Split topic- How many mechanics does it take to fix a coffepot?

[scot]

OK, since it appears the warning in the original thread was unheeded, lets continue the discussion in the new thread. Does anyone really know the truth? 😛h34r:

 

[insp89]

OK, since it appears the warning in the original thread was unheeded, lets continue the discussion in the new thread. Does anyone really know the truth? 😛h34r:

[post="261747"][/post]​

Yes Scot, Someone really does know the truth, I DO.... Thanks for asking.

 

[AP Tech]

The were all repaired in the electric shop, i.e 472. 472 002 was the electric shop work center 2. Another example was the tool room in Pit, dept 426. There were 3 different work centers though 426-038(line), 426-050(hgr5), 426-020(hgr 2). When you bid the department then your senority picked where you wished to work although some departments had shop senority. When the jobs came up for bid they were listed as 426, 472, 485 ect. They were not bid by the department inside the department, ie electric shop coffee maker repair.

 

[OldGuyinPA]

I thought we outsourced the coffeemaker shop to the West Coast....somewhere south of San Jose. We only paid $2500 per truckload of coffeemakers. The guy who got the contract for repair is Billy Crellin, brother of Uncle Al Crellin...aka Daddy Warbucks.

Sounds plausible.....

 

[usair_begins_with_u]

from what I understand a plane can be grounded because the coffee machines dont work.. (only source of hot water is case of emergency).. seems sort of outdated, but can anyone confirm if this is still true?

 

[justaumechanic]

That is funny, on the second floor of the Charlotte Hangar there was a SEPERATE Coffee Maker Shop, which was a seperate bid area and not part of any other shop.

Better go check your information.

[post="261407"][/post]​

Dude, it was never posted on the bids as "Coffee Maker Shop".. If I remember right it was the accessory shop in CLT.. Would I be correct.. Yes the buld of their work was coffee makers.

The answer the question how many..

Thats easy.. None.. The company farms it out to some outfit that uses $5 hr labor and they have a supervisor with an A/P sign it off.. Simple.. No quality, no accountability.. Just cheap cheap cheap..

Thats what Lakeface and Prestowipe want.. Human life means nothing to them.

 

[delldude]

You're STILL WRONG......BOTH jobs Bid are under the ELECTRIC SHOP....Once you report to the Lead mechanic of the ELECTRIC SHOP, He will either assign you to the Battery Shop or the Coffeemaker Shop.

You can lead a horse to water........ :blink:

Does not matter if the shops were physically not at one location, [They were'nt] ,or if they had different Department numbers, [They Did]....

[post="261744"][/post]​

472 002....you're right,last 3 digits are only a location/work center code.......not a separate bid area.a drop off code for stock clerks..... 😉

 

[Atlantic]

The A/C does not need hot water, cold water, nor running water to be dispatched. We have bottle water on board for needs of px's.
The point of my original post though was the company paying lic. mech. to fix coffee makers. Seems like a waist of their skills.

 

[AP Tech]

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The point of my original post though was the company paying lic. mech. to fix coffee makers. Seems like a waist of their skills.

Better talk to the FAA if you have a complaint. The part must have FAA approved on it to be acceptable. You may think it a waste but what about a galley fire at 35K? If this current managment had its way they would be at Wal Mart picking up Mr Coffee makers and just plugging them in the galley!!!!!

 

[E-TRONS]

Hey ATLANTIC,

A coffee maker is a really complex little contraption. And the Espresso machines on the A330 were even more so. The training was conducted in Italy and some of the shop personnel had to attend it.......manditory.

Everything isn't as inane as it may seem.

 

[nycbusdriver]

They also fixed the espresso makers on the A330.

[post="261431"][/post]​

Here you've lost all of your credibility. Everyone knows USAir would have set up an independent "Espresso Maker Shop," with a separate bid, an entirely separate and independent hierarchy headed up by the Senior Executive Vice President / Espresso. The fact that you were not aware of this makes your entire argument not credible.

 

[Atlantic]

AP,

No problem with the FAA part, or parts. I haven't heard of a fire at high alt. due to a rouge coffee maker. And it's not like the cockpit can't kill all power to the galley with the flip of one switch.

 

[700UW]

The Coffeemakers are electrical anything can go wrong with them, you mix water and electricity you better make sure they are in good working order and repaired properly and it could short out and start a fire even before the F/A can notify the cockpit.

Also they can leak water and cause corrosion in the galley.

 

[Atlantic]

700,

there is nothing safe about flying, except for the men and women that make it safe to fly. I have no knowledge of a coffee maker, IAM, or factory reconditioned, or 3ed party, or from China downing an A/C.
Again, a waste of the mech. skills.

 

[delldude]

700,

there is nothing safe about flying, except for the men and women that make it safe to fly. I have no knowledge of a coffee maker, IAM, or factory reconditioned, or 3ed party, or from China downing an A/C.
Again, a waste of the mech. skills.

[post="261856"][/post]​

that little coffee maker everyone is ballyhooing.....it probably goes for about $6000 and has to pass FAA type certification...so screw joe dimmagio and mister coffee.... like E-TRONS said,they are an intricate little piece of work.the brew cycle needs calibrated,temp level set,they have to be cleaned out to remove lime salts...many times the solid state circuitry needs R/R due to in circuit problems.
and as far as them never downing an aircarft....i can't remember how many of the heat elements and heater tanks i saw shorted and ruptured due to short circuits....and BTW the breakers are in the galley so stews can kill power immediately......
so next time you savor your favorite brew at 32,000...remember theres more to that little coffeemaker than meets the eye..... its whats inside that counts.....
these could explode in a stews face
This amendment is prompted by reports of injuries to cabin crew members that resulted from explosions of galley water heaters.