Ricochet1a
Well-Known Member
I think what Mr Kool-Aid was asking for was some sort of data element from the FDR.
Now... there is a way to get this out for everyone who has access to that portion of FAMIS that deals with Flight Dispatch Reports. Get the flight number and Zulu date up and people can get into FAMIS and look at the report themselves. Would also need origin and destination of the flight to make it easy to pull up.
However, this could be dangerous for the ramp agents at the receiving ramp, since it would show at least one of them spoke with Mr. FedEx to release this information.
I know the ramp agents at MEMH are good about filling in the comments section next to each position of the FDR with the composition of the cans on each flight. It makes unloading the aircraft MUCH easier knowing what is USPS, what is mini-sort and what is HWT before the aircraft lands. They're even pretty good at listing which cans have mixed contents (mini sort and USPS for example).
Another approach would be just to list the CONS number of the can in question (containing Ground freight). Anyone with access to CONS Snoop can generate an Excel file listing every piece that is contained under that CONS. That would be proof enough. Anyone who has ever run CONS Snoop can easily tell Express apart from USPS from another bar code configuration (like Ground). With this data, the origin and destination of the Ground pieces could also be easily determined (not going to tell you how, but if you have a working mind it wouldn't be difficult to figure out how).
Now... there is a way to get this out for everyone who has access to that portion of FAMIS that deals with Flight Dispatch Reports. Get the flight number and Zulu date up and people can get into FAMIS and look at the report themselves. Would also need origin and destination of the flight to make it easy to pull up.
However, this could be dangerous for the ramp agents at the receiving ramp, since it would show at least one of them spoke with Mr. FedEx to release this information.
I know the ramp agents at MEMH are good about filling in the comments section next to each position of the FDR with the composition of the cans on each flight. It makes unloading the aircraft MUCH easier knowing what is USPS, what is mini-sort and what is HWT before the aircraft lands. They're even pretty good at listing which cans have mixed contents (mini sort and USPS for example).
Another approach would be just to list the CONS number of the can in question (containing Ground freight). Anyone with access to CONS Snoop can generate an Excel file listing every piece that is contained under that CONS. That would be proof enough. Anyone who has ever run CONS Snoop can easily tell Express apart from USPS from another bar code configuration (like Ground). With this data, the origin and destination of the Ground pieces could also be easily determined (not going to tell you how, but if you have a working mind it wouldn't be difficult to figure out how).