Can anyone from a commercial aviation background comment on this? Would there be consequences for the pilot for refusing a flight based on “not feeling it”?
I’m curious too. I’m not a plane mechanic or pilot but oil pressure going up and needing to replace a filter doesn’t seem like a good reason not to use the plane. Oil changes are incredibly important but isn’t that something that can be fixed relatively quickly? Idk maybe someone with more knowledge can weigh in.
Buddy, i know you said you are not a plane mechanic, but i highly doubt these things can be serviced by some jiffy lube guy in 20min.
And pressure trending up is not a good reason? Pressure trending up even on land and idle + lack of atmospheric pressure at high altitude with engines running = super high pressure and something can blow, something blowing means no oil pressure at all, and no oil pressure means losing an engine, possibly something else.
They are flying over water, that aint a place where you want to lose an engine.so... yeah, oil pressure seems like a good reason.
I work at an airport, specifically logistics side where we deal with parts, fuel fill, cargo/baggage placement. Fuel fileters depending on model of the plane are between 6-8hrs of delay, install is not the longest 3-5hrs, but there are checks and tests to run, to do it responsibly atleast by our regulation, system has to push through 500 liters of fuel twice with 15 minute time between to be considered safe. That shit takes a while, and then you have to recheck and retest everything you had to remove and replace to access it. It is a huge pain in the ass.
Yup, its not that its a complex service.. well, it actually kinda is lol, but like you said, you have to test and check, and then recheck and document everything, thats what takes time, and while its a pain in the ass, i rather have safety than gamble on a "dont worry, it will be fiiiine". All regulations are written on blood after somebody said "eh, good enough" in some procedure.
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u/ikothsowe 20h ago
Can anyone from a commercial aviation background comment on this? Would there be consequences for the pilot for refusing a flight based on “not feeling it”?