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Throwback American airlines sends a non-ETOPS A321 to Honolulu

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On august 31 2015 12 days after american airlines started using the a321 on the LAX-HNL route they flew a non-ETOPS a321 to HNL and they realized midflight when a crew member found out that they didn't have the equipment needed for the ETOPS certification. (simpleflying.com) More...

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Doodybutch
Doodybutch 3
Big deal

"ETOPS - Engines Turning Or Passengers Swimming" - (not original with me)

Is this newsworthy? I wonder what the fine (passed on to passengers eventually) will be.

I guess it's a slow week.
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alanhewat
Alan Hewat 5
This happened 10 years ago due to a scheduling error when some A321 aircraft in AA's fleet did not yet have ETOPS 180 rating. Hardly news.
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mikehe
Mike Hindson-Evans 4
The report stated 2015 - a lovely "historical document" in "Galaxy Quest" terminology..
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bcfd29
Pete Schecter 1
given its painted on the nose gear doors, MANY people missed this error. Normalization of deviance?
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jkeifer3
Joe Keifer 1
"Catch me if you can"
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jayfulton
jayfulton 1
Yawn...
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briansfreeman
Brian Freeman -3
Aww, what's the worst that could happen... Pesky regulations.
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TheAvgeekWithADHD
TheAvgeekWithADHD 1
I will 100% use this line when my scoutmaster makes me use the buddy system.
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