Tristar Abu Dhabi maint
Discussion
Just heard that one of our Tristars returned from maintenance in Abu Dhabi with an interesting problem :-)
All of the stencilling in the electronics bay had been applied in reverse... i.e. The person applying it couldn't understand English...
The worrying thing is not who did it, it's who signed it off!!!!
What else are our guys been exposed to?
All of the stencilling in the electronics bay had been applied in reverse... i.e. The person applying it couldn't understand English...
The worrying thing is not who did it, it's who signed it off!!!!
What else are our guys been exposed to?
knight said:
Do you really expect the guy signing it off to visually inspect! 
The condition some of our aircraft come come back off check in is crazy! They normally go straight in our hangar to be given the once over before being let loose with the public 
Must be confidence inspiring for the crews, hope nobody told them about the ailerons hanging off ;-) The condition some of our aircraft come come back off check in is crazy! They normally go straight in our hangar to be given the once over before being let loose with the public Chilli said:
Just out of interest, why do they go to AD for maintenance?
From the Marshall Aerospace website"Following 25 years of providing maintenance and modifications to the RAF Tristar fleet, in October 2008 Marshall was awarded the Tristar Integrated Operational Support contract by the UK MoD and Industry partners Flight Support Services and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies to support the fleet until their out of service date. Currently, the Tristar fleet is also receiving a 'glass' flight deck and many self-protection modifications designed and installed by the Company. "
SLCZ3 said:
Chilli said:
Just out of interest, why do they go to AD for maintenance?
It is significantly cheaper, did you not know that????I did hear of an aircraft (comercial) receiving maintenance where the engineers muddled psi with kpa when filling the tyres 
Fortunately the mistake was spotted.....but good grief!
I was told by a friend who works in aircraft maintenance, so it could be the truth but could also be that he wants to damage the reputation of the cheap labour that some airlines are now employing to replace chaps like him
Fortunately the mistake was spotted.....but good grief! I was told by a friend who works in aircraft maintenance, so it could be the truth but could also be that he wants to damage the reputation of the cheap labour that some airlines are now employing to replace chaps like him
Tsippy said:
I did hear of an aircraft (comercial) receiving maintenance where the engineers muddled psi with kpa when filling the tyres Fortunately the mistake was spotted.....but good grief!
I was told by a friend who works in aircraft maintenance, so it could be the truth but could also be that he wants to damage the reputation of the cheap labour that some airlines are now employing to replace chaps like him
MMM could spill a few...did hear a mix up with oxygen and nitrogen refills that could have been interesting if not spotted!! Fortunately the mistake was spotted.....but good grief! I was told by a friend who works in aircraft maintenance, so it could be the truth but could also be that he wants to damage the reputation of the cheap labour that some airlines are now employing to replace chaps like him
magpie215 said:
Tsippy said:
I did hear of an aircraft (comercial) receiving maintenance where the engineers muddled psi with kpa when filling the tyres Fortunately the mistake was spotted.....but good grief!
I was told by a friend who works in aircraft maintenance, so it could be the truth but could also be that he wants to damage the reputation of the cheap labour that some airlines are now employing to replace chaps like him
MMM could spill a few...did hear a mix up with oxygen and nitrogen refills that could have been interesting if not spotted!! Fortunately the mistake was spotted.....but good grief! I was told by a friend who works in aircraft maintenance, so it could be the truth but could also be that he wants to damage the reputation of the cheap labour that some airlines are now employing to replace chaps like him
Oh, and Oxy and Nitrogen shouldn't be able to be mixed up and the connectors are different sizes and the hoses different colours.
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