Fedex plane on tail in Memphis

[FedupPatton911]

Memphis did it again, the hub that the rules don't apply off loaded a md11 with no nose tether and sent the nose sky high. Going from Memphis to Denver flight 529 had to do a tail swap but didnt follow any of the rules and smashed a loader at the tail, lucky no one was killed this time but maybe a big fine from the FAA will help them get their act together.
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29586480/fedex-airplane-pops-wheelie-while-unloading

 

[Route 66]

bet there was a lotta finger-pointing going on there....

 

[FedupPatton911]

bet there was a lotta finger-pointing going on there....

I guess you dont need to to a tether check when doing a tail swap in Memphis lol Memphis never follows their own rules.

 

[Cactus]

But it's still the courier's fault.

 

[dezguy]

Guess we're getting late freight today...

Oh wait, that's every day.

 

[Operational needs]

Oopsie. Someone's in deep doo doo. When I worked at a Ramp, no doors opened on the planes until the aircraft mechanics came out and hooked the nose to the nose tether.

 

[I Am Jacks Damaged Box]

Oopsie. Someone's in deep doo doo. When I worked at a Ramp, no doors opened on the planes until the aircraft mechanics came out and hooked the nose to the nose tether.

It's just gravity. Another law we can ignore just because we work for a $50 billion a year corporation.

Short cuts are not only authorized, but strongly encouraged.

 

[CJinx]

Holy . There are only about a million ways that could have killed someone.

 

[MrFedEx]

Memphis did it again, the hub that the rules don't apply off loaded a md11 with no nose tether and sent the nose sky high. Going from Memphis to Denver flight 529 had to do a tail swap but didnt follow any of the rules and smashed a loader at the tail, lucky no one was killed this time but maybe a big fine from the FAA will help them get their act together.
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29586480/fedex-airplane-pops-wheelie-while-unloading
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Nice fail. Maybe that's why Fred is buying so many 767s. Tough to put one of those on it's tail.

 

[MrFedEx]

Holy . There are only about a million ways that could have killed someone.

We're all about safety here at Express. Just like Ground. And, for the record, if someone had been killed, it would have been their fault for "not anticipating the hazard" of the aircraft standing on it's tail.

 

[cosmo1]

We're all about safety here at Express. Just like Ground. And, for the record, if someone had been killed, it would have been their fault for "not anticipating the hazard" of the aircraft standing on it's tail.

Or, as we in brown say, not expecting the unexpected.

 

[MrFedEx]

Or, as we in brown say, not expecting the unexpected.

Fred stole all his ideas from UPS. He just changed the wording. Same meaning...it's always the fault of the employee.