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Airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet
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| 5/14/09
| Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon
Posted on 05/15/2009 9:06:13 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:10:07 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:10:14 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: LibWhacker
Sergeant Bachleda said the captain and the crew were trying to figure out how the aircraft was losing 6,000 pounds of fuel an hour and then they knew exactly what was going on.Good work by Sergeant Bachleda!
(But...the captain and crew were going to go oceanic to Japan unable to explain the loss of 6,000 pounds of fuel an hour if they didn't know exactly what was going on?)
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:12:47 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: LibWhacker
......Sergeant Bachleda said the captain and the crew were trying to figure out how the aircraft was losing 6,000 pounds of fuel an hour and then they knew exactly what was going on. Good job by the sgt., but I gotta wonder by the above referenced statement if the flight deck crew might not have aborted the transoceanic part of the flight away?
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05/15/2009 9:13:09 AM PDT
by
AxelPaulsenJr
(Please God Save The United States From The Democrats, and Barack Hussein Obama. Amen.)
To: LibWhacker
The airline company showed their appreciation by seating them first-class. Far enough forward so that they wouldn't be looking at the wing.
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:13:18 AM PDT
by
Dan(9698)
To: LibWhacker
The airline company showed their appreciation by seating them first-class.Should have given them both several first class vouchers for anywhere they want fly in the world (with girlfriend, family, etc)...
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:14:34 AM PDT
by
DTogo
(High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
To: DTogo
The airline had to save their money in order to buy some Stop Leak to pour in the tanks.
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:16:21 AM PDT
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AxelPaulsenJr
(Please God Save The United States From The Democrats, and Barack Hussein Obama. Amen.)
To: PBRSTREETGANG
“(But...the captain and crew were going to go oceanic to Japan unable to explain the loss of 6,000 pounds of fuel an hour if they didn’t know exactly what was going on?) “
I cannot imagine they would have...by the time they were near the coast the total fuel lost would have been so big they would have had no choice but to land and check it out. I am under the impression here they were less than halfway to SF, given the initial decision to return to ORD.
To: LibWhacker
It’s good to read about somebody who actually KNOWS something and what to do about it rather than just TALK.
Of course he was military and a straight talker and shooter. NO BS.
My dad, career Army was the same way. No baloney.
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:19:35 AM PDT
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garyhope
To: LibWhacker
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05/15/2009 9:21:03 AM PDT
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boomop1
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:22:05 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jazzy
(No greater friend, no worse enemy -The United States Marine Corps.)
To: LibWhacker
Apparently this Airman prefered to “Live in Fame” rather than to “Go down in Flame”. ;)
Good call!
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05/15/2009 9:23:25 AM PDT
by
allmendream
("Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be redistributed?")
To: WoofDog123
Yes, loosing fuel at that rate would have been close to 20,000 lbs by the time they got to SFO.
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:25:29 AM PDT
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valkyry1
To: LibWhacker
"I told her you need to inform your captain before we go oceanic." Is that better or worse than a "water landing?"
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:28:55 AM PDT
by
Doomonyou
(Proud member of the Homeland Security Department watch list.)
To: zot; SeraphimApprentice
USAF ping — Airman on his toes on a commercial flight.
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:35:08 AM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: LibWhacker
This story gave me goosebumps!
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:35:54 AM PDT
by
FES0844
To: Doomonyou
I’ve read somewhere that the number of wide-bodied commercial aviation planes making successful landings on water is zero.
Only narrow-bodied planes like A320s are capable of safely landing on water without getting crushed.
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:36:15 AM PDT
by
MyTwoCopperCoins
(I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
To: LibWhacker
“While conversing with the captain, the sergeant said he was hesitant at first to inform them about the leak . . .”
The fact that the Gov. has everyone scared to death to speak out is unAmerican. If he had remained silent for fear of reprisals from the Gov. they would have all been dead.
Thank god we still have Americans with guts to stand up for what they believe!
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posted on
05/15/2009 9:37:24 AM PDT
by
paratrooper82
(We are kicking Ass in Afghanistan, soon we will be home to kick some more Asses)
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