12-27-2024, 04:02 AM
I'd love to hear what Obie thinks, however, between the maintenance crews and the Captain, I would assume the landing gears on any commercial jet, especially a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner would be visually inspected thoroughly before each flight.
Granted a dead body is not a regular occurrence, but I can see the inspection looking for possible debris intake from the last take off/landing as well as closely examining all of the hydraulic lines and hoses and components inside the wheel well "cabin." Any possible debris (including a body) inside the wheel wells could prevent the gear from fully retracting as well upon its next takeoff.
At any event, the stowaway's fate was pretty much decided when thy did what they did - either in Brazil OR Chicago, but in my opinion, someone screwed up. Be it a security lapse or an inspection lapse at O'Hare, someone screwed up.
And now, the Maui AND Hawaii State taxpayers are dragged into it. (PunaWeb is still for discussing Puna AND HAWAII STATE matters, right?)
Granted a dead body is not a regular occurrence, but I can see the inspection looking for possible debris intake from the last take off/landing as well as closely examining all of the hydraulic lines and hoses and components inside the wheel well "cabin." Any possible debris (including a body) inside the wheel wells could prevent the gear from fully retracting as well upon its next takeoff.
At any event, the stowaway's fate was pretty much decided when thy did what they did - either in Brazil OR Chicago, but in my opinion, someone screwed up. Be it a security lapse or an inspection lapse at O'Hare, someone screwed up.
And now, the Maui AND Hawaii State taxpayers are dragged into it. (PunaWeb is still for discussing Puna AND HAWAII STATE matters, right?)