1969, I think; my company bought a Convair 880 from CAT in Taiwan. It was a beautifully appointed cabin with carved teak wood bulkheads and dragon motive paneling. To make it comply with the rest of our 880 fleet, all this lovely interior was ripped out and replaced with the rather drab default furnishings. I was rostered to operate the first commercial flight after the refurbishment. On the Taipei-Haneda sector, I went in to the first class toilet to answer a call of nature. As I sat down, I received a very nasty static discharge shock in my nether regions. The following entry was made in the Maintenance Log: "Please check bonding of first class toilet bowl. Flight Engineer received severe static discharge shock whilst sitting on toilet". Defect No.2; "As a result of the above, please replace dislodged ceiling panels".
Last edited by HotDog; 30th May 2005 at 01:40.