Question please.
Scenario.
Stuck right and truly in Sokoto Nigeria, with a dead ships battery.
Only one fitted to this particular airplane (L1011).
No ground power available.
GE says...not to worry, I have a fix.
He rounds up two diesel tractor 12v batteries, hooks 'em in series, and with vey long big electrical cables threaded up through the MESC exterior hatch, , holds these on the ships battery terminals,.
This takes three guys.
Senior GE directs.
Next most senior GE holds the cables outside the MESC.
Most junior GE actually holds the cables onto the battery terminals.
The APU is then started.
After this, the ships battery begins to charge, and after the pax are loaded, we depart.
This, to me looked like a very well thought out procedure.
Can anyone comment if, in their opinion, it was not?
Oh yes, forgot to add, during the flight, the number two engine has high vibs...just short of 2.5 units with reduced throttle.
Landing at destination, the most senior GE proceeds to trim balance the #2 fan.
Took him 1.5 hours.
After this...smooth as silk.
In my opinion, these are really resourceful folks.
As the Commander, I recommended these GE's receive a bonus after the contract was completed...and they got one...a big one.