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Old 11-27-2009 | 06:03 PM
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From: B-767 Captain
Wink Big Brother is Watching

Originally Posted by 7576FO
Fuqua reports flap overspeeds also. Our company is all over us for flap speed compliance.
Great thread!
Not only does FOQUA report flap overspeeds, but on the 777, the onboard computers sense the overspeed and send a message immediately to maintenance so that MX can perform a flap inspection, if required, as soon as possible after block-in.

Had that experience on a flight from LHR-ORD. It was the Captain's leg and after landing, the MX supervisor came into the cockpit to tell him they would have the inspection done in about 30 minutes. "What inspection ?" he asked. "The flap overspeed inspection Sir. You oversped the flaps on departure coming out of London". "That wasn't us, Son" he sternly replied. A few minuted later, the supervisor appeared with a computer generated tape of the take-off up to clean configuration, with flap settings, speed, etc. Opps !

Big brother is watching Gents....all the time !

I agree 7576FO, great post...if we can just eliminate the SWA/AMR bashing.

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