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Old 03-03-2007, 08:38 AM
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Cute

> Real or not, Who cares, it's still funny.
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> After every flight, Quantas pilots fill out a form, called a
"gripe
>sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The
>mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form,
then
>the pilots review the gripe sheets right before the next flight.
Never let
>it be siad that ground crews lack a sense of humor.
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> Here are some of the actual maintenance complaints submitted by
the
>Quantas' pilots (as marked with a P) and the solutions recorded ( as
marked
>with an S) by the maintenance engineers.
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> By the way, it is relevant to note that Quantas is the only major
>airline in the world that has never, ever, had an accident.
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> P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement
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> S: Almost replaced left inside main tire
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> P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough
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> S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft
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> P:Something loose in the cockpit
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> S: Something tightened in the cockpit
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> Pead bugs on windshield
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> S: Live bugs on backorder
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> P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute
>descent
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> S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground
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> P: Evidence of a leak on the right main landing gear
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> S: Evidence removed
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> P: DME volume unbelievable loud
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> S: DME volume reset to a more believable level
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> P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick
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> S: That's what friction locks are for
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> P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode
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> S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode
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> P: Suspected crack in windshield
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> S: Suspect you're right
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> P: The number 3 engine is missing
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> S: Engine found on right wing after a brief search
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> P: Aircraft handles funny - (I love this one!)
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> S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious
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> P: Target radar hums
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> S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics
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> P: Mouse in cockpit
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> S: Cat installed
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> And the best one saved for last.....
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> P: Noise coming from under the instrument panel. Sounds like a
midget
>pounding on something with a hammer
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> S: Took hammer away from the midget
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Old 03-03-2007, 08:41 AM
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Hope it's not real...either way funny as hell.
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