ASA Pilots Read FOM MX Reporting

[Long Time Gone]

An FA told me last night that we had an ATR with 25 stickers in the cockpit. A friend of hers had a picture of it. Whether it's doctored or not is the question.

She also told me that there were only 3 out of 12 ATRs on line yesterday. Funny, the Flowboard showed 9. It's still a 25% down rate. Not bad.

 

[Lilah]

No problem too big, no problem too small,
no problem in the book, no problem at all.....

BTW, how many fuel drips/min are legal? Oil?

Cheers!

Lilah

 

[Long Time Gone]

Check your C-172 POH.

 

[FixNFly]

Come on Scarlet, you know that it means that you can't ONLY tell them what's wrong on the radio, you must ALSO write it up. Of course you can give them a heads up about what you are writing up. For instance, if you are writing up a landing light, if you tell them the mechanic can bring a new bulb with him. If you don't, he has to make more than one trip, which punishes the mechanic, not the company. If I were you I would want to keep as many of the mechanics on your side as possible.

Who cares if the mechanic is "on your side" or not? What's he going to do -- not fix your airplane? Sabotage something? Take longer to get it fixed. Oh, boy that'll show me.

I'll do my job, he'll do his -- if he doesn't like it that's his problem. I'm not paid to be his friend, I'm paid to fly a safe airplane.

 

[John Pennekamp]

This is by far one of the dumbest discussions I've ever seen here. The Chuck Norris vs. The Duke thread requires more brain cells.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Who cares if the mechanic is "on your side" or not? What's he going to do -- not fix your airplane? Sabotage something? Take longer to get it fixed. Oh, boy that'll show me.

I'll do my job, he'll do his -- if he doesn't like it that's his problem. I'm not paid to be his friend, I'm paid to fly a safe airplane.

I care. Don't get me wrong, my aircraft flies with no overlooked MX, but I see no sense in making things more difficult for the mechanics when they show up to the airplane. That's why I call my discrepancies in, that's why I make sure to always offer them free reign of the galley, and that's why I make an effort to know all of our line mechanics on a first name basis.

When the time comes for the mechanics to fight to better their lives, you won't hear me complaining about my flights leaving late because MX is taking too long to show up.

I have had more than one mechanic tell me something along the lines of, "I just hate that management is putting any of us in this position." Right now, the line maintenance people and the pilots still have a pretty good relationship. I see no reason to destroy that simply by failing to realize that the line mechanics have been working very hard lately with a minimum of complaining. In other words, of course write up all your maintenance discrepancies, but there's no reason to be a dick about it.

Now... Maintenance Control, on the other hand...

 

[wms]

I care. Don't get me wrong, my aircraft flies with no overlooked MX, but I see no sense in making things more difficult for the mechanics when they show up to the airplane. That's why I call my discrepancies in, that's why I make sure to always offer them free reign of the galley, and that's why I make an effort to know all of our line mechanics on a first name basis.

When the time comes for the mechanics to fight to better their lives, you won't hear me complaining about my flights leaving late because MX is taking too long to show up.

I have had more than one mechanic tell me something along the lines of, "I just hate that management is putting any of us in this position." Right now, the line maintenance people and the pilots still have a pretty good relationship. I see no reason to destroy that simply by failing to realize that the line mechanics have been working very hard lately with a minimum of complaining. In other words, of course write up all your maintenance discrepancies, but there's no reason to be a dick about it.

Now... Maintenance Control, on the other hand...

Ditto. They're mad enough to organize and we should support them.

 

[worldfly]

Recently in BQK I saw a list on the wall in opps giving a list of ASA pilots that are prone to frequent write ups, this was a typed list on company letter head. Folks this war is abount to get a lot worse. I think those pilots listed may have a law suit if they see it.

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Recently in BQK I saw a list on the wall in opps giving a list of ASA pilots that are prone to frequent write ups, this was a typed list on company letter head. Folks this war is abount to get a lot worse. I think those pilots listed may have a law suit if they see it.

Should have taken it down and put a copy in each named pilot's mailbox.

 

[shamrock]

Should have taken it down and put a copy in each named pilot's mailbox.

Yeah, I definitely would've grabbed a copy of it too. For the company to site specific pilots and publish that list seems kind of dumb, but then again we are talking about ASA here.

 

[worldfly]

I was not able to make a copy due to to many people in the office but I suggests any one going there do so if able. this is the company lowering the bar yet again.

 

[atlcrjdriver]

Not to doubt what you say you saw, but this was on the wall in, of all places BQK, to list "ASA Problem Kids" for mtc write ups. Then you couldn't get a copy b/c the office was full. Afraid the rampers or gate agents may call SH on you.

Next time I am in BQK and see this for myself I will write a retraction, but this sounds like flame bait...

 

[HoserASA]

Recently in BQK I saw a list on the wall in opps.

Sure you did! Even if you did, as long as the write-up is legit there's nothing to fear. But we do have some dummies that depart ATL w/ a discrepancy and then write it up at the outstation, not too bright.

Hoser

 

[John Pennekamp]

I bet I'm on the list. And I GUARANTEE that ASA will be sued for harassment WHEN I get a copy! These losers have sunk to a new low. Apparently they're not only too stupid to run a legitimate business, but also too stupid to know what not to put in writing. Even our MEC knows you don't publish certain things on letterhead!!!

 

[frapper]

I'm quite certain that if this does exist I'm on it as well. If anyone sees it please make copies for the rest of us.

 

[CaptainChris77]

No you can not tell them what is wrong!

It says " Verbal reporting of discrepancies is NOT AUTHORIZED" !

Yes for eveyone else we do write it up in the AFDL.

Get a life.

 

[wms]

Recently in BQK I saw a list on the wall in opps giving a list of ASA pilots that are prone to frequent write ups, this was a typed list on company letter head. Folks this war is abount to get a lot worse. I think those pilots listed may have a law suit if they see it.

What's the station going to do if a pilot on the list finds a discrepancy, not let him write it up, go in and call the GO?

PS Was their a signature on the list?

 

[worldfly]

What's the station going to do if a pilot on the list finds a discrepancy, not let him write it up, go in and call the GO?

PS Was their a signature on the list?

no there was not.