251 Grounded

[phasersonstun2]

251 has some issues.

 

[AP Tech]

Just send it back to "Bama" for some warranty work.....

 

[Glucose Intolerant]

Just send it back to "Bama" for some warranty work.....

Just another (of many) example(s) of the "high cost of cheap" - when maintenance was valued and still in-house, these sort of issues didn't exist nor would the A/C be allowed to dispatch with known "history".

All comes back to this simple methodology:

Do it right the first time....it's cheaper in the long run.

Listening Tempe?

 

[Harry Callahan]

Just another (of many) example(s) of the "high cost of cheap" - when maintenance was valued and still in-house, these sort of issues didn't exist nor would the A/C be allowed to dispatch with known "history".

All comes back to this simple methodology:

Do it right the first time....it's cheaper in the long run.

Listening Tempe?

+1 very well said.

 

[PHL]

Because....there have never been any maintenance issues with aircraft done in house (by US or any other airline).

 

[Hope777]

Because....there have never been any maintenance issues with aircraft done in house (by US or any other airline).

Nice, obviously it has.

However, When you work for the Company, you take pride in your work. IT's YOUR COMPANY.
When you work for a vendor, in MX of Cleaning or Fleet, C/S or what ever department, Do You Care?
An Airplane is an airplane no matter whos titles are on that aircraft.

 

[700UW]

FAA finds cause

FAA inspectors checked over the plane that is still parked outside a US Airways hanger at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. They found faulty seals on both of the rear doors of the Boeing 767.

 

[AP Tech]

Now I believe someone is blowing smoke.........Funny with two bad door seals the a/c was not written up for excessive door noise or pressurization problems in the past?

 

[PHL]

Is this the cause of the incident(s) in January that were also the result of toxic fumes in the cabin? I thought that one was due to exhaust being mixed into the bleed air from one of the engines. If so, then it's completely bizarre that this same ship number was involved in two bad "cabin air" incidents that were the result of 2 different causes.

And, how is it that both doors had faulty seals? Were they both replaced recently at the same time?

 

[BoeingBoy]

Is this the cause of the incident(s) in January that were also the result of toxic fumes in the cabin?

According to media accounts (so take it for what it's worth) the first two times were due to either a hydraulic or oil leak, the January instance was due to a fuel leak, and now this latest one where some passengers reported an "electrical" smell. Like someone else posted, I'm not sold on the leaking door seal explanation either. If it was indeed engine exhaust, it would be more likely to have been sucked in by the engine(s) and gone through the air conditioning/pressurization system into the cabin.

Jim

 

[N965VJ]

It starting to look like 251 is the new Christine. 😱

 

[flyin2low]

I'm not sold on the leaking door seal explanation either.

How are the engine fumes going to 'leak' through the rear door seals when the airplane is pressurized with 8 psi?

 

[700UW]

Because its not pressured on the ground.

 

[BoeingBoy]

Because its not pressured on the ground.

I think Boeing would be surprised to hear that...

Jim

 

[700UW]

Not when they are first pushing back from the gate, if it was pressurized on the ground you cant open the doors