John Mayer vocal over troubled Qantas flight

[Mrmaxwell]

You gotta love his sense of humour though after arriving back in Melbourne....

Booked the 930am flight home. on Twitpic

 

[JerseyVics]

I was on the same LAX-SYD A380 flight last February, and the flight was significantly delayed because of a faulty fuel pipe.

I was again on a LHR-SYD A380 flight in August, and the flight was significantly delayed because of a faulty fuel pipe.


How long will these fuel pipes remain faulty???

--Russ :shock:

 

[medhead]

More importantly; How can a pipe be faulty?

if a pipe isn't doing it's design function, then I'd say it is no longer a pipe.

 

[straitman]

More importantly; How can a pipe be faulty?

if a pipe isn't doing it's design function, then I'd say it is no longer a pipe.

There is possibly a redesign happening BUT this takes months to build, test, have approval (by multiple authorities) and then finally supply and fit. A quick turn around on a replacement like this would be six months.

The options then are look at the required replacement rate and adjust the maintenance schedule OR ground the aircraft. Not much choice really.

 

[medhead]

Ok, sorry, my bad. I didn't explain myself very well. Beside I have this pedantic thing about the meaning of words and reasons that are given.

A pipe has a fundamental design function - i.e. a tube that allows fluids to be moved about while also remaining contained.

Hence if the pipe is faulty e.g. it has a hole, or it's a sheet of metal, then it is no longer a pipe.

If, on the other hand, the design of the fuel system is faulty such that a pipe somewhere in that system keeps getting blocked (or something else) then the fuel system is faulty. (not the pipe, as it would still be a pipe, just a misplaced/misused pipe)

 

[oz_mark]

Hence if the pipe is faulty e.g. it has a hole, or it's a sheet of metal, then it is no longer a pipe.

Sounds like semantic claptrap to me

If something is intended to be a pipe, and has been operating as a pipe, but is no longer operating as one, then it would seem that describing it as a "broken pipe" is quite accurate.

 

[medhead]

If something is intended to be a pipe, and has been operating as a pipe, but is no longer operating as one, then it would seem that describing it as a "broken pipe" is quite accurate.

Yep "broken pipe" semantically good.

but "faulty pipe" there is no rebooting the pipe to correct the fault.

 

[ejb]

Ok, sorry, my bad. I didn't explain myself very well. Beside I have this pedantic thing about the meaning of words and reasons that are given.....

Hi medhead,

OT/

I share your ways with this topic.

I once had to smash a lump of wood in to get into my house, and when the real estate agent asked why i knocked a door down I commented that by the mere fact I needed to knock it down proved it was not a door because doors open and this piece of wood did not.

ejb

 

[medhead]

I once had to smash a lump of wood in to get into my house, and when the real estate agent asked why i knocked a door down I commented that by the mere fact I needed to knock it down proved it was not a door because doors open and this piece of wood did not.

ejb