Tradewinds - AOG

[B747FR8DAWG]

Just finished up flying the UPS peak sort this past 2 weeks (exhausting) and noticed that Tradewinds had a 747 parked in SDF for days, and was told by a maintenance rep that the plane had 2 bad engines, and got into SLC tonight and saw another Tradewinds 747 there, maintenance there told me that plane is grounded for some hydraulic failure, whoever is in charge of your maintenance will probably be out of work this week! I'm sure the folks at UPS were not pleased with the lack of lift due to those two broken planes

 

[CSY Mon]

I'm sure the folks at UPS were not pleased with the lack of lift due to those two broken planes

You got that right.......

I wanted nothing to do with the UPS Haj as I had a feeling this was going to happen.

The 747 in SDF is an ex UPS bird that needs a change of the # 1 engine due to several compressor stalls.

News to me that we have one down on SLC....?

 

[OUT]

What about the Atlas whale that broke flying the MSP-RFD peak charter? Bet that didn't make UPS happy either. UPS had to send the hot RFD DC-8 to do a double turn to pick up all the stranded volume.

 

[mushroom]

Tradewinds has maintenance? Ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!!

 

[B747FR8DAWG]

What about the Atlas whale that broke flying the MSP-RFD peak charter? Bet that didn't make UPS happy either. UPS had to send the hot RFD DC-8 to do a double turn to pick up all the stranded volume.

I think you should stay OUT of this thread :nuts:

At least our plane was not stranded for days, we have spare aircraft.

 

[OUT]

You didn't that night! We had to rescue you!

 

[B747FR8DAWG]

You didn't that night! We had to rescue you!

Um..............Gee,thanks

 

[B747FR8DAWG]

News to me that we have one down on SLC....?

CSY Mon,

I passed through SLC yesterday on my way home , and saw that they got that bird out of there.


Happy Holidays :beer:

 

[OUT]

Hey B747FR8DAWG, your tagline under your screen name is incomplete. It says "Giant 747" but you left out the "minature paycheck"!!!

 

[Thedude]

Yup, the SLC hyrdo thing is true...I was on it.
My understanding is the hyrdo sequencer valve blew on the #4 engine. Maint told me that was a hard part to get a hold of but we had one in about 7 hrs and we were gone in 12 hrs. Pretty quick fix or at least I think so
It was a very bad week for the 747 program