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Old 1st March 2017 | 13:48
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BA Flight taken out by a mouse

Today's BA flight to San Francisco has been cancelled as a result of a mouse being found on the aircraft literally minutes before departure.
Muslim mouse?
British Airways Heathrow flight cancelled over mouse on plane - BBC News
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Old 1st March 2017 | 14:55
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Looks like the commander acted i.a.w. with the regs (yes, there is a regulation to exactly cover this!!!)

I suspect in the current climate maybe BA didn't want to test the forgiveness of SFO Port Authority.
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Old 1st March 2017 | 15:38
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You can't take a piece of fruit into the land of the free, imagine what they'd do to you for bringing livestock!!!!
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Old 1st March 2017 | 16:26
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Mice like to chew on things. Aeroplanes do not react well to vital bits being chewed on. Particularly at 40,000 feet above N. Canada.

Good call.
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Old 1st March 2017 | 21:52
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It isn't he has been found on board, it is what has he been up to before he was found, when you see wiring that they have gnawed on you can understand why, they seem to have a thing for the insulation, plus their dropping's and wee are corrosive.


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Old 2nd March 2017 | 08:24
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Someone's taking the Micky
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Old 2nd March 2017 | 10:26
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mouse vs Jumbo. nothing new there
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Old 2nd March 2017 | 15:19
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I can remember a time when BA flew Tridents, rarther than Rodents.

Was the aircraft equipped for Cat III?
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Old 2nd March 2017 | 15:27
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Perhaps the Cat Mk III could have helped with the Mouse Mk I?????
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