Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:40 am
Chalks isn't flying and the lawsuits and bills keep coming!
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Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:30 am
Broken-Wrench wrote:It's worse than I thought! Look at this Sheet! Beware A/C mechaincs! Looks like they are starting a new trend! Also chalks is still not flying and the bills keep coming!
http://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.c ... &Dynamic=1
Unfortunately, this is not a new trend. It's been done for years in the auto industry and aircraft industry as well for a great number of years in construction.
I asked a relative of mine ( appelate court judge ) about it once and he said it was a simple matter of law whereas if you want to win, you have to sue everyone involved with construction, operation, and maintaining of the vehicle or building or whatever it is or was or the defense will simply win because you ruled out one partys involvement with the issue instead of letting the judge or jury rule it or them out. It's just the way the game is played these days.
In laymens terms......it sucks to be us ( the little guy doing his job )
Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:51 am
Something I received via e-mail. Just hearsay as I do not know the source, but one of the photos is the same one shown on ANN. Of course we don't know if this was a manufacturing error or a maintenance error.
Subject: FW: Double-drilled hole.... Fatal Impact
> This is from that seaplane (Chalk Airways Mallard) that broke up in
> flight near Florida on Dec 19th with 20 fatalities. Note the fatigue
> failure of the wing rear spar lower cap initiating at the double drilled hole.
> (See attached file: crack2.bmp)
>
> Overall view of the inboard end of the right wing as it was recovered
> from the water. An unlabeled arrow indicates the lower spar cap of the
> rear spar where fatigue features were observed.
> (See attached file: crack1.bmp)
>
> Closer view of the fracture surface at the inboard end of the lower
> spar cap of the right wing rear spar. Unlabeled arrows indicate the
> location of two offset drilled holes.
> (See attached file: crack3.bmp)
Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:53 am
I see the chalks web site is down. are they out of bussiness ?
Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:50 am
The airline isn't flying and the bills keep coming!!!
Six months after a Mallard seaplane broke up in flight near Miami, Fla., the fleet of 34 is still grounded. The FAA had planned to have an approved method of inspection for possible wing cracks in place by Feb. 15, but that hasn't happened, The Associated Press reported over the weekend. "We are waiting to figure out if there's a way to do the inspections without tearing the airplane to pieces," FAA spokesman Les Dorr told the AP. The Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard seaplane that crashed shortly after takeoff in December was operated by Chalk's Ocean Airways. All 20 people on board were killed. Meanwhile, the NTSB said on Tuesday it will release a series of factual reports about the crash today. The information being released will include investigative group factual reports, interview summaries, a cockpit voice recorder report, and other documents from the investigation. Analysis of the accident, along with conclusions and a determination of probable cause, will come at a later date.
Six months after a Mallard seaplane broke up in flight near Miami, Fla., the fleet of 34 is still grounded. The FAA had planned to have an approved method of inspection for possible wing cracks in place by Feb. 15, but that hasn't happened, The Associated Press reported over the weekend. "We are waiting to figure out if there's a way to do the inspections without tearing the airplane to pieces," FAA spokesman Les Dorr told the AP. The Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard seaplane that crashed shortly after takeoff in December was operated by Chalk's Ocean Airways. All 20 people on board were killed. Meanwhile, the NTSB said on Tuesday it will release a series of factual reports about the crash today. The information being released will include investigative group factual reports, interview summaries, a cockpit voice recorder report, and other documents from the investigation. Analysis of the accident, along with conclusions and a determination of probable cause, will come at a later date.
Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:45 am
Unfortunately, this is not a new trend. It's been done for years in the auto industry and aircraft industry as well for a great number of years in construction.
I asked a relative of mine ( appelate court judge ) about it once and he said it was a simple matter of law whereas if you want to win, you have to sue everyone involved with construction, operation, and maintaining of the vehicle or building or whatever it is or was or the defense will simply win because you ruled out one partys involvement with the issue instead of letting the judge or jury rule it or them out. It's just the way the game is played these days.
In laymens terms......it sucks to be us ( the little guy doing his job )
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It's the same in medicine. They can even list "John/Jane Doe" in case they might have missed someone. That's just BS to me. We need another Boston Tea party!
I asked a relative of mine ( appelate court judge ) about it once and he said it was a simple matter of law whereas if you want to win, you have to sue everyone involved with construction, operation, and maintaining of the vehicle or building or whatever it is or was or the defense will simply win because you ruled out one partys involvement with the issue instead of letting the judge or jury rule it or them out. It's just the way the game is played these days.
In laymens terms......it sucks to be us ( the little guy doing his job )
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It's the same in medicine. They can even list "John/Jane Doe" in case they might have missed someone. That's just BS to me. We need another Boston Tea party!