Originally Posted by
finfly1
Question for the pros. Would the fact that the crew had begun to preflight the wrong aircraft until corrected by ramp persnnel, in and of itself, if nothing more had transpired, have been enough to subject them to any kind of action by the airline?
It occurred to me that IF they were concerned about the possible repurcussions from the initial mistake, their concentration and judgement could have been affected by this worry.
Finfly, this is a NON-ISSUE. This is a somewhat common event, in that a crew is told by dispatch that their assigned aircraft is at "Gate X." They go to "Gate X" and enter that aircraft and learn soon enough that their gate assignment has changed to "Gate Y."
Have you never approached the wrong car in a parking lot (car park)?
Let the professionals figure this out, i.e. NTSB.