Boom Collapsed On A330
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jimntx
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Oh for crisssakes. Screw the airplane and the schedule. Both can be fixed. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE CONDITION OF THE INJURED WORKER?
Listen here, I feel bad for the employee. Its not a pleasant situation when someone gets hurt onthe job. Having said that the thread was about A/C 677, not the employee. Does anyone have any more info of the damage?jimntx said:
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airbiiguy said:
I too feel bad for the injuries to our co-worker...and the latest news was , He is still in the Hospital. Rumor has it , that the employee is a former CLT worker whom transfered to PHL to retain a job.
Regarding 677 itself. The damage has not been completely outlined...but on the surface it looks like 1 aileron and one flap took the brunt of the impact. The impact with the wing area did slow the fall of the de-icers bucket , which may have inturn saved his life? That is speculative at best from having talked to people in PHL
677 will take some further diagnosing regarding repairs and hidden structural problems...and this may entail involvement with Airbus Engineering to confirm the extent of the damage. This all being pretty much standard fare for something of this freak nature.
Rest assured...677 will be flying again at some point and it will be repaired back to New standards before being returned to service.
The issue in the long term is the long term welfare of a humble employee whom was injured doing a seemingly thankless task that many simply take for granted. My best wishes go out to this person and his family...I wish him a very speedy recovery and a safe return to work in the not too distant future.
Trust me, I know deicing is the most dangerous job out there. especially props. Has anyone here sprayed props while they are in feather? we used to dread deicing whilst props where moving ..especially with the horrible 20+yr old ford deicer we had. thank GOD I survived those days.
Dog Wonder
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Thank goodness the de-icer was not badly injured, although it is a long way down from where he was.
The plane will be out of service for at least several weeks.
The plane will be out of service for at least several weeks.
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a320av8r said:
That is sad it will probably affect him the rest of his life.
aerosmith
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Ditto heard the same on shift this evening. 🙁a320av8r said:
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Ouch....
Question for UW or someone else close to the contract changes.
Clearly this was a valid workman's comp claim -- was injury-on-duty pay affected by the reduced sick time, or is that carved out somehow?? What about short term disability?
Question for UW or someone else close to the contract changes.
Clearly this was a valid workman's comp claim -- was injury-on-duty pay affected by the reduced sick time, or is that carved out somehow?? What about short term disability?
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OK! Everyone needs to stop and see this incident as a horrible accident. Was there and know the boom operator broke his back. You all sound like the pathetic passengers aboard that aircraft. As they watch that man get hurt, their next question was about them. When are you getting us off this aircraft. Do you have a hotel room ordered for us and when are you getting us another airplane.
What has happened to human compassion?
What has happened to human compassion?
aerosmith
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Compassion, I have the utmost compassion for this person. I was just posting info I thought was relevant. God bless this individual and may he/she get well soon.
