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Oops: American Accidentally Flies Wrong Plane To Hawaii
American has sub-fleets of both ETOPS and non-ETOPS A321s. In other words, some are certified to fly under ETOPS conditions (ie, over oceans), while others aren’t. And it’s important for airlines to get that right. Well, it seems like on August 31, 2015, American didn’t get that right. On that day, American flew a non-ETOPS A321 — with tail number N137AA — from Los Angeles to Honolulu. (onemileatatime.boardingarea.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Your last line is contradictory. In the first part you say it could happen about anywhere. Your last line talks about pre-flight. I would think that knowing a flight was over water that an ETOPS certified AC was what I would be preflighting. As myself and another poster below have said here, a big part are marked on the nose gear doors for easy visibility.
I love that joke.... never heard it before.
For the uninitiated, here is the official wording, although the joke is more widespread. LOL
ETOPS is an aviation acronym for Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards, reduced as "Extended Operation" by the FAA.
ETOPS is an aviation acronym for Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards, reduced as "Extended Operation" by the FAA.
Yeah.. But Engine Turn Or People Swim is so much more descriptive and the reality of it is so much more accurate.
Crew duties in event of ditching: Ensure passengers safely on raft, at capacity, then take command of raft. Oh! And don't forget the Bar Cart!!!
Yeah, I know. I said for the uninitiated. LOL
As the ETOPS joke says,
Engines
Turn
Or
People
Swim
I used to write this on the chalk board for years at my former carrier while teaching ETOPS stuff to the pilots. I used to tell my guys, "don't forget this joke" when you are preflighting you 2 engine airplane that you are about to bet your life on over the ocean.