Uh well,I'll tell ya,I remember this one time
01-30-2019, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
New England outstation early am departure. East coast all socked in.
Get to the plane and the ramper says he couldn't get ground power on the plane, tried everything. OK, so we start the APU.
Ready to go, started #1. DING, ADG DISCONNECT. The engine generator had mechanically disconnected itself because the guarded switch had been left depressed. The #2 switch was also pressed but we reset that before starting. The ramper wasn't kidding when he said he "tried everything". The disconnected gen can't be reset without MX, so the company deferred it. Required the use of the APU for the entire flight.
Up in the mid 30's, nearing the descent point the APU overheats. Everything is socked in down to mins, so we decided to run it hot rather than go single gen. Declared, so we were met by the fire trucks and escorted to the gate. APU auto S/D on rollout.
After a review, the mfg subsequently limited sustained APU use to FL300, due to insufficient cooling air flow in that particular installation.
Get to the plane and the ramper says he couldn't get ground power on the plane, tried everything. OK, so we start the APU.
Ready to go, started #1. DING, ADG DISCONNECT. The engine generator had mechanically disconnected itself because the guarded switch had been left depressed. The #2 switch was also pressed but we reset that before starting. The ramper wasn't kidding when he said he "tried everything". The disconnected gen can't be reset without MX, so the company deferred it. Required the use of the APU for the entire flight.
Up in the mid 30's, nearing the descent point the APU overheats. Everything is socked in down to mins, so we decided to run it hot rather than go single gen. Declared, so we were met by the fire trucks and escorted to the gate. APU auto S/D on rollout.
After a review, the mfg subsequently limited sustained APU use to FL300, due to insufficient cooling air flow in that particular installation.
01-30-2019, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis
So there was this one time my wife decides to nonrev with me on a flight my girlfriend is working....
01-31-2019, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis
So there was this one time my wife decides to nonrev with me on a flight my girlfriend is working....
01-31-2019, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Poser765
only thing worse is when your girlfriend on reserve gets assigned a trip you’re already working with your girlfriend.
01-31-2019, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis
So there was this one time my wife decides to nonrev with me on a flight my girlfriend is working....
01-31-2019, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Poser765
only thing worse is when your girlfriend on reserve gets assigned a trip you’re already working with your girlfriend.
The entire five hours to Hawaii he stayed in the cockpit, and no female F/A came up to the cockpit. Luckily the F/As had a layover, but the cockpit crew was on a turn.
Joe
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