Training Video's

This video shows what happens when lightning strikes an aircraft on the ground. This event happened on May 12th, 2011 in South America. Rules state that when lightning is within 3 miles of an airport, all work stops around an aircraft. As you can see the lightning hitting the tail, then coming out the nose of the aircraft and hitting a manhole cover and launching it like a tiddlywink. It is a good example of the FAA's Dirty Dozen. It exemplifies: 3) Lack of Knowledge 7) Lack of Resources 11) Lack of Awareness I always believe in learning from other's mistakes. These videos are meant in that vein. Learn from them and try not to repeat them yourself.

This happened in LAX on May 7th, 2017. The rules during this timeframe is that the first bags off of a flight have to hit the bag belt within 10 minutes of an aircraft landing. The speed limit in the bag room is 5 mph. The tugs are governed to go no faster than 10 mph. This is another example of the FAA's Dirty Dozen. It exemplifies: 2) Complacency 8) Pressure I always believe in learning from other's mistakes. These videos are meant in that vein. Learn from them and try not to repeat them yourself.

This happened at DFW on November 4th, 2015. The driver was in too much of a hurry to notice the aircraft was still chalked and that there was no one in the flight deck riding brakes. This is an example of the FAA's Dirty Dozen. It exemplifies: 1) Lack of Communication 2) Complacency 5) Lack of Teamwork 11) Lack of Awareness I always believe in learning from other's mistakes. These videos are meant in that vein. Learn from them and try not to repeat them yourself.

This happened at the DFW warehouse on April 18th, 2018. All serviceable aircraft main wheels have about 200 psi of nitrogen in them so the tire bead will hold to the rim. Main wheels start around 380 pounds total weight and go up, so moving them takes a little bit of skill. The yellow cover you can see has a lip on the bottom side so a fork lift can lift it easier. But as you the wheel fell on it's top side. The mistake the fork lift operator made was to directly fork the tread and try to lift the tire from there. This is another example of the FAA's Dirty Dozen. It exemplifies: 2) Complacency 12) Norms (or tribal knowledge) I always believe in learning from other's mistakes. These videos are meant in the vein. Learn from them and try not to repeat them yourself.

This happened at a hangar at TUL. Normally to jack up a MD-80, your would have one jack underneath each wing and one at the tail. At this station, it was Tribal Knowledge (not procedure) to add a bottle jack under the nose wheel to stabilize the aircraft. When the aircraft was set down, the bottle jack wasn't removed causing the seen result. The rear jack punctured the pressure bulkhead causing the aircraft to be scrapped. This is an example of the FAA's Dirty Dozen. It exemplifies: 2) Complacency 12) Norms (Tribal Knowledge) I always believe in learning from other's mistakes. These videos are meant in that vein. Learn from them and try not to repeat them yourself.

This happened in ORD on July 9th, 2015 a little after 11am. The aircraft 3MN had just landed on her first revenue flight when this happened. The #1 engine had to be replaced. This is an example of the FAA's Dirty Dozen. It exemplifies: 2) Complacency 5) Lack of Teamwork 11) Lack of Awareness I always believe in learning from other's mistakes. These videos are in that vein. Learn from them and try not to repeat them yourself.