Posted on 08/30/2006 2:02:46 PM PDT by Mr. Brightside
Pilot locked out of cockpit during flight
1 hour, 54 minutes ago
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred aboard a flight from Ottawa to Winnipeg on Saturday. The regional jet, capable of carrying 50 people, was operated by Air Canada's Jazz subsidiary.
Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stewart said that with 30 minutes of the flight to go, the pilot went to the washroom, leaving the first officer in charge. But when he tried to get back into the cockpit, the door would not open.
"The door malfunctioned ... this is a very rare occurrence," Stewart said, adding that the crew's decision to remove the door had been in line with company policy.
A report in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper said that for about 10 minutes "passengers described seeing the pilot bang on the door and communicating with the cockpit though an internal telephone, but being unable to open the door".
Stewart said the paper's report was "a bit dramatic" and stressed that at no time had the plane or passengers been in danger. She did not say how many people had been on board.
Air Canada is a unit of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc..
Open The Door Richard
open the door, Richard
open the door and let me in
open the door, Richard
Richard, why don't you open that door
I met old zeke standin on the corner the other day.
that cat sure was booted with the liqour.
he was what?
he was abnoxicated.
he was what?
he was inebriated.
he was what?
well, he was just plain drunk.
well, alright then!
he was sure salty with the bartender.
the bartender's tryin to make him by another drink.
zeke told the bartender,
there ain't no need of me buyin no drinks when everyone else is buyin them.
i'm goin to drink to everybody's health, till I ruin my own.
open the door, Richard!
why don't he know who he's throwin outta that joint?
why i'll go back in that joint and take a short stick and bust it down to the ground!
open the door, Richard!
but I hate to be caught out on the street like this cause I got class I ain't never used yet.
but I guess I better get on in the house cause I don't want my pastor to catch me out like this.
open the door, richrd!
now look at that old woman across the street,
done stuck her head outta the window callin her sister.
look at her and her sister sayin, 'ain't that him, ain't that him?'
yes it's me, and i'm drunk again.
open the door, Richard!
I know he's in there cause I got on the clothes.
they can't throw him out cause I owe just as much back rent as he does.
imagine that old woman chargin us three dollars a month and gettin mad cause we 12 months in the arears.
come meetin me last thursday sayin,
'ain't you boys goin to give me some back rent?'
I told her she'd be lucky if she got some front rent.
open the door, Richard!
come on, open the door.
cause i'm standin here scratchin in my pants pocket
and standin here gropin in my coat pocket
and standin here feelin in my shirt pocket
and I can't find the key.
open the door, Richard!
open the door, Richard
open the door and let me in
open the door, Richard
Richard, why don't you open that door
I suspect another reason for the plywood on the inside: no theft of the plywood pre-storm....
Hmm, the only person *in* the cockpit should have been the other pilot. Does this mean they were able to remove the hinges and gain access from the outside?
Don't tell bin Laden and his buds.
Keep A-Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)
Keep knockin' and you can't come in,
Keep knockin' and you can't come in,
Keep knockin' and you can't come in,
I guess you better let me be.
Kinda busy and you can't come in,
Kinda busy and you can't come in,
Kinda busy and you can't come in,
I guess you better let me be.
Got your daddy and you can't come in,
Got your daddy and you can't come in,
Got your daddy and you can't come in,
I guess you better let me be.
Yes, yes, I know you want to come in. I'm so sure you can't come in 'cause I ain't even botherin'.
You can open the transom but you can't come in.
You can open the transom but you can't come in.
You can open the transom but you can't come in.
I guess you better let me be.
I hear you tippin' but you can't come in.
I hear you tippin' but you can't come in.
I hear you tippin' but you can't come in.
I guess you better let me be.
Knock, knock, knock. I know you're worried, big boy.
Shake my doorknob but you can't come in.
Shake my doorknob but you can't come in.
Shake my doorknob but you can't come in.
I guess you better let me be.
I know you're worried, but you can't come in.
I know you're worried, but you can't come in.
I know you're worried, but you can't come in.
I guess you better let me be.
Knock, knock, knock! You can't come in here!
You ever have one of those days?
And, I suppose, the first officer couldn't let him in either... what a nightmare. Why can't the pilot carry a key?
Then why not say "forcing the first officer to remove" rather than "forcing the crew to remove"? But if the first officer was in the cockpit,why bother? I'm sure the first officer knew how to land the aircraft. That would probably be safer all around, as well as less embarrassing, than having the FO remove the cockpit door.
Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Do me a favor,
Open the door and let 'em in
-PJ
'one of the flight attendants go to the cockpit when a pilot leaves'
To do what?
To look through, then open the door for the returning pilot!
(the other pilot is supposed to be flying the plane.....)
Dave?.......Dave's not here.
It is if you can only do it from the inside...
D'OH!
BBC NEWS
Canada pilot in toilet trip drama
Passengers on a Canadian plane had an unsettling in-flight experience after the pilot found himself locked out of the cockpit after a trip to the toilet.
Instead of slipping back inside, the Air Canada Jazz pilot was seen banging on the door and talking to his first officer on an internal phone.
Crew members were forced to take the door off its hinges to let him back in.
An airline spokeswoman said the first officer could have landed the flight by himself, and there had been no danger.
'Rare occurrence'
The incident happened on an internal flight from the Canadian capital Ottawa to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The pilot went to use the toilet at the back of the Bombardier CRJ-100 plane, which carries about 50 passengers, with about 30 minutes of the flight left to go.
The safety and security of our passengers was never compromised
Manon Stuart
Air Canada Jazz
On his return, he found the door jammed, and it eventually had to be removed to let him back in. The plane landed safely.
Air Canada Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart said the first officer had remained on the flight deck throughout, and that the plane had not started its descent when the incident occurred.
The door malfunction was a "rare occurrence", she said in a statement. "To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time we've encountered this problem in flight.
"We investigated this matter and found that the crew followed our standard operational procedures, which are in full compliance with the security regulations governed by Transport Canada.
"The safety and security of our passengers was never compromised."
She added that passengers had remained calm during the incident, the AFP news agency reported.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/5301172.stm
Published: 2006/08/31 15:12:35 GMT
© BBC MMVI
(humor on)
She has to be there in case her services are needed.
(humor off)
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