Originally Posted by
Probe
I haven't flown on the lUAL side for 6 years. I can tell you a lot of MEL refusals just comes down to horrible employee relations. When you get stabbed in the back enough times by the company, you just look for ways to stab back. It sounds horrible, but unfortunately, welcome to UAL.
I think that what you say is part of it. The other part of it is just trying to hold the operation to a higher standard. That latest CCS bulletin said we were averaging 3 inop APUs per day over a fleet of more than 700. How much higher would that number be otherwise if management knew there was no risk of rejections?
Having said that, I think 757Driver asks a fair question here. All things considered, I don't have a problem with an APU inop on a typical domestic flight. I like it when Captains get TOMC on the phone and press for details about what the fix it plan will be. There is the risk of a hot cabin at the gate as Sled pointed out despite promises of air availability, etc. I think most passengers would choose temporary discomfort over going through the chaos that a flight cancellation unleashes these days though.