Delta Plane Loses Wing Panel During Flight

[Tanker Clown]

Do you routinely check this area during your preflight?

How much effort does it take to flip on a wing inspection light and walk to the over wing? I guess it matters how much you care. Maybe the amount you care is in directly proportional to your compensation.

 

[SMcC]

You already made that point. Do you routinely inspect this area in your preflight?

 

[HowardBorden]

How much effort does it take to flip on a wing inspection light and walk to the over wing? I guess it matters how much you care. Maybe the amount you care is in directly proportional to your compensation.

What could you possibly see with a wing inspection light illuminated? Are you implying there was a section rolled back like a sardine can or something?

I realize you carry a large unexplainable grudge against all things Delta, but get a hold of yourself for goodness sake.

 

[Noserider76]

I guess there's no windows in the over wing section? Come on guys. Put a little effort into it. Take I seriously.

Take I seriously? Seriously? No way I.

 

[Scoot 11]

tanker clown is a doosh.

As professionals, we have to take safety seriously. From the mechanics who look like they probably lacked attention to detail to the pilot that missed this on the walk around. It seems like a corporate culture of not making safety a priority.

You're slipping. I expected better. You better brush up!

I guess there's no windows in the over wing section? Come on guys. Put a little effort into it. Take I seriously.

Reading what you write is like trying to smell the color 9!

How much effort does it take to flip on a wing inspection light and walk to the over wing? I guess it matters how much you care. Maybe the amount you care is in directly proportional to your compensation.

Then proportionately, the DL pilots the best compensated in the industry.
BTW, did you ever get hired at SW, or are you still sucking the government's teet?

 

[GogglesPisano]

Unbelievable that in this day and age some of you can still get your chain yanked by a veteran FI troll.

 

[Tanker Clown]

Scoot, I serve our great nation. That's hardly a freeloader. Show some respect.

SMcC, to answer your question, yes I do. It takes a couple seconds and isn't a big deal.

Delta guys still make significantly less than a SWA guy. I've heard of SWA captains making $400k/year. The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together don't make that much. Delta 737 captains make SWA copilot money. And that's after they caved on RJ code share to get raises.

That's why I'm sure that this level of apathy runs rampant there. The company doesn't care enough to pay you well, so why should you care enough to look at the wings? As a professional, you should. But at that pay rate, I could see why you would blow it off.

 

[polarjet205]

I just want to know where that panel is....who's house or car it hit.. maybe this Is tied to MH370 somehow!... come on here.. crap happens no pilot is inspecting the upper wing surface.

 

[airplane wizard]

Delta should go back to the name brand duct tape, not the Wal-Mart stuff.

 

[BEECH-SLAPPED]

If it wasn't there before the flight, I have a feeling that numerous passengers would have noticed and said something.

It's highly unlikely that the panel was missing before flight. If so, you would be able to see daylight (provided it was daytime) through the top of the wing during the walk-around. You don't even have to be in the aircraft looking though the window. The large cylinder you see is the right main gear retract actuator. This can also be seen from under the right main gear during a walk-around. Of course, if the panel's not fastened, that's another story!

 

[DTW320]

Delta guys still make significantly less than a SWA guy. I've heard of SWA captains making $400k/year. The highest paid Delta pilot and copilot put together don't make that much.

Last Europe trip I flew, the 2 7ER FO's put together made more than that last year. Your anti DAL dooshbaggery here is long documented, but at least try to get your facts even close to accurate. K?

 

[Tanker Clown]

Last Europe trip I flew, the 2 7ER FO's put together made more than that last year. Your anti DAL dooshbaggery here is long documented, but at least try to get your facts even close to accurate. K?

Hahahahaha. OK. You bet. Hahahahahaha. Hilarious.

 

[Noserider76]

Do you routinely check this area during your preflight?

Clown doesn't do a preflight. He's posting on his phone standing next to the deep fryer at Micky D's.

 

[Nindiri]

Unbelievable that in this day and age some of you can still get your chain yanked by a veteran FI troll.

He's okay, it's amusing to watch him get my friends at Delta wound up.

But he's no Instructor Dude. Now there is a professional troll. Watching Instructor Dude effortlessly inspire rage in people here is awesome.

 

[SMcC]

SMcC, to answer your question, yes I do. It takes a couple seconds and isn't a big deal.

I guess you have a good view from up on that high horse, huh?