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Disabled SWA Jet Lands Safely at Buffalo-Niagara Intl
A Southwest Airlines B737 -700 was safely landed at Buffalo-Niagara International Airport on Sunday after a flap malfunciton forced the plane to circle for over an hour burning off its fuel load. Flight SWA1916 http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA1916/history/20110626/1958Z/KBWI/KBUF (www.publicbroadcasting.net) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Victor, Sorry about that, Will try to inturpet jokes better. And my english is sometimes not the best. There and Their and 2 I fall into the most.
@Sparkie624, my comment was a joke. I thought that was obvious. And can you please try to learn the difference between "their" and "there"? Using the wrong word makes what you say harder to read.
Victor, Changing the tire on a plane where the tire is about 150 lbs, requires a jeck for the tire and a jack a large plane, you are comparing apples to ornages. I am not just comparing tire changes but using that as an example of how they push. If the truth be known, I would venture to say that there inspections that resulted in the 2 or more of there planes is the direct result of them blowing there top. If the inspector had taken the proper amount of time and done the job correctly, those failures may have never happened. I actively work in the airline industry. Where I do not want to have cancellations or delays, the Safety of the plane goes first. If I am not happy with it, it is not going and I do not care who gets upset with it. There are lives at stake, and from the people that I worked with, they do not seem to care alot.
@sparkie624, what's the problem? I watched Formula 1 over the weekend, and I saw a crew change four wheels in 3.2 seconds. :)
Since I worked in the industry for approximately the same number of years, at several airlines, I too, have the resources to compare. SWA was the BEST I'd seen of the 4 airlines I experienced. Spent 6 years in the Navy. That was absolutely the WORST.
Richard: The pressure comes from the Maint Side of Management. The want a wheel change in 10 minutes, a brake change in 20. It is always HURRY HURRY HURRY. Even at night on over night maint. There is also a ton of pier pressure as well. Very bad work enviroment. I did not stay there long as they did not meet my standards for A/C Maint. I have been in the Industry working as a Mechanic, Avionics, and Electrical for over 27 years, and SWA was the absolutely the WORST.
That's funny, Sparkie, I worked for SWA for 17 years as a pilot,and never saw that come up. I was never pushed to get the flight underway until I said it was safe. I never pressured a Mech to hurry up or pencil whip a gripe. I received total support from management when I slowed things down for safety sake. There have been major events avoided because of the skill of the maintenence people and the pilots working together to get the job done correctly. Your description has no resemblence to the SWA I worked for.