Comments by "B Bodziak" (@B_Bodziak) on "Emergency slide on Delta plane heading to LA accidentally deploys" video.

  1. The Flight Attendant's jumpseat is just a few inches from the door. Since it was just prior to pushback, I hope she wasn't strapped in and seated when it deployed. However, if she was standing near the door, the force of the impact could/would have been intense and painful. Another news channel reported that the slide was accidentally deployed by a caterer. However, this is a 767 with automatic doors (and very large, double-laned slides), and when the doors are armed, the slides are designed to remain attached at the aircraft (at the bottom of the door opening) and fall outwards. I can't think of a scenario off hand that would cause the slide to deploy inwards.
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  2. If there was a packed slide in Salt Lake maintenance, they can change out the bustle in just under 4 hours.
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  3. The sound alone would be very startling -- like a mini bomb exploding
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  4.  @cindy1010us  What "engine failure"? Don't start exaggerating!! Jeez. You obviously don't fly very often if you think a plane having two separate mechanical issues on one flight is super unusual. If airlines got rid of every airplane that had two mechanical issues in one day or even one flight, there would be no commercial airlines flying. If a 0lane has a mechanical issue that would compromise the safety of the flight, the plane can't fly until the issue is taken care of. If the issue wont interfere or compromise safety, the issue can wait to be fixed/repaired. Every airline has planes with issues that can "wait" to be fixed because they don't compromise safety. I'd go so far as to say every plane in the sky today that's being flown by American, Delta, Southwest and United has "tagged" issues that need to be fixed but aren't today because there's no time. However, none of their planes in the air today have a plane flying with an issue that would compromise safety.
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  5. It was deployed accidentally by a caterer. It wasn't a spontaneous deployment. Additionally, commercially aircraft can fly for many, many hours given the intense mechanical checks they go through. BTW, do know the date of manufacture and or the # of hours this aircraft has logged? What about the tail #?
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  6.  @brybag6938  Haha! I got stuck at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris in a fairly new Airbus headed to ATL. The mechanics at CDG couldn't fix the issue. It was so unusual that it wasn't in their manuals. Weird. They had to delay the flight for a total of 50 hours while the airline had actual Airbus reps/mechanics from their HQ in France (Toulouse?) drive 4 hours to CDG to try and fix it. Passengers were accommodated on other flights. If I recall correctly, the GPS was not working correctly and ended up being an issue with software. . As soon as the aircraft reached a certain distance from the tower, the plane would "disappear" off of the radar. It was very strange. We taxi-ed around CDG for a couple of hours trying to figure it out if it was a set distance or if it was random. . There was no way the plane could fly. It was just luck that it happened in Paris just a few hours from where the plane was originally assembled. We ended up ferrying the flight to Atlanta (crew only, no passengers) so we could be the guinea pigs testing it. I love those flights that are deemed "safe for crew but not safe enough for passengers" lol
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  7. BTW, This was a 767-300 and these particular types of 767 will all be retired in 2025. Delta does have quite a few other 767, including 767-400, 767-200, and 767-ERs that will remain in their fleet. There are currently no plans to retire any of those
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  8. The local ATL news reported that it was caused by catering personnel
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  9. What are you talking about? Delta has one of the best safety records in the world. BTW, this slide was accidentally deployed by a caterer servicing the aircraft at the gate.
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  10.  @mitchcarter442  Issues on planes after take-off is a common occurrence on all airline's planes. You must not fly very often.
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  11. A delta spokesperson on an Atlanta news station said the slide was accidentally deployed by a caterer (probably ex-caterer now given that it can cost $29,000 to replace the slide)
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  12. Why? They're one of the highest rated by passengers for comfort, and the 767 is a work horse. Pilots are qualified to fly both 757 and 767, cutting the costs of training and staff. The most problematic 767 Delta had was The Spirit of Delta and it's retired.
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  13. That said, given the slide deployed inwards, the flight attendant could have been trapped underneath it or pinned to the adjacent wall. I would hope a couple of passengers would have gotten up to make sure the flight attendant didn't need immediate assistance!
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  14. And if we were made to drive?? Lol
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  15. They have the best safety record of the 3 legacies.
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