DL78 ; Baby Diaper delay in Tampa
Jul 21, 2011, 6:34 pm
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I was supposed to fly ORD-YYC on UA CR7 (operated by OO) earlier this year. The one (and only) lav onboard was INOP so (for this 3hr20 min flight - eek) they load capped the aircraft at 50 passengers due to no lavs onboard. Must be some operating reg 
Flight was oversold to begin with so that was a lot of fun.
Flight was oversold to begin with so that was a lot of fun.
Jul 21, 2011, 7:37 pm
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Jul 21, 2011, 8:28 pm
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DL 78 to JFK scheduled to depart at 1205 still on ground at 2.50pm. Bird with regn N348NB had a baby diaper stuck in the toilet according to the GA. Estimated time of departure tentatively 4.00pm.How long does it take to unclog a lavatory? Many passengers with international connections in trouble. According to GA there is no replacement bird available.
Who is her fault or DL is their fault? Could get a real problem the flight.
Jul 21, 2011, 9:26 pm
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Hope that wasn't my diaper that made everyone's day stink. I usually remember to dispose of it properly, sometimes I don't. It Depends! 
Jul 21, 2011, 9:44 pm
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I was on an ATL-SAN flight on a 757 earlier this year. One of the rear lavs was INOP and it didn't cause any sort of delay. They just put an out of order sign on it. I was also on a flight where none of the lav sinks worked. Seems odd to cancel the flight over this.
Jul 21, 2011, 9:56 pm
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Side question... How many inop lavs are legit? I was AMS-SEA earlier in the year and some if not all of the mid cabin lavs were out of service for the duration causing sizeable lines in the rear. Aside from annoying, wonder if there is a minimum?
Side question... How many inop lavs are legit? I was AMS-SEA earlier in the year and some if not all of the mid cabin lavs were out of service for the duration causing sizeable lines in the rear. Aside from annoying, wonder if there is a minimum?
Jul 21, 2011, 11:21 pm
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Jul 22, 2011, 9:45 am
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There's probably a joke in there somewhere...but I'm not gonna go there!
Jul 22, 2011, 10:19 am
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I was supposed to fly ORD-YYC on UA CR7 (operated by OO) earlier this year. The one (and only) lav onboard was INOP so (for this 3hr20 min flight - eek) they load capped the aircraft at 50 passengers due to no lavs onboard. Must be some operating reg
Flight was oversold to begin with so that was a lot of fun.
Flight was oversold to begin with so that was a lot of fun.
Jul 22, 2011, 10:31 am
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If it just one toilet I am surprised they cancelled the flight. I have been on flights before where one of the LAVs was out of order and one time on an American Eagle DTW/ORD they did the flight with the only lav on board out of order. The gate agent made an announcement warning people the toilet was out of order before they started boarding.
What idiot would flush a diaper though??? It should be pretty easy to figure out who the guilty person is.
What idiot would flush a diaper though??? It should be pretty easy to figure out who the guilty person is.
Jul 22, 2011, 11:38 am
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If it were simply stuck in the lav, then DL could fly with 1 lav in-op on this ship. My guess is it's stuck somewhere in the plumbing that goes to the lav service truck, and they can't get the chute closed/sealed properly.
If they can't get that closed and sealed properly, then its a pressurization issue that's keeping the ship grounded. In any case, it 's a sh*tty situation.
I'd just go to the club and get a Jack & Diet.
If they can't get that closed and sealed properly, then its a pressurization issue that's keeping the ship grounded. In any case, it 's a sh*tty situation.
I'd just go to the club and get a Jack & Diet.
Jul 22, 2011, 12:17 pm
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