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Old 30th Oct 2014, 14:16
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Smudge, damn could've sworn it was you. The AGE in question used to take it down route in it's own aluminium padded box, I believe it was made up by workshops, in the days when a slab of beer could get you anything and was a feat of engineering, sometimes known as a Diver's Breath Tester or a Talcum Powder Pipe, it was normally deployed on baby co-pilots much to the amusement of the rest of the crew.

The Wheels UP at BZN was a combination of running change, Warn Horn C/B and missing out a checklist. The Eng in question is a good bloke and it was the usual chain of events that led to this unfortunate mishap.
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