviceable ashtrays depending on the number of lavs and the how long they've been unserviceable (nothing's ever simple with the FAA, of course). Generally, MMELs say that where there's a single lav, you can fly for three days with an inoperative ashtray. If there are multiple lavs together, and at least one has a functioning ashtray, you can fly for 10 days with a broken ashtray (the 10-day bit is oddly missing from the 744 MMEL, and potentially others, but is in most MMELs).
Jul 22, 2010, 3:08 am
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Trash cans are part of the weight and balance of the aircraft as well. I thought most aircraft would use plastic bags for the trash. Just pick up the entire bag, replace it, and leave the entire can. Wonder why they took it.
Jul 22, 2010, 5:44 am
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Jul 22, 2010, 6:00 am
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Jul 22, 2010, 6:25 am
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I bet they were brown and had funny headdress. It was a dry-run for the new air travel terrorism - infiltrate the cleaning crews and wreak massive havoc on the air system with trash can misappropriation.
Jul 22, 2010, 6:29 am
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I'm also tremendously surprised DL hasn't figured out how to put a fuel surcharge on seatbelt extenders yet.
Jul 22, 2010, 6:38 am
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Jul 22, 2010, 6:58 am
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I'm just going to throw this out there. An a/c cannot leave without all of ships equipment.
An example. Though smoking is no longer allowed on planes, an ashtray built into the lav door on a plane I was working was missing. We could not leave until the ashtray was replaced.
The understanding is, there is a reason for everything on the plane. The plane cannot take off until everything is in place.
An example. Though smoking is no longer allowed on planes, an ashtray built into the lav door on a plane I was working was missing. We could not leave until the ashtray was replaced.
The understanding is, there is a reason for everything on the plane. The plane cannot take off until everything is in place.
For the garbage can, assuming we're talking about a cart in the galley, generally all "slots" in the galley are required to be filled. This is mostly to prevent the carts from sliding around and one potentially getting loose. If this is the case I'm a bit surprised that they did choose to fly without it.
Jul 22, 2010, 8:12 am
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Jul 22, 2010, 9:30 am
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Yes, but like many rules and laws in this country it is absolutely impossible to enforce.
Unfortunately, the airlines can get fined big $$$ for missing safety cards. I remember a few years ago AA was fined a 6 digit figure for flying an aircraft that had missing safety cards for many flights.
This is why most of the time there are a lot of spare cards on the aircraft. When a flight attendent finds one missing many times they just replace it themselves.
Unfortunately, the airlines can get fined big $$$ for missing safety cards. I remember a few years ago AA was fined a 6 digit figure for flying an aircraft that had missing safety cards for many flights.
This is why most of the time there are a lot of spare cards on the aircraft. When a flight attendent finds one missing many times they just replace it themselves.
Last edited by Brick; Jul 22, 2010 at 3:26 pm Reason: Corrected typo