Torneyboy Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Rats Eat Qantas Jet! A colony of rats grounded a Qantas jet and caused extensive damage. The rats ate through wiring and damaged wall panels and carpet in the 737. A flight attendant in Brisbane saw a rat in a cabin about four weeks ago. The plane was grounded but the rat could not be found. When the plane later reached Melbourne,pest exterminators were called in and discovered there was not just one rat but a colony of them. They were destroyed. So QF is it catch your own food or a new name for economy. We all know cattle class so now what Rat Class?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 The plane was grounded but the rat could not be found. When the plane later reached Melbourne,pest exterminators were called in and discovered there was not just one rat but a colony of them This is a frightening story. Just thinking about what damage the rats could have done to the wiring and highly essential electronic parts of the aircraft. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Says jp1: The plane was grounded but the rat could not be found. When the plane later reached Melbourne,pest exterminators were called in and discovered there was not just one rat but a colony of them This is a frightening story. Just thinking about what damage the rats could have done to the wiring and highly essential electronic parts of the aircraft. :: What about the four week gap?? :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 I believe that QF was just lucky that the aircraft did not crash. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Says jp1: I believe that QF was just lucky that the aircraft did not crash. :: . Yes i agree. And if so i do not think the reason would have been found? certainly not via black etc. Only a small story here buried in the back of the paper today. maybe not for long and a big investigation i hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiejohn Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Guys, the 4 week gap is essential so that the gases of the vermin dissapear and the " Soup De Jour" is " FRESH". Yes I have flown economy with Quantas,bastards told me it was Kangaroo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. ausssiejohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 A joey ??? We will all have to keep a lookout down the back from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 >This is a frightening story. Just thinking about what damage the rats could have done to the wiring and highly essential electronic parts of the aircraft. Scared shit out of me. How could that happen to QF? My first job was with an airline, as an mechanic, a "baggage door specialist". Rats, monkeys, tigers, lions, rodents, zebras, rhinos,..anything a plane could carry...none of the lovely creatures had ever tasted the wiring or other parts. BRI is is known as a low cost maintence ground, cheap real estate but everything else is world class... Virgin Blue are based there, they have never reported any problems of that kind... Did that 737 come from ex-lease from some less disciplined place? Would you know the tail rego of the plane? Might be able to look up where it came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 Hi TTT Not much more to add. I heard about this via a QF rep that i talk with a couple of times a week. Then i noticed a very small artical in the Telegraph in Sydney about 10 or fifteen lines. And nothing since,no follow up story. Hate to think Qf is slacking 0ff in maintance. BTW When Ansett was in the air ( a lot) of Ansett staff refered to Qantas as THE FLYING RAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 economy with Quantas Your board name is "Aussie John" and you spell Qantas with a "u"!!!! SHAME ON YOU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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