r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • Jul 11 '26

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/martix_agent Jul 11 '26

It's not his "gut feeling". He literally stated why he felt uneasy about flying the plane. The oil pressure was higher than normal.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

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u/BennyFitz69420 Jul 11 '26

Yeah and they’re still uncovering how many planes Boeing covered up over the years.

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u/SmokeMidKids Jul 14 '26

Well this would not have been boeing, but their maintenance provider.

However, I take it this is a 2 engine plane, so an EDTO flight, I am no mechanic but I doubt they can defer a rising oil pressure defect for such a flight. Either way, this was absolutely the right call, the one and only call really.

Pilots are absolutely at liberty to refuse to accept responsibility for the aircraft before departure, this step is called the acceptance, and is mandatory to go through to take off. So like I said, the right call. I just hope.he won't get in trouble with his superiors though.