Yesterday I received an anonymous email via a friend from an airline mechanic, who for obvious reasons was unable to divulge his identity. He said that he was an aircraft mechanic for a major airline and that he worked at one of the maintenance bases located at a large airport. The email said that he had discovered some information that he thought was worth passing on to any and all interested parties. This format does not allow space to put his mess. in here, so I will compress it for you. One day while being called to fix a problem on a plane getting ready to embark he discovered a lot of pipes & pumps in the bay area that could not be found in any reference material he researched: no schematics, no mention of this equipment anywhere, yet he saw it with his own eyes. After going on the internet to do some additional research, he found a note in his locked locker the next day saying in effect "butt out or you will be sorry". Does anyone have info that they would like to share?
2006-06-18 01:26:25 · 9 answers · asked by jeeveswantstoknow 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Yeah, I have a wacko conspiracy theory type friend who sends me crap like this all the time, it is all crap.
For something like this to be true, they would have to kill every line mx mechanic who worked on the plane, plus the original crew who installed it......
2006-06-19 12:34:30 · answer #1 · answered by Rho Zeta 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Airlines can and do modify aircraft for a number of reasons. These modifications are done by the airline engineering department in the form of an "Engineering Change" or "Engineering Authorization" document. These documents are readily available to the maintenance staff as they are needed to maintain the airworthiness of any plane that has been modified. Frequently these documents do not make into the regular manuals as soon as they are implemented because those manuals are only updated every month or so. They are however available through the engineering department. A quick phone call will verify the mod status of any fleet aircraft. An internet search is useless as these documents are not intended for public viewing and may contain proprietary information. Modifications are also not done on an experimental basis but may be done for evaluation to see if it has any benefits for the airline.
Thus, It is concievable that he did find "pipes and pumps" he was not familiar with but I seriously doubt there was anything sinister about it.
With all the talk on AM radio about so called "Chem Trails" it doesn't surprise me that this sort of thing pops up every now and again.
2006-06-18 22:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jet 77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is truely full of it.
First of all there are many modifications to an aircraft that are done after manufature, done by FBO's or OEM. When the tech manuals are first created, they are created on a typical aircraft basis.
I have been doing modifications on corporate aircraft for a lot of years... and if he looked into the aircraft "custom aircraft drawings" it might indicate what is installed... as if there are tubes and pumps there must be wires, thus requiring some kind of documentation in the form of wiring drawings... The mechanicals may not be included with the aircraft depending upon the installation, and FBO who did it. Sometimes you have to go back to the company who installed it to get mechanicals.
Either way the modification must be approved by the FAA as it is a commercial air carrier.
As far as a government coverup on a commercial aircraft, pumping chemicals out of the aircraft... not even in the wildest dreams. The government cannot modify an aircraft other than one the government owns. An sinse the corporation who owns the aircraft is responsable for everything on the aircraft... the presumption that they would allow the government to do anythnig to the aircraft without their knowledge is insain.. and illegal.
The FAA and NTSB would not allow the rest of the government to do what is being said... as they are made up of people from the aviation community.
2006-06-18 03:33:16 · answer #3 · answered by Dport 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure this happens all the time in the aviation industry. Your "friend" is simply interfering with some experimental aircraft design, the reason it doesn't exist in manuals is cause it's new technology. And with the money the research and dev, usually costs for these things, threatening a peon such as a mechanic if he's making a stink isn't unusual. Just think of what Lockheed Martin does!
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2006-06-18 02:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by Lithobid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 16:58:27 · answer #5 · answered by chappie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you are talking about when it come to the government. I have no knowledge of exactly what you are talking about I will ask my buddy he does that kind of work. It could be a number of things tough. The government has been monitoring the effects of pollution on the atmosphere.
2006-06-18 01:45:22 · answer #6 · answered by twocooldrew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This mechanic is pulling your leg,or maybe hes not an aircraft mechanic.
This statement is pure nonsense.
2006-06-18 03:15:52 · answer #7 · answered by binni39 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't discuss this topic in this open forum. THEY are indeed watching us.
2006-06-18 03:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by maxinebootie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adjust your tin foil hat. They are watching us......
2006-06-18 01:59:16 · answer #9 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋