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Old 27th Jul 2023, 11:13
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RudderTrimZero
 
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Are we flying increasingly defective planes?

What is the most amount of defects you've ever flown with on a modern airliner?

For me it was 34, with about half being related to Cabin Defects. At least 3 defects had operational procedures associated with them. Many others deferred due to "NIL Spares" or "Nil Time". My personal favorite "BITE Test Performed - No faults found"

From the top of my head:
  • Broken sunvisors
  • Broken FO sidestick PTT switch
  • Broken headset holder
  • Parking brake light inop
  • WX Unreliable
  • APU Inop (after wet socks smell)
  • FAC2 made inop, as it was causing "spurious": RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITER SYS 2, RUDDER TRIM SYSTEM 2, YAW DAMPER 2 faults
  • Rudder control rods corrosion, mandatory inspections till next C check
  • Damaged armrest, sharp plastic
  • Flight deck door difficult to close
  • Speaker volume fades (as flight progresses, 100% volume ends up sounding more like 20%)
  • F/CTL FCDC2 Fault after every takeoff
  • CPDLC fault
  • Altimeter setting wrong according to some ATS units
  • Printer inop

Everything was in the book, checked by engineers and within MEL time limits. Would you fly such a plane or reject it? And if so, on what grounds?
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