Chineese Airline Maintenence

[Riverman]

I cut and pasted in an email I got from my boss.

But:
The engine was shut down.
If the German Inspectors had not looked at the other
engines, the defects would not have been ticketed.
See how safe our jet engines are?
See how clever the Chinese are in adapting seat belts
to flying parts?
When I was flying in business, I flew Lufthansa when possible.
Throughout the world, where Lufthansa had a base, the mechanics were Germans, not locals. PanAm and the European airlines trained local mechanics, but not Lufthansa.
The Germans do want mechanical stuff done right!
Now, if they could adapt that mentality to the human world....



For anybody who is not familiar with a jet engine, a jet fan blade should be perfectly smooth. You might want to think twice the next time you fly on a Chinese Airline.

A pilot for a Chinese carrier requested permission and landed at FRA ( Frankfurt , Germany ) for an unscheduled refueling stop. The reason became soon apparent to the ground crew:
The Number 3 engine had been shutdown previously because of excessive vibration, and because it didn't look too good.
It had apparently been no problem for the tough guys back in China : as they took some sturdy straps and wrapped them around two of the fan blades and the structures behind, thus stopping ! ; any unwanted windmilling (engine spinning by itself due to airflow passing thru the blades during flight) and associated uncomfortable vibration caused by the suboptimal fan.


Note that the straps are seat belts....how resourceful!
After making the "repairs", off they went into the wild blue yonder with another revenue-making flight on only three engines!
With the increased fuel consumption, they got a bit low on fuel, and just set it down at the closest airport (FRA) for a quick refill.


That's when the problems started:

The Germans, who are kind of picky about this stuff, inspected the malfunctioning engine and immediately grounded the aircraft. (Besides the seat belts, notice the appalling condition of the fan blades.) The airline operator had to send a chunk of money to get the first engine replaced **(took about 10 days).

The repair contractor decided to do some impromptu inspection work on the other engines, none of which looked all that great either.
The result: a total of 3 engines were eventually changed on this plane before it was permitted to fly again.


And soon they will export their cars to America , be sure to buy one of those quality machines so you can increase the trade deficit.

[jimbob1]

that is truly scary. when did this happen?

[Riverman]

Not sure. Imagine taking off with one unserviceable engine?

[1BadAction]

And soon they will export their cars to America , be sure to buy one of those quality machines so you can increase the trade deficit.

yep, and im sure the car rags and public opinion will talk about how awesome they are when they get here.

[OntarioStreamin]

Over my dead body would I ever own a F%^&en chianeese car or truck!!!!!!!!!!
Or a damn DODGE!!!!!!!

GM is the only way to go!

[cvx20]

I'm a Teamster and an Aircraft Mechanic and all for keeping Americans working, There just aren't any jet engines that bad actually in service. There are too many pilots, mechanics, fuelers, ramp workers from Any Country that would blow the whistle right away on that! right away... That Engine ingested some FOD, thats not bad maintenance. Those aren't seat belts they are cargo straps. You can Ferry Flight an aircraft to a maintenance base on three engines, It's non-revenue(no passengers,no cargo) and I think the Pope actually helps sign the paperwork.


IMO Buy American, and Flying is the safest way to travel!
TWA 800<<< Now There's a Cover-UP!!!