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Passenger discovers missing screws on wing of Frontier airplane
Frontier Airlines is investigating why a plane flew with about 20 screws missing from an area near the front of the wing, Denver7 Investigates confirmed with officials Friday. A passenger noticed the missing screws on a Frontier Airlines Airbus 319 from Trenton, N.J., to Punta Gorda, Fla., on January 5 and notified the captain. (www.thedenverchannel.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What I find most amazing is that a passenger was actually looking out the window, and not staring at an electronic device.
That is quite remarkable.... Or it could be that they were below 10,000 and he actually listened to the Flight Attendant when told to turn off all electronics... LOL
Poor battery life.
A few years ago when landing I noticed a tool with an orange handle moving around when the pilot put the speed brake up on the left wing as we were landing. I waited to be the last person off & I introduced myself to the pilot & told him I worked for the AF safety Office & told him what I saw. The pilot told the co-pilot to retrieve the tool when he raised the speed brake. I didn't stick around to see what tool they found. Working for the AF we are big on FOD "foreign object damage".
My favorite pair of Safety Wire Pliars came off an airplane when I found it coming in... Have quite a few tools collected over the years. Believe me, when you find them in a plane the mechanic does not want them back.... that is certain time off!!!
We lost a pair of vise grips & hunted all over the plane & didn't find them. 3 months later when plane came through phase & we were pulling off the panels there was the vise grips clamped on to the bulkhead. Sure they are in someones tool box at home
1968...walk around with grumpy old experienced FE... EC121R, KORAT THAILAND... "Lt...what's that black and yellow item there are the engine?"... "well Sgt..it's the intake attachment to the turbo...." "No Lt, it's the mechanics flashlite.. get his ass over here and have him remove it!" Old Gilpin had flown on those birds for 15 years...couldn't get anything past him
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