bbcmudtruck Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one; a reassurance to those of us who fly routinely in our jobs. After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS ' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident. P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. * P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. * P: Something loose in cockpit S: Something tightened in cockpit * P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. * P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.. * P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. * P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level. * P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That's what friction locks are for. * P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. * P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you're right. * P: Number 3 engine missing.. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search * P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!) S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious. * P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics. * P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed. * And the best one for last... * P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGDub Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Funny shit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas banshee Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 haha that was pretty good hahahathe midget one was the best for sure hhaha :woot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brugal Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Nice, that's a good one! :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 STROKIN' Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Those were great!! (Qantas- No fatal crashes, never lost a plane) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulvafan537240 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 hilarious :yelrotflmao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 haha good shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosBanshee44 Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Hahaha took hammer away from midget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 ha ha ha thats good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tundish2800 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 awesome :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidos76 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 funny thing is my uncle told me his crew wrote the midget one. but it originally said: removed midget from cockpit. took hammer away from midget, placed midget in timeout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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