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"Maxwell" #$$9#@%%%.^^^ wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Viperdoc" wrote in
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From across the ramp it sure looked like speed tape, although it
could have been a riveted patch. South Dakota to MSP is a pretty
short flight.
They could have flown it, but it would almost certainly have been a
ferry to get the skin patched. Just rivets won't do it AFAIK, it has
to be bondded. Problem with pressurised fuselages is that a tear like
that is a stress riser, so even a little patch has to be prepared and
doen properly. not a big issue if you fly it unpressurised, though.
If I had been that guy I would have demanded a free first class pass
for four pax domestic and international for the rest of my life.
Even if NWA won the lawsuit, the cost of litigation would probably
have been cheaper than the tix.
But why would the pax settle for it? I wouldn't I'd sue em.
Bertie
As usual, you have a tremendous grasp on the obvious. Kind of like Mx.
Actually his immediate grasp is much the same as your own.
Bertie
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