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By Secretary Europe
Published: May 19, 2006
NFO ( Norwegian Aircraft Engineers Association)
has unfortunately been a witness to several serious incidents during the last weeks and month. An aircraft on which the landing gear collapses (read inadvertent retraction), an aircraft that rolls uncontrolled into the terminal gate, an aircraft that taxis into a parked catering truck, and an aircraft towed into the hangar doors. All these incidents have a large price tag attached to them. Fortunately no lives have been lost in these incidents. If it is anything we concentrate on in our work as Aircraft Engineers, it is flight safety, and we keep focussing on what we are working with. Everybody can make mistakes, but some are more evident than others.
Unfortunately the kinds of mistakes made by Engineers are often very evident, while mistakes originating bad planning, logistics and management often go undetected, at least by the media. These are realities, and we cannot do anything else than our work as best as we are able to.
I cannot say it clearly enough to myself and to all you other Engineers; we are all working with aircrafts.
- DO NOT EVER FORGET THIS.- |
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Everything can become a habit, but that aircraft shall be fitted with lock pins and chocks once parked, and that hangar doors and vehicles shall not be too close to avoid damage to the aircrafts, or personell, is basic knowledge. We cannot demand rules for that, we should just not forget.
Everything that happened here in Norway recently has surely happened in other airlines abroad.
Nothing happens for the first time in aviation!
Don't forget our colleague in the USA, who got sucked into a Boeing 737 CFM engine at the gate with passengers as witnesses. The Engineer was experienced and over 60.
Could this have happened in Norway??? Report ill if you are in a bad physical condition, or you are going, or have gone through deep personal tragedies, don't go to work. Ask for help, talk about it, but don't go to work. Take care of yourself and think now and then what could happen. What about if you received a telephone call from the accident investigation bureau after an accident? Have a good day at work, and good luck to all involved. Roger Handeland
Chairman of NFO
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