The old " Overseas Engine Change " gig . I remember a 747 Classic JT-9D E/C many years ago at QF. Flew out of Syd with a crew of Gingerbeers with a JT9-D Vpod strapped under the wing headed for Singapore. As we pushed back from the hangar side after fitting the spare engine under the wing, one of the guys noticed that all the V-Pod tooling we used to fit the V-pod,was still lying on the tarmac. No worries we said , the spare kit of tooling must be on board, stores never let us down!!! ( hours later in SIN we alight to undo the engine -guess what - no tools!!!!
24 hours later after the biggest party the SIA hangar ever saw- the tools arrived , better late than never........ The good old days - when we paid off our mortgages in record time from the JT9D overtime engine changes.....
