citation fuel cap
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citation fuel cap
Can anyone shed light on a story of a citation departing jersey with a severely croaked engine
Apparantly it took off from gibralter and the fuel cap went through the right engine but went on to jersey where it took off again
didnt think any pilot was that stupid
Apparantly it took off from gibralter and the fuel cap went through the right engine but went on to jersey where it took off again
didnt think any pilot was that stupid
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the fuel tank fillers are well outboard
So how did the cap, which is usually wired to tank get to the engines which are normally mounted rather far away from the filler caps.
There is a regular Citation run to/from GIB, it often wakes me on Monday mornings.
If the crew read this post, perhaps a PM, to discuss how they spend the weekend in GIB. Not shop talk... Bumz
There is a regular Citation run to/from GIB, it often wakes me on Monday mornings.
If the crew read this post, perhaps a PM, to discuss how they spend the weekend in GIB. Not shop talk... Bumz
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apparantly it was an xl. the fuel cap wasn't on the wing where you think. It's the pressure fuel cap just in front of the right hand wing..... the only place it could go if left dangling is yep you guessed it ..... through the donk!
thought you were supposed to check all doors and hatches closed?
thought you were supposed to check all doors and hatches closed?
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There is no switch on the Xcell I dont think, was it a Net Jets aircraft by any chance?
What was the crew thinking about if they took off with an engine that had injested a lump of metal?
What was the crew thinking about if they took off with an engine that had injested a lump of metal?
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hawker had No switch
The early, (up to 700) had no such switch, I can not remember ever trying to take off with a dangly door panelm but I do know an attempt to taxi with the APC still connected...does this count...
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I understand that High Viz Vest is correct....Captain is a TRE on the Excel!
What happened with the F/O......why didn't he/she step off the aircraft at JSY with their bags? OK, the Captain has overall responsibility for the incident, but this is a two crew aircraft. IMHO I would have thought that the CAA will also take a very critical view of the F/O's actions, (or lack of).
What happened with the F/O......why didn't he/she step off the aircraft at JSY with their bags? OK, the Captain has overall responsibility for the incident, but this is a two crew aircraft. IMHO I would have thought that the CAA will also take a very critical view of the F/O's actions, (or lack of).
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Wasn't there a CAA Head of Training who ran out of fuel and crashed a bi-plane or something a few years ago. The story goes he had only shortly before decreed that any pilot who ran out of fuel should be shot or worse.