Sabotage on the ATL ramp?

[COOPERVANE]

ASA had an air return this week due to Airspeed mis-compare. Airspeed was way off on the FO side, and Captains side was similar to the standby.

Earlier the crew had refused to leave without a bug wash. During said bug wash, the rampers were visibly upset at being "forced" to perform such an unnecessary action for us prima donna pilots.

After the return a melted rubber glove was found on BOTH pitot tubes.

Either this guy was totally incompetent and should be fired, OR should go to jail for sabotaging an aircraft. If it hadn't been VFR, it would have been a more exciting flight. We have incompetent hoods working our ramp. Most likely nothing will come of this.

Be CAREFUL out there

 

[Metro752]

Jail sounds good to me after we find his address, and beat the ******************** out of him first!

 

[CaribPilot]

Yea he needs to be publicly flogged, then thrown in jail for gross negligence. He just gambled with up to 80 lives.

 

[414Flyer]

The FBI would take a serious interest in this, if it happened as described.

 

[DX Rick]

Why wasn't this brought to the attention of the media? Sure Fox and CNN would love to hear this after all the other reports they've been doing.

 

[CaribPilot]

All jokes aside this guy needs to be prosecuted.

 

[wickedpilot]

Send 'em back to where they came from....JAIL.

 

[CFI2766]

I doubt that anyone could track down the guilty party. Are there records kept of which ramper worked where? Is there video?

A more likely question, would the company, either mother 'D' or ASA, do anything about it?

 

[Tarzan]

I doubt that anyone could track down the guilty party. Are there records kept of which ramper worked where? Is there video?

A more likely question, would the company, either mother 'D' or ASA, do anything about it?

I don't believe ASA or Delta could say much about it if the crew decides to press charges. Last time I checked, it was federal offense of the felony type to interfere in the operations or duties of a flight. This isn't something either company can stop even if it chose to attempt it.

On a side note, while the rampers tend to get a black eye on FI, if you talk to those guys like people, they tend to help you out as well. There are guys and gals out there that work their butts off. Give them some credit. You wouldn't catch my lazy tail down there tossing bags when it's over 100 on the ramp.

 

[CRJ puppy]

Isn't the push back crew just as negligent for not looking up...it's not like the pitot tubes are that high up...