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11th Mar 2024, 09:30
Replies: 3
Views: 10,076
Posted By Pinkman

Eerily similar to 2008 QF upset near Learmonth

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/aair/ao-2008-070#:~:text=At%201254%2C%20after%20receiving%20advice%20from%20the%20cabin%20of%20several,others%20experienced%20less%20ser...
17th Feb 2024, 03:43
Replies: 32
Views: 11,279
Posted By Pinkman

Not really a giveaway - I worked for a smaller...

Not really a giveaway - I worked for a smaller oil company in Africa and we also used the term. It was very frustrating - you did your best as an expat not to play but you really couldn't do your job...
8th Feb 2024, 05:03
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

The airframe arrives from Kansas with the plug...

The airframe arrives from Kansas with the plug doors installed and rigged. If a plug was opened, remedial work performed, and reclosed, it would need to be re-rigged. The problem with allegedly not...
7th Feb 2024, 18:32
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

Yes. In my first week of my first job in the UK...

Yes. In my first week of my first job in the UK factory of an American process instrumentation manufacturer I landed in the quality standards department. The shop floor needed a balanced resistance...
7th Feb 2024, 05:34
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

Interesting that the preliminary report gives...

Interesting that the preliminary report gives details of when the door plug was shipped from Spirit Malaysia and when it arrived in Wichita but doesn't mention that the door plug that was actually...
24th Jan 2024, 07:26
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

Throwaways' description makes perfect sense and...

Throwaways' description makes perfect sense and like me many of us with knowledge of ISO and other QMS type systems probably had their face in their hands - its a classic. Yes, in the first instance...
18th Jan 2024, 08:23
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

So we still don't know whether the handwritten...

So we still don't know whether the handwritten information on the plug shown in the photo in Bob's garden matches the data plate on the plug and if it does refer to the same airframe why the plug...
16th Jan 2024, 21:38
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

I see the logic, and I hope it works. The...

I see the logic, and I hope it works. The problem, as always, is people, and the need for culture change that goes with any program designed to achieve compliance. In the energy industry we went...
16th Jan 2024, 16:27
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

... and whether those are traceable changes that...

... and whether those are traceable changes that are properly documented in the Quality Management Systems at Renton and/or Wichita. Slightly surprised to see the use of Magic Marker on the part to...
16th Jan 2024, 08:40
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

You have highlighted a potential question for...

You have highlighted a potential question for auditors to ask when evaluating the traceability system employed in the construction of the airframe. There is nothing wrong with a part for one airframe...
14th Jan 2024, 21:53
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

Set Screw (US) = Grub Screw (UK/IE)

Set Screw (US) = Grub Screw (UK/IE)
13th Jan 2024, 07:39
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

I'm the auditor - I'm here to help you

Exactly! When I went on audits of petrochemical plants and fuelling facilities, usually as part of a team, I lost count of the number of times people "told you what they thought you wanted to hear"....
12th Jan 2024, 07:13
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

...and it isnt just the fuel cost variable......

...and it isnt just the fuel cost variable... Adding options (was it four in the current case?) increases complexity, maintenance cost, and the chances of a "quality escape" during assembly.
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12th Jan 2024, 03:51
Replies: 1,945
Views: 909,577
Posted By Pinkman

Inbound pax 26A

I think I have read every post assiduously but didn't see whether 26A was occupied on the inbound to PDX prior to the incident flight. If so, has the occupant been identified and interviewed to see...
11th Oct 2023, 20:28
Replies: 51
Views: 21,154
Posted By Pinkman

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/781x968/img_1804_fb892d8411439dc54165db54643ca5dee58e8eac.jpeg
11th Oct 2023, 20:13
Replies: 51
Views: 21,154
Posted By Pinkman

If you look at the FR24 trace it appears that the...

If you look at the FR24 trace it appears that the transponder was switched off as the a/c approached Ben Gurion then on again a few minutes later as it stooged around to the North before heading back...
30th Oct 2022, 23:05
Replies: 57
Views: 18,649
Posted By Pinkman

….but there were two 787s at LHR the following...

….but there were two 787s at LHR the following day and they departed for Perth about three hours apart. The flight that was delayed left at 08:30 and had its flight number changed slightly to...
27th Oct 2022, 08:44
Replies: 57
Views: 18,649
Posted By Pinkman

Normally, no. But what tech issue warrants a 20...

Normally, no. But what tech issue warrants a 20 hour delay? If it’s an engine change it starts to become interesting given the historical power plant issues with the 789, the length of the flight and...
27th Oct 2022, 04:36
Replies: 57
Views: 18,649
Posted By Pinkman

20+ hours delay on QF flagship flight

Yesterday’s QF10 LHR-PER direct flight delayed by over 20 hours due to a “technical issue”. Many of the pax overnighted in local hotels and told to get up at 4am for an 08:30 departure this...
25th Oct 2022, 15:48
Replies: 80
Views: 37,615
Posted By Pinkman

T/R

I understand that dispatch with a T/R inop is an AD item but when the flight time is only 4.5 hours the weather must have been known… why dispatch this particular aircraft with a duff T/R to a...
5th May 2020, 03:03
Replies: 101
Views: 36,903
Posted By Pinkman

I used to have a dog that wasn’t scared of...

I used to have a dog that wasn’t scared of traffic.
11th Jan 2020, 10:02
Replies: 378
Views: 192,432
Posted By Pinkman

As I understand it, these e-mails were the ones...

As I understand it, these e-mails were the ones that Boeing found that presumably their general counsel agreed met some or other criteria and should be passed on to the FAA. Personally I generate...
28th Dec 2019, 15:02
Replies: 33
Views: 23,338
Posted By Pinkman

Eerily prescient, but to no avail...

... assuming icing was a contributing factor in the Almaty crash..
25th Nov 2019, 04:26
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,756,565
Posted By Pinkman

Complex software, TC and lessons from history

The TC e-mail plays into the nagging fears and basic distrust that we all have about software, even when carefully designed and thoroughly tested. Is it possible to comprehensively test the new MCAS...
22nd Sep 2019, 04:03
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,756,565
Posted By Pinkman

I've stayed silent, and like many, simply...

I've stayed silent, and like many, simply followed this shambles aghast over the past year. I understand what happened and the holes in the cheese both technical, managerial and political that got us...
12th Sep 2019, 17:18
Replies: 32
Views: 17,708
Posted By Pinkman

Wasn't there - at one point - a suggestion that...

Wasn't there - at one point - a suggestion that the West Air Sweden CRJ 200 (SE - DUX) crash initiating event might have been a drink spill based on the exclamation on the CVR by the PF followed...
5th Sep 2019, 20:01
Replies: 31
Views: 22,393
Posted By Pinkman

I read the book today - I couldn't put it down....

I read the book today - I couldn't put it down. Its well written and the humility and honesty of it comes through... I don't see any conscious self-aggrandisment in there. Yes, he says he was an ace...
8th Aug 2019, 04:07
Replies: 121
Views: 109,584
Posted By Pinkman

The pictures show incredibly dense white smoke...

The pictures show incredibly dense white smoke typical of finely dispersed oil particles and very different from the sooty particles you get with fire. I have been through the same as an...
1st Aug 2019, 04:22
Replies: 56
Views: 62,281
Posted By Pinkman

This is very sad....without knowing the exact...

This is very sad....without knowing the exact circumstances it reminded me of Donald Crowhurst and his boat Teignmouth Electron on the ill-fated solo round the world voyage. He is presumed to have...
27th Jul 2019, 06:31
Replies: 75
Views: 78,469
Posted By Pinkman

Wry humour which in other circumstances might be...

Wry humour which in other circumstances might be amusing but misd-again is correct. It was taught but not on that course. IIRC the PF (the FO) grew up flying taildraggers where that is common (to see...
25th Jul 2019, 19:55
Replies: 10
Views: 12,745
Posted By Pinkman

T/R also inop ?

Difficult to see in the video because its partially obscured by the slats but the T/R cowl appears to not have deployed until the end but then closes before the a/c comes to a shuddering stop.
11th May 2019, 06:42
Replies: 93
Views: 68,257
Posted By Pinkman

This is what needs to happen to restore confidence. IMHO.

1. Boeing management needs to develop a culture of accountability and get back its former culture of humility and engineering excellence with engineers at all levels of the organization. The MAX...
14th Apr 2019, 04:59
Replies: 22
Views: 19,360
Posted By Pinkman

I have some interest/knowledge (enough to be...

I have some interest/knowledge (enough to be dangerous:)) as I am in the fuels industry but have an environmental/toxicology background.
- TCP is Tri Cresyl Phosphate, as opposed to the common...
8th Jan 2019, 03:39
Replies: 106
Views: 123,799
Posted By Pinkman

ELMS Integrity

If indeed It is found to be a cascading ELMS failure is there merit in considering a software fix where ELMS is duplicated in the same way as the INS which is effectively "refereed" in many modern...
1st Nov 2018, 19:36
Replies: 53
Views: 39,895
Posted By Pinkman

Beating the Breathalyser

If JAL routinely breathalyse and he passed, and then blew that massive score, its consistent with having a swig of duty free after the test e.g. in the loo but before boarding the crew bus/aircraft. ...
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