Drug Test Anyone?

Our airline correspondent Rick, who throws bags at Dallas Ft Worth, wanted you all there to see the competence of the ground crews at airports across the USA, American Airlines style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxJn-UeYF2Q

I will gladly test - what do you have???

What a mess. This occurred for one of a few reasons.

A) Push tractor driver received a text message, this is very distracting.

B) The transfer driver from the A bagroom, the girl in the tight shorts, drove by.

C) The pilot yelled "No! I said to push tail East, moron!"

Actually, I can probably pinpoint it to one of two things.

A) The pilot accidentally hit a brake pedal. It is very uncommon and least likely, but not unheard of.

B) The push out driver was driving too fast. I'd bet money on this one.

The title of this thread had me scared.

pRick wrote:What a mess. This occurred for one of a few reasons.

A) Push tractor driver .

i could almost swear that i had a Push Tractor hotwheel when i was a kid.. no .. for real..

Rick, was the plane annulled?

I noticed the video has been pulled.

RockinDeano wrote:Rick, was the plane annulled?

I noticed the video has been pulled.

The plane is at the hangar being repaired.

I tried to show the video to Debbie last night and noticed it had been removed.

The official story is, the brakes on the push tractor failed and in that instance you contact the pilot and tell him to bring the plane to a stop. This pilot jammed on the brakes, causing what you saw.

pRick wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:Rick, was the plane annulled?

I noticed the video has been pulled.

The plane is at the hangar being repaired.

I tried to show the video to Debbie last night and noticed it had been removed.

The official story is, the brakes on the push tractor failed and in that instance you contact the pilot and tell him to bring the plane to a stop. This pilot jammed on the brakes, causing what you saw.

The tractor brakes failed? Dude, they are moving at a blistering 3 mph. The tractor operator should have gone to nuetral or reverse to slow himself.

RockinDeano wrote:

pRick wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:Rick, was the plane annulled?

I noticed the video has been pulled.

The plane is at the hangar being repaired.

I tried to show the video to Debbie last night and noticed it had been removed.

The official story is, the brakes on the push tractor failed and in that instance you contact the pilot and tell him to bring the plane to a stop. This pilot jammed on the brakes, causing what you saw.

The tractor brakes failed? Dude, they are moving at a blistering 3 mph. The tractor operator should have gone to nuetral or reverse to slow himself.

I talked to the guy that was driving today, and he said it was the electrical system of the push tractor that failed. Nothing would work. He was turning the aircraft when it happened and the only thing that stopped the push tractor was the towbar. In the video it looked as though the nose of the airplane was against the tractor, but he said they never touched. The nose gear itself had to be rebuilt though.

pRick wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:

pRick wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:Rick, was the plane annulled?

I noticed the video has been pulled.

The plane is at the hangar being repaired.

I tried to show the video to Debbie last night and noticed it had been removed.

The official story is, the brakes on the push tractor failed and in that instance you contact the pilot and tell him to bring the plane to a stop. This pilot jammed on the brakes, causing what you saw.

The tractor brakes failed? Dude, they are moving at a blistering 3 mph. The tractor operator should have gone to nuetral or reverse to slow himself.

I talked to the guy that was driving today, and he said it was the electrical system of the push tractor that failed. Nothing would work. He was turning the aircraft when it happened and the only thing that stopped the push tractor was the towbar. In the video it looked as though the nose of the airplane was against the tractor, but he said they never touched. The nose gear itself had to be rebuilt though.

I know all about that shit pRick. Those McDonnell D's are fickle as fuck. I used to sell their landing gear and components. Expensive shit to be sure.