On a totally packed flight from Nairobi to either Amsterdam or LHR back in the 80's, my in-flight audio was not working. Since no other seat was available and not wishing to sit in silence for the 9 hour flight, I asked the flight attendant if I could attempt to fix it. Given permission, I pulled out my trusty Swiss Army knife (remember those golden days before TSA?), disassembled the armrest/audio console and removed the offending broken tip of a headphone set. Voilà! I could now listen to the movie & the audio channels!
After about a half hour, the attendant appeared with a large bottle of wine (I was in Economy class), saying "This is from the crew. Thank you for fixing our airplane."
For many years I fought the temptation to enhance my resume' with "Boeing 747 Avionics Repairman", but decided that was really stretching it...
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Great bird!
The I.A.M. has just read your story and is preparing to file a timeclaim against you.
Great story. Well done.
The 747 is a very stable platform to fly.
Nice work!