Here, this one is clean, cut the shit, keep the planes, and let's see what happen?
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[P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"][SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"]Mechanic vs. Pilot [o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
[P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"][SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"]Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one.
After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft.
The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and
then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.
By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.[o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[/SPAN] [P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"][SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. [/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.[/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[/SPAN] [P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"][SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Something loose in cockpit. [/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Something tightened in cockpit.[/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[/SPAN] [P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"][SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Dead bugs on windshield.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Live bugs on back-order.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN] [o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.[/SPAN]
[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[/SPAN] [P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"][SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Evidence removed.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN] [o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: DME volume unbelievably loud.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: DME volume set to more believable level.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. [/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: That's what friction locks are for.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. [/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Suspected crack in windshield.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Suspect you're right.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Number 3 engine missing.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Aircraft handles funny. [/SPAN]
[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Target radar hums.[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.[/SPAN][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[/SPAN] [P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"][SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]P: Mouse in cockpit. [/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
S: Cat installed.[/SPAN] [o:p][/o:p][/SPAN]
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[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]And the best one for last..................[/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"] [/SPAN][SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. [/SPAN]
[SPAN style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 50%; moz-background-clip: mozinitial; moz-background-origin: mozinitial; moz-background-inline-policy: mozinitial"]S: Took hammer away from midget.[/SPAN][SPAN style="COLOR: black"][o:p][/o:p][/SPAN][/SPAN]