Originally Posted by
blubak
As far as using 'any old scissor lift' as you seem to suggest you are again way off the mark.
Scissor lifts,thats APPROVED ones,are used for many tasks around the airport every day of the week & used safely.
Maybe think about how apu work on a large aircraft(787,747,a330,a380) is done.....yes,u got it,on an approved scissor lift & with safety always 1st priority.
Working on an apu doesn't require (a) finding a couple of CAO 20.9-compliant scissor lifts just lying around on apron somewhere and (b) hauling special-purpose extra-long 3" heavy-duty fuel transfer hoses across the tarmac and up in the air (they're extremely bloody heavy with fuel in them, you know?).. but, yeah sure, I get it. Safety 1st always.
Fortunately a few critical people made sure there were no issues with fuel supply, so they didn't need to use the A380 anyway.