Hole found in Alaska plane (CONTRACT BAGGAGE HANDLER HIT PLANE - DIDN'T REPORT IT)

KING5.com ^ | 12/27/05 | KING5.com

[Zavien Doombringer]

nah, it was a *Jackass* stunt...

I can tell you about some tug races between flights :)

[Zavien Doombringer]

I heard a reported say a hole punctured the fuselage causing it to lose pressurization.

[paulat]

"At least it was the plane that landed safely, and not the hole."

Thank heavens we can laugh at that because it turned out all right!!

[Zavien Doombringer]

on a serious note. I mentioned that we would be fired if we hit the AC with any ground equipment. If we hit ground equipment with said item when operating a tug or other motorized equipment, as soon as you got of the seat, you were escorted to the nearest urinal for a urinalysis...You had better be on drugs, then you have an excuse and can get free rehab, cause if you aren't on drugs, you were either charged for the repair or fired... Being fired was usually the case in most events.

These type of accidents happen more often than you think.

[hattend]

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Tlme of useful
consciousness
Altitude (ft) without oxygen

40,000 15 seconds
35.000 20 seconds
30,000 30 seconds
28,000 1 minute
26,000 2 minutes
24,000 3 minutes
22,000 6 minutes
20,000 10 minutes
15.000 Indefinite

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So you wouldn't have necessarily lost your dog. Depends on how fast the descent was. And the lower you get the longer you (and your dog) will stay conscious.

http://www.afn.org/skydive/sta/wts-hab.html

plus at other links

[oxcart]

From the King 5 news article; "Alaska had a total of 17 ramp problems in 2003, 15 in 2004. But that number jumped to 72 in the first nine months of this year."

"You can see things jump up drastically in 2005," said aviation safety expert Todd Curtis

"I can't sit here and in good conscience say that this is not a cause for concern." "

Hey Kathy...how many undocumented (ILLEGALS)work up in Alaska?

When you pay peanuts you get monkey's (Ask Jimma Carter).

[RedBloodedAmerican]

thats a big thing with asa. the crews into alaska are either sea or anc based and the crews south are mostly lgb based. big attitude difference.

[Feiny]

I was wondering where she's been!

[Dashing Dasher]

LOL!!!

The contract baggage handler knocked a hole in the plane?


Ewwww....

;-)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Hole! Not Ho'!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I don't think it's illegals although there were allot of felons bagging for asa in the 90s under contract.

alaska airlines went down the toilet when bruce kennedy left and people like rene visscher came on board.

the rampers were soaking the company; they had better contracts/more pay than mechanics and avionic techs. thats why they got rid of them, when the amfa came in and the iam went out.

the ramper trainers suck, obviously.

alaska has had problems before. they had one aircraft run into the terminal at anc and catch fire years ago. lousy mx led to flt 286 hitting the pacific...it goes on and on. it has become a good ol boys network.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

286 should be 261. sorry

[oxcart]

Thanks for the info. Example of non-union aircraft production.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Yepper, look at all those nose gear problems lately and it turns out they send the planes to Central America for service. Wonder what their insurance carriers will say if more than nose gear starts failing and they start crashing?

[Feiny]

You were post 69....(insert Beavis/Butthead laugh track)

[Arizona Carolyn]

Wasn't it Alaska Airlines that crashed off the Coast of California a few years ago due to a poorly maintained jac screw? This maintenance issue isn't new to Alaska.

[Arizona Carolyn]

My preference is Continental...

[Libertina]

My daughter flew out on Alaska yesterday- thank heaven this was not her flight. Sheesh, what a nitwit of a worker....

[daviddennis]

Yes, you are unfortunately correct about Alaska Airlines' maintenance.

I like American because there's more room in coach and so I can use my PowerBook without its hinges being torn off by the seat in front of me reclining. That didn't actually happen, but it sure felt like it.

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[RobRoy]

Alaska is still by far my favorite airline to fly.