Forum Moderator stranded by delayed aircraft!

[Nigel C]

This from www.partlytrue.com.au

Sydney Airport Message Board Forum Moderator, Kurt Ams, is reportedly stranded at Sydney's International Airport due to a broken down aircraft. Mr Ams was reportedly going on a dare-devil cheap-***** holiday to Europe.

QANTAS engineers are attending to the stricken China Eastern beast, but $15 food vouchers for a food court in Guangzhou have been handed out by airline staff to appease passengers during the extended delay.

"They've told us there is an engineering issue" Mr Ams was quoted as saying in a phone call. "I can see the QANTAS engineers working on the APU (anti-personnel unit), but so far they have had no luck, as the baggage handlers can still get near the plane".

"I'm worried that with this delay the Message Board will be running riot. I imagine it will be even worse over the next 3 weeks that I'm gone".

The delay is continuing.

[Jason Carruthers]

If this had of been a QF flight. I'd give it an hour or two before it turns up on News Ltd.'s website.





Jason

[damien b]

:p :) Good one Nigel. Love it.

[Adrian B]

How can you publish such inaccurate information.

Nowhere does it mention in the article that the said Mr Ams was screaming and panacking, and you also omited that he feared for his life!! Dont forget that he is going to sue, and that he will never fly again as the experience was too terifying. There is a lack of mention that because the issue is being rectified by Qantas enginers, that it will also suffer a hydraulic failure, run out of coffee, fuel and pringles, and that passengers will be terrorised by repeats of Titanic in Chinese with Subtitles.

[Philip Argy]

Don't worry - China Eastern will make sure the news story never sees the light of day and that the mischeivous foreign reporter that tried to file it will turn up accidentally drowned in the Yangzee River ... :eek:

[Adam P.]

Ahh good, Amsy's away and Will's on a trip. Two left, and they never do anything anyway.


Release the hounds!

We'll see about that -mod

[Brian Wilkes]

MU sat at Mel RW 34 holding point for 20min with a problem!
EK A345 behind waiting for depature wanted to do a 360 on the taxiway due to the A345 sitting behind the China Eastern but was told, your not going to do that sir!!!!!:eek:

[David Ramsay]

Don't worry - China Eastern will make sure the news story never sees the light of day and that the mischeivous foreign reporter that tried to file it will turn up accidentally drowned in the Yangzee River ...

You're in deep $h!+ now Nigel ... or maybe deep Yangzee.

[David M]

This from www.partlytrue.com.au


Quote:
Sydney Airport Message Board Forum Moderator, Kurt Ams, is reportedly stranded at Sydney's International Airport due to a broken down aircraft. Mr Ams was reportedly going on a dare-devil cheap-***** holiday to Europe.

QANTAS engineers are attending to the stricken China Eastern beast, but $15 food vouchers for a food court in Guangzhou have been handed out by airline staff to appease passengers during the extended delay.

"They've told us there is an engineering issue" Mr Ams was quoted as saying in a phone call. "I can see the QANTAS engineers working on the APU (anti-personnel unit), but so far they have had no luck, as the baggage handlers can still get near the plane".

"I'm worried that with this delay the Message Board will be running riot. I imagine it will be even worse over the next 3 weeks that I'm gone".

The delay is continuing.


Only one cause for this.. he booked through Scamity Travel in Perrrf!!!!

Let's see where he gets with the shonky travel insurance he supposedly paid for!

David.M.

[Nigel C]

I can report that the flight left after a lengthy delay at 1527.
It is unknown if Mr Ams was still looking for somewhere to spend his $15 Guangzhou food voucher, or if he actually caught the flight.

[Josh F]

Did the aircraft 'plummet' at any time?

[Brenden S]

This morning I received a phone call from Mr Ams asking about technical requirements for ETOPS and how hard it is to work on a APU. I said well it is a shonky scarebus you are flying so its any body's guess. At the time he already had a 2 hour delay as the Engineers had replaced a ignition cable on the APU and did not resolve the problem. I then told him to expect at least another 2 hour delay if not more due to needing to fix the fault and ETOPS requirements.

[Stephen Brown]

or if he actually caught the flight.

I'm more worried about what he's going to catch while he's overseas....

I was there in person to cover the departure. Photos to follow. I could hear Mr. Ams whining from the beach carpark as he departed (or that could have been the Scarebusses engines, not sure).

Thanks for the heads up!!

[David M]

I wonder what actually caused Mr Ams to whine more...

a) Flying out on a scarebus?
b) Driving to the airport knowing you're about to fly on a scarebus?
c) Knowing you're about to fly on a scarbus that had just been fixed?
d) The consequences of $15 Guangzhou food voucher?

[Nigel C]

Well, when he rang me he wanted to know if he was on a 10 hour flight with the problem all solved, or was on a 15 hour flight with tech stops in Darwin and KL along the way.

I believe the Guangzhou food voucher expired in 9 hours.

[Paul McFarlane]

I believe the Guangzhou food voucher expired in 9 hours.

So does the food!

[Nigel C]

Ahh good, Amsy's away and Will's on a trip. Two left, and they never do anything anyway.


Release the hounds!

We'll see about that -mod

Rumour has it you copped a ban for this little gem. :p:p:p

I bet Amsy will be happy when he finally gets off the toilet at Guangzhou...:eek:

[Mike Scott]

I dont think I want to see the Guangzhou portion of that trip report.:o

MS

[Dave C]

This morning I received a phone call from Mr Ams asking about technical requirements for ETOPS and how hard it is to work on a APU. I said well it is a shonky scarebus you are flying so its any body's guess. At the time he already had a 2 hour delay as the Engineers had replaced a ignition cable on the APU and did not resolve the problem. I then told him to expect at least another 2 hour delay if not more due to needing to fix the fault and ETOPS requirements.

Actually, The Airbus (A330 anyway) doesn't require the APU for ETOPS. The Emergency Generator is considered a source of power in the event of an Engine Generator failure. Only Boeing's require the APU for ETOPS.
How about that.

[Adam P.]

Rumour has it you copped a ban for this little gem.

Ahh yeah. Doh!

http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/admin_power.gif

[Brenden S]

Thanks Dave C, its been a number of years since I worked on a scarebus.

[Stephen Brown]

The Offending Aircraft....

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6326433

Carrying the offensive moderator......

[NickN]

Nice shot!

I like getting shots of the China Eastern birds, this is one of my favourites from the last few months....

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewqueued_b.php?id=2063097

[Nigel C]

Remarks: A late departure for China Eastern, carrying some VIP's no doubt.

VIP's?

:D

[Stephen Brown]

Very Immense P.......

[Adam P.]

Very Impatient Pilots?

[Brenden S]

hmm should have been rejected for being cut off ;)