Don't laugh, I've always wanted to ask

[kari]

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[Falcon]

The most common everyday oopsie is to press the wrong button on the radio box. This means that a full passenger address is given over the radio. You will of course mentioned your name so all your collegues on the frequency can use it in full as they taunt you all day and in the crew room after wards. The chance of doing anything serious is remote. There are two of us, we get in the habit of looking at what we do before we do it and there are two of us keeping an eye on each other.

[Rebecca]

Just wondering about incidents like this, the pilot locking himself out of the cockpit. An FA and the FO were still in there, so how come they couldn't let the pilot back in?

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=37a9dd60-18a9-4155-a6bb-8a8e8976bc04

[Barb-SAN]

"However, airline analysts warn that incidents like these are disasters waiting to happen -- both in terms of accidents related to human error and vulnerability to terrorism.
The pilot "can be taken hostage by someone in the plane with hostile intent," said Peter St. John, a Winnipeg-based security analyst.
"There's sloppiness, there's inconsistency, and there are vulnerabilities that terrorists are going to notice, and they're going to see it and say this is easy pickings."

And just in case terrorists hadn't noticed it all on their own, the media will make sure they are aware of this particular "vulnerability" and "disaster waiting to happen"...:tongue:

The article also said the door was either "stuck" or "locked"...I'd think "stuck" the more likely scenario...as Rebecca pointed out..."locked" could have been "unlocked" by the people in the cockpit. How often is "stuck" likely to happen?

[Falcon]

Just wondering about incidents like this, the pilot locking himself out of the cockpit. An FA and the FO were still in there, so how come they couldn't let the pilot back in?

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=37a9dd60-18a9-4155-a6bb-8a8e8976bc04

"Sorry Captain can't explain it we've tried everything. Quick put your skirt back on, do I have any lipstick on me?"

[Rebecca]

Only after I re-read my post did I realize I set myself up for that one.:rolleyes:

[AZO-FA]

The most common everyday oopsie is to press the wrong button on the radio box. This means that a full passenger address is given over the radio. You will of course mentioned your name so all your collegues on the frequency can use it in full as they taunt you all day and in the crew room after wards. The chance of doing anything serious is remote. There are two of us, we get in the habit of looking at what we do before we do it and there are two of us keeping an eye on each other.

Last time I was in the cockpit, it pushed the switch one notch too far and turned on the PA instead of the system to just speak with the FO. A little embarassing.

Just wondering about incidents like this, the pilot locking himself out of the cockpit. An FA and the FO were still in there, so how come they couldn't let the pilot back in?

There is a lockdown mode with the cockpit door...it's a latch that a clumsy (and not so bright) FA could lock and not realize she did something wrong. This lock cannot be opened until the plane is on the ground and maintainance opens it up. It's meant for terrorist situations.

[Rebecca]

Thank you, AZO, for raising the tone. :) Kari, the latest archive thread has a tone that reminds one of elementary school. And Falcon had nothing to do with it.

[Falcon]

Without getting into security it is not possible to lock someone out accidently with someone inside. To "lock " yourself in with a Flight attendant demands one **** fine explanation and fully paid up union dues.

I standby my original barb of skirts and lipstick.

[WillFlyToDisney]

I would have to agree with Royd... maybe the door got "stuck"...

[Falcon]

Last time I was in the cockpit, it pushed the switch one notch too far and turned on the PA instead of the system to just speak with the FO. A little embarassing.

Rule of thumb never say anything on the flight deck near the microphones you wouldnt want your mother or wife to hear.

[Falcon]

To help answer Kari a bit further. Do you know what that itch in your mind just before you remember you left an unflatering cartoon in the photocopier he always uses? We learn to cultivate it and not ignore it. If we feel something isn't quite as it should be we look for a reason. If someone says something we don't expect we query it.