Jetliner pilot locked out of cockpit after toilet break

[dquan97]

OTTAWA, Ontario (Reuters) -- The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred aboard a flight from Ottawa to Winnipeg on Saturday. The regional jet, capable of carrying 50 people, was operated by Air Canada's Jazz subsidiary.

Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stewart said that with 30 minutes of the flight to go, the pilot went to the washroom, leaving the first officer in charge. But when he tried to get back into the cockpit, the door would not open.

"The door malfunctioned ... this is a very rare occurrence," Stewart said, adding that the crew's decision to remove the door had been in line with company policy.

A report in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper said that for about 10 minutes "passengers described seeing the pilot bang on the door and communicating with the cockpit though an internal telephone, but being unable to open the door."

Stewart said the paper's report was "a bit dramatic" and stressed that at no time had the plane or passengers been in danger. She did not say how many people had been on board.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/...reut/index.html?section=cnn_topstories

 

[mrrman]

that would be a sight to see lol

 

[yowolabi]

This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

 

[Shawn]

lmao!

 

[Dragoon42]

lol

 

[Kenazo]

I'm so proud to be Canadian.

 

[Bootprint]

Ottawa Citizen article

Doesn't sound like that big of a deal.

But I wonder which side the hinges are.

 

[Specop 007]

That would make a great FarSide cartoon.....

 

[eakers]

this is a newfie joke waiting to happen.

 

[AmerDoux]

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

 

[Rapidskies]

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

Yes, with the drill they sneak on board in their pants (read: UK pants - underwear, not trousers.)

 

[KillerAngel]

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

Do Canadians let passengers with power tools board a plane?

 

[AmerDoux]

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

They wont let you carry on liquids but you can carry on power tools to drill into a door? 😛

Edit: Dang, I'm slow! You guys beat me to it x 2

 

[Rapidskies]

Originally posted by: KillerAngel

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

Do Canadians let passengers with power tools board a plane?

Ever shop at your HOme depots lately? They have a ton of plastic electric drills that easily bypass their securities. Step 2 distract the waitresses and step 3 drill aways. Think about it it is not that complicated even for your likes.

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

How do you circumcise a hinge? 😕

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

they won't have the metal tools required to do it...

 

[Rapidskies]

Originally posted by: everman

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

How do you circumcise a hinge? 😕

I gave the detailed steps and entire outline of a possible plans on how a terrerist would go about this above. It is amazing how easily security could be bypassed with 1 110v drill.

 

[AmerDoux]

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: KillerAngel

Originally posted by: Rapidskies

Originally posted by: AmerDoux

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

except that the hinges are probably on the inside of the cockpit

Which could easily be circumcised by terrerists drilling holes in then disconnecting the hinges from the inside in.

Do Canadians let passengers with power tools board a plane?

Ever shop at your HOme depots lately? They have a ton of plastic electric drills that easily bypass their securities. Step 2 distract the waitresses and step 3 drill aways. Think about it it is not that complicated even for your likes.

You have got to be kidding. Even if the drill is plastic I doubt it would make it thru the carry-on screening process. But lets assume it does make it thru. How long do you think it will take for a plastic drill to get thru the reinforced steel door and remove ALL of the hinges. By the time you are done the plane will have landed. And all this is happening while the flight staff and passengers are too terrified to react to what you are doing because, oh-my-god! he has a plastic drill!

 

[Molondo]

In canada we don't worry about being attacked by terrorists. There is no reason.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: yowolabi
This is a blueprint for the terrorists. All they have to do is unhinge the cockpit door, and they can get right in while the passengers sit there helpless, pinned to their seats by seatbelts.

well that didn't take long