Never let it be said the we Aussies don't have a sense of humour!!!
Dec 7th, 2006, 02:42 PM
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Never let it be said the we Aussies don't have a sense of humour!!!
The following is pretty much self explanatory - it's the reason we love to fly Qantas. The scary thing is that it's probably true 
FW: Airline Mechanical Problems... and Solutions
This is reassurance for all those of us who fly routinely in our jobs. 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, then the pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour.
Here are some of the actual maintenance complaints submitted by the Qantas' pilots (as marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (as marked with an S) by the maintenance engineers. By the way, it is relevant to note that Qantas is the only major airline in the world that has never, ever, had an accident.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in the cockpit.
S: Something tightened in the cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-feet per-minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of a leak on the right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume reset to a more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: The number 3 engine is missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after a brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be
serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
and the best one saved for last…
P: Noise coming from under the instrument panel.
Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a
hammer.
S: Took hammer away from the midget.
FW: Airline Mechanical Problems... and Solutions
This is reassurance for all those of us who fly routinely in our jobs. 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, then the pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour.
Here are some of the actual maintenance complaints submitted by the Qantas' pilots (as marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (as marked with an S) by the maintenance engineers. By the way, it is relevant to note that Qantas is the only major airline in the world that has never, ever, had an accident.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in the cockpit.
S: Something tightened in the cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-feet per-minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of a leak on the right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume reset to a more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: The number 3 engine is missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after a brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be
serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
and the best one saved for last…
P: Noise coming from under the instrument panel.
Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a
hammer.
S: Took hammer away from the midget.
Dec 7th, 2006, 03:07 PM
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Sorry, stormbird, I hate to rain on your parade, but someone has to be first. This one is a furphy - see the urban legends reference site www.snopes.com (and note the American spelling "tire"
. As a one-time Qantas employee I'll also say that it just doesn't ring true - aircraft safety is considered much too serious a subject for sustained levity.
. As a one-time Qantas employee I'll also say that it just doesn't ring true - aircraft safety is considered much too serious a subject for sustained levity.
Dec 7th, 2006, 03:19 PM
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Oh Neil,
We all know that it's not really true. But it is funny and life is just too short to take ourselves too seriously.
Some threads on this site can get a little too serious for me - so lighten up all and have a good laugh.
Stormer
We all know that it's not really true. But it is funny and life is just too short to take ourselves too seriously.
Some threads on this site can get a little too serious for me - so lighten up all and have a good laugh.
Stormer
Dec 7th, 2006, 08:06 PM
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I guess old jokes never die -- they just keep reappearing Fodor's Forums. ger presented this joke here on 4/23/2001 as proof of Australian sense of humour. It was repeated by mousireid on 5/20/2005.
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