Should I be afraid to drive it?
Posted on 01/07/2015 7:49:16 PM PST by BenLurkin
On July 14, 2014, United crews departing from San Francisco International Airport bound for Hong Kong found the words "BYE BYE" in six-inch high letters alongside two faces, one smiling and the other one also smiling, but with eye brows drawn in a more sinister expression. The writing was traced in an oil slick from the auxiliary engine in the Boeing 747-4000 aircraft's tail cone.
In the 26-page complaint, the flight attendants said that the markings constituted a"credible and specific threat to the safety of the aircraft." The flight attendants informed United officials they were uncomfortable flying unless extra security measures were taken. They asked for deplaning the 300-plus passengers and a safety sweep to ensure that no explosive devices were planted on the plane.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
I can see why they might have a few QUESTIONS as to the safety of a vehicle thats been thusly Marked...yes
Bon Voyage would have been ok?
maybe a step above Hasta La Vista.....
I don’t blame them. This sounds like a power struggle. Some manager is angry at the flight attendants for daring to defy his or hers direct orders. If they are in a union, this is one of those times they need a neutral party to intervene.
Says a lot about where we are now after our freedom and sense of safety has been insidiously decreased over the past several decades. Sad. We will lose much more if we don’t start to fight back.
I’m with the flight attendants on this one. Should not have anyone defacing an aircraft during these tumultuous times.
Here is the key..
“The writing was traced in an oil slick from the auxiliary engine in the Boeing 747-4000 aircraft’s tail cone”
If people realized how many ARABIC people work in the maintenance or service areas of airports .. they would never fly. Can’t get me on an airplane.
There has been a rash of small mishaps going on now for a couple of years; blown out tires; ventilation issues; food and water issues; doors that won’t properly seal, etc.
When are the airlines going to take this seriously ..??
If I were an Attendant, I wouldn’t fly that plane either; even if it was a joke to “terrorize” the public.
I dont want to be a small part of any breaking news..stories either.
It has been proven recently time after time that Muzzie sympathizers or members of radical Muzzie groups need not BE "Arabic" to be a terrorist.
I think the firing of these flight attendants is outrageous. They are in the industry and I think they'd be able to suss out what looks like an actual threat and what is an insider "joke". I'm sure the management of the airline doesn't want this to get out in order not to lose ticket sales, thus the witnesses to this were gotten rid of.
Should I be afraid to drive it?
No but you may want to consider investing in rust inhibitor :)
How many passengers would have refused to fly if they had known about the message?
Were they notified?
Probably not.
Money before safety.
Bye Bye
Majin Buu said the exact thing right before he blasted his Master, Babadi to bits in DragonBall Z.
betcha didnt know that didya?
Lemme guess
The oil shouldn’t have been there, its a sign there could have been engine failure??
Boeing 747-400 airliners do not have “auxiliary engines” in their tail cones. They have two gas turbine Auxiliary Power Units (APU) that provide electric power on the ground when the main engines are shutdown and the plane is not connected to ground power. The APU is NOT a flight safety critical item. If one APU was leaking oil and not functional, there was a second APU available plus the four engine driven generators for electrical power on the aircraft.
No, obey the voices.
Go to the car wash, get the Deluxe Wash with RainX
“The writing was traced in an oil slick from the auxiliary engine in the Boeing 747-4000 aircraft’s tail cone”
Interesting...With "5" engines, no wonder they make such great freight haulers.../s
You’re smart thats why you are a Master Gunner.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.