Would you go?

Dan Luke wrote:
Truck broke?

Yep: starter busted.

Interesting. The trucks with which I'm familiar use a PTO to run the pump. They
never shut the engine off when fueling.

George Patterson
Whosoever bloweth not his own horn, the same shall remain unblown.

"George Patterson" wrote:

Truck broke?

Yep: starter busted.

Interesting. The trucks with which I'm familiar use a PTO to run the
pump. They never shut the engine off when fueling.


Hmm...that's right. I dunno George, that's what the lady at the FBO
said.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

"Andrew Gideon" wrote:

That was my guess, that they probably would have at least left a
note.
But that's assuming good sense on the part of the late shift line
guy, a
very shaky assumption at best.

Considering where he left the broken truck, he appears to be making
your
point for you.

That's what bothered me: they have a tug big enough to pull a 737, so
why just leave the truck sitting there unless there was another reason?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Do you hear anything rattleing in the the fuel tank, like a mini
maglite? - Steve

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Andrew Gideon" wrote:

That was my guess, that they probably would have at least left a
note.
But that's assuming good sense on the part of the late shift line
guy, a
very shaky assumption at best.

Considering where he left the broken truck, he appears to be making
your
point for you.

That's what bothered me: they have a tug big enough to pull a 737, so
why just leave the truck sitting there unless there was another reason?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Stephen McNaught wrote:

DoÂ*youÂ*hearÂ*anythingÂ*rattleingÂ*inÂ*theÂ*theÂ* fuelÂ*tank,Â*likeÂ*aÂ*mini
maglite? - Steve

No joke. One of our annuals found a flashlight in a wing. Not a fuel tank;
the wing itself. It could only have been left by someone doing
maintenance...or a prior annual.

It makes me wish tools were id coded. But that would be Yet Another Price
Increase for GA maintenance.

- Andrew

Dan Luke wrote:
[zap]
It's time to go; you could push the plane away from the truck and taxi
away, but now you're wondering: did they block it for a reason? Is the
fuel contaminated? Did someone notice something dangerous about the
plane that you don't see? Did you forget to pay your fuel bill?
What???

In the event, I did an extra careful preflight, took large fuel samples,
did an extended run-up and took off with no problems. Would you have?

I would have done the same as you.

My suggestion for the day: Always preflight as though you found the truck
blocking your plane, and always fly like you have the DE sitting next to
you.

Hilton

I'd complain to the FBO about the "hassles" and be glad that you could push
back and get away..
good thing it was not a 12,000# King Air.

BT

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"George Patterson" wrote:

Truck broke?

Yep: starter busted.

Interesting. The trucks with which I'm familiar use a PTO to run the
pump. They never shut the engine off when fueling.


Hmm...that's right. I dunno George, that's what the lady at the FBO said.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

I would not have even thought about it like that. I would have flown and
then, if it still bothered me, complained to the FBO when I got back.

"Dan Luke" writes:

In the event, I did an extra careful preflight, took large fuel samples,
did an extended run-up and took off with no problems. Would you have?

Yes. Line-guys are not studying Rocket Science for a reason.

"BTIZ" wrote in message news:1Z_3e.3181$ZV5.821@fed1read05...
I'd complain to the FBO about the "hassles" and be glad that you could
push
back and get away..
good thing it was not a 12,000# King Air.

Throw a chain around the nose gear and tow it out of the way... I'm got a
Hemi...