This is really getting out of hand!!!
I don’t get the whole thing.
Is this guy (Jimini) trying to settle a score with someone?
I still don’t see the big deal of the Tailskid.

Neither do I.....

the big deal is the fact that it was hidden.
why should i fly a plane the maybe has a crack in the fuselage and could break in flight :ugh::cool:

You're not content to attend the hanging. You've got to put on the noose and try it for size, don't you?

Without any further effort to be subtle, for your own good and your own protection, shut your mouth. No longer tapdancing or attempting to back away, you're asserting that you were on the flight, clearly identifying and calling yourself out.

Can you really be this blatantly stupid? Not enough oxygen at altitude, or what? What is your problem, here? What do you hope to accomplish? Are you truly idiotic enough to believe that anyone here can or will march into the offices of your company and save the day for you, or change the world? Does further embarrassing yourself, and dragging your dirty laundry here into public do anything at all for you?

In the beginning, you were an unfortunate. You've turned yourself into an unfortunate idiot. At this stage, you may be well beyond salvation. Give it up, already.

At most places, given how far you've gone, you'd be very lucky to have a job. Can you truly be so naive or stupid that you don't recognize this? If you can't tolerate what you assert has happened, then move on. It's best for you, and clearly best for everyone else.

You shouldn't. You shouldn't be in an airplane at all. Do us all a favor and go find a job picking up wet towels at a spa, and stay as far away from the airport, the 727, and "afganistan" as you can.

You're still spelling it wrong.

I totaly agree with SNS3Guppy!!
This guy is looking for trouble.

Jimini,

You really are a prize :mad:! Was the skid replaced? If so I will presume the required inspections were carried out? If not I suggest you talk to your maintenance team to remove any fears of "a crack in the fuselage and could break in flight".

I have operated with both the first officer and captain and know for a fact that what you are saying is bull:mad:! Total professionals both of them. May I suggest you take your petty personal grudges to the car park and leave this forum to more serious matters.

I need to agree with Jimmi in parts!
When the aircraft arrived bahrain the mechanic found the tail strike and called the captain to show him the damage.
The BIG GUY tried to scare the mechanic saying " Are you :mad: saying to me i did this tail strike?
After a lot of bla bla the BIG GUY called the technical director,his buddy as well,always drinking and playing golf together to do "something" about this tail strike.
His buddy just called the mechanics and the order was "just replace" the tail cartridge,no inspection is required,due lack of man power,no airplanes and bla bla bla.
You can check on the TLB and the maint TRAX system you can not find anything,but i can tell you! the CRACK is there,you can not see by naked eyes but only by an inspection called NDT.
The NDT manager tried to put the aircraft in the hangar to do the inspection but the buddy didn't allowed and i don't know what's happen after that but the NDT manager resigned.:D
The funny part was the Mister expert chief flight engineer asking every single mechanic how to do an inspection.The best answer was "Mister expert are you FAA A&P right? Please throw away your license and stay away from the maintenance department,just do what have you been paying for "FLICKING SWITCHES"http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...milies/eek.gif

You need to agree with Jimmi as you probably are Jimmi.....You know the crack is there, but no NDT check was done, so how do you know the crack is there....Assumptions assumptions.....

NEVER ignore a tailstrike. Could be serious structural/pressure vessel damage!

Hey Maurice Chavez,
I agree. I think this guy is now talking to himself.
That’s what the tail skid is supposed to do.
I am sure they have checked and confirm that all is ok for her to fly.

Hi Maurice Chavez,
Sure appears that Jimini and Ali Babaca are the same guys??

Of course "they" are the same person.. He has to talk to himself as nobody else cares what the cretin says or thinks.

Apologies to Billy Shakespeare, but... "An a*&%hole by any other name, is still an a*&%hole..."

Get over it little boy.

The suddenness and viciousness of some of the replies here are very surprising, borderline threatening even. I smell a fish. Much more outrageous statements are often made in this forum without provoking any such reactions from readers. But no worries, the truth will come out, it almost always does.

Yes I agree, some of the posts belong in the 'play ground' and must be from people who are trying to deflect attention away from the incident.

Gentlemen, either grow up or shut up.........

Finally......
 

words of wisdom (at the very least, common sense/decency). As you may or may not know, the 'original' post was removed for some reason. I do agree however, the manner in which this was brought to light was perhaps semi-unacceptable (we don't want to get feelings hurt here @ pprune, do we now?).

As Montreal has said - most likely, the truth will in fact come out (for those who have an interest). :ok:

Hey, pretty cool how pprune auto corrects it's own name............

I worked at BAH AVI years ago prior to the B727 operation. It was professionally managed, safe, efficient, people had respect for each other even if we didn't always agree and was fun both outside and during work. Very sad to see it degenerate into this public mess.

CIAS. Your so right. But then we all know that one bad apple will destroy the whole bunch!!!

Where there are spaRKS THERE IS FIRE...

I suppose that comment was directed towards me and others describing how a tailskid strike is a non event.... I don't work for DHL, so don't know the people involved, what I do know little of, with a few thousand hours on type, that this whole tailskid strike is a non event, and it appears to me that the original poster has not have an idea of what he/she is talking about. But then again, what do I know...

Give it a rest u boys:ugh: Mr Boeing has been there and done that:D

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