Forum Moderator stranded by delayed aircraft!

[Josh F]

Did the aircraft 'plummet' at any time?

[Brenden S]

This morning I received a phone call from Mr Ams asking about technical requirements for ETOPS and how hard it is to work on a APU. I said well it is a shonky scarebus you are flying so its any body's guess. At the time he already had a 2 hour delay as the Engineers had replaced a ignition cable on the APU and did not resolve the problem. I then told him to expect at least another 2 hour delay if not more due to needing to fix the fault and ETOPS requirements.

[Stephen Brown]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

or if he actually caught the flight.

I'm more worried about what he's going to catch while he's overseas....

I was there in person to cover the departure. Photos to follow. I could hear Mr. Ams whining from the beach carpark as he departed (or that could have been the Scarebusses engines, not sure).

Thanks for the heads up!!

[David M]

I wonder what actually caused Mr Ams to whine more...

a) Flying out on a scarebus?
b) Driving to the airport knowing you're about to fly on a scarebus?
c) Knowing you're about to fly on a scarbus that had just been fixed?
d) The consequences of $15 Guangzhou food voucher?

[Nigel C]

Well, when he rang me he wanted to know if he was on a 10 hour flight with the problem all solved, or was on a 15 hour flight with tech stops in Darwin and KL along the way.

I believe the Guangzhou food voucher expired in 9 hours.

[Paul McFarlane]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

I believe the Guangzhou food voucher expired in 9 hours.

So does the food!

[Nigel C]

Originally Posted by Adam P.

Ahh good, Amsy's away and Will's on a trip. Two left, and they never do anything anyway.


Release the hounds!

We'll see about that -mod

Rumour has it you copped a ban for this little gem.

I bet Amsy will be happy when he finally gets off the toilet at Guangzhou...

[Mike Scott]

I dont think I want to see the Guangzhou portion of that trip report.

MS

[Dave C]

Originally Posted by Brenden S

This morning I received a phone call from Mr Ams asking about technical requirements for ETOPS and how hard it is to work on a APU. I said well it is a shonky scarebus you are flying so its any body's guess. At the time he already had a 2 hour delay as the Engineers had replaced a ignition cable on the APU and did not resolve the problem. I then told him to expect at least another 2 hour delay if not more due to needing to fix the fault and ETOPS requirements.

Actually, The Airbus (A330 anyway) doesn't require the APU for ETOPS. The Emergency Generator is considered a source of power in the event of an Engine Generator failure. Only Boeing's require the APU for ETOPS.
How about that.

[Adam P.]

Rumour has it you copped a ban for this little gem.

Ahh yeah. Doh!