On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:56:43 +0000, Pete wrote:


But to start another flame war, maybe AA has a culture problem
of ignoring manufacturers' advice. Remember that it was an AA
DC-10 that lost an engine at ORD, and AA's maintenance practice
of removing engines with a forklift was the culprit, contrary to
McDonnell Douglas' advice.


Correct. Still was a poor design though.