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Inviato da  LaoTzu il 21/3/2006 16:13:41
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MECHANIC'S STATEMENT
Posted by C.E. Carnicom on behalf of A Concerned Citizen
May 19 2000

For reasons you will understand as you read this I can not divulge my
identity. I am an aircraft mechanic for a major airline. I work at one of our
maintenance bases located at a large airport. I have discovered some
information that I think you will find important.
First I should tell you something about the "pecking order" among
mechanics. It is important to my story and to the cause to which you have
dedicated yourself.
Mechanics want to work on three things. The avionics, the engines, or the
flight controls. The mechanics that work on these systems are considered at
the top of the "pecking order". Next come the mechanics that work on the
hydraulics and air conditioning systems. Then come the ones who work on
the galley and other non-essential systems. But at the very bottom of the list
are the mechanics that work on the waste disposal systems. No mechanic
wants to work on the pumps, tanks, and pipes that are used to store the waste
from the lavatories.
[AWFULLY NICE OF THOSE CIA PLANTS TO VOLUNTEER FOR
THIS 'SHI**Y' JOB]
But at every airport where I have worked there are always 2 or 3 mechanics
that ***volunteer*** to work on the lavatory systems. The other mechanics
are happy to let them do it. Because of this you will have only 2 or 3
mechanics that work on these systems at any one airport. No one pays much
attention to these guys and no mechanic socializes with another mechanic
who only works on the waste systems. In fact I had never thought much
about this situation until last month.
Like most airlines we have reciprocal agreements with the other airlines that
fly into this airport. If they have a problem with a plane one of our
mechanics will take care of it.
Likewise if one of our planes has a problem at an airport where the other
airline has a maintenance base, they will fix our plane.
[IN MULTIPLE AIRLINES STAFFS.]
One day last month I was called out from our base to work on a plane for
another airline. When I got the call the dispatcher did not know what the
problem was. When I got to the plane I found out that the problem was in
waste disposal system. There was nothing for me to do but to crawl in and
fix the problem. When I got into the bay I realized that something was not
right. There were more tanks, pumps, and pipes then should have been there.
At first I assumed that the system had been changed.
It had been 10 years since I had worked on one. As I tried to find the
problem I quickly realized the extra piping and tanks were not connected to
the waste disposal system. I had just discovered this when another mechanic
from my company showed up. It was one of the mechanics who usually
works on these systems. I happily turned the job over to him. As I was
leaving I asked him about the extra equipment. He told me to "worry about
my end of the plane and let him worry about his!"
[MISSING IN THE OFFICIAL WIRING SCHEMATICS.]
The next day I was on the company computer to look up a wiring schematic.
While I was there I decided to look up the extra equipment I had found. To
my amazement the manuals did not show any of the extra equipment I had
seen with my own eyes the day before. I even tied in to the manufacturer
files and still found nothing. Now I was really determined to find out what
that equipment did.
The next week we had three of our planes in our main hanger for periodic
inspection. There are mechanics crawling all over a plane during these
inspections. I had just finished my shift and I decided to have a look at the
waste system on one of our planes. With all the mechanics around I figured
that no one would notice an extra one on the plane. Sure enough, the plane I
choose had the extra equipment!
I began to trace the system of pipes, pumps, and tanks. I found what
appeared to be the control unit for the system. It was a standard looking
avionics control box but it had no markings of any kind. I could trace the
control wires from the box to the pumps and valves but there were no
control circuits coming into the unit. The only wires coming into the unit
was a power connection to the aircraft's main power bus.
The system had 1 large and 2 smaller tanks. It was hard to tell in the
cramped compartment but it looked like the large tank could hold 50
gallons. The tanks were connected to a fill and drain valve that passed
through the fuselage just behind the drain valve for the waste system. When
I had a chance to look for this connection under the plane I found it
cunningly hidden behind a panel under the panel used to access the waste
drain.
I began to trace the piping from the pumps. These pipes lead to a network of
small pipes that ended in the trailing edges of the wings and horizontal
stabilizers. If you look closely at the wings of a large airplane you will see a
set of wires, about the size of your finger, extending from the trailing edge
of the wing surfaces. These are the static discharge wicks. They are used to
dissipate the static electric charge that builds up on a plane in flight. I
discovered that the pipes from this mystery system lead to every 1 out of 3
of these static discharge wicks. These wicks had been "hollowed out" to
allow whatever flows through these pipes to be discharged through these
fake wicks.
It was while I was on the wing that one of the managers spotted me. He
ordered me out of the hanger telling me that my shift was over and I had not
been authorized any overtime.
The next couple of days were very busy and I had no time to continue my
investigation. Late one afternoon, two days after my discovery, I was called
to replace an engine temperature sensor on a plane due to take off in two
hours. I finished the job and turned in the paperwork.
[A SCENE FROM KAFKA'S 'THE TRIAL', the manager, the union rep in
on it--with two 'airport security agents' who refused to identify themselves]
About 30 minutes later I was paged to see the General Manager. When I
went in his office I found that our union rep and two others who I did not
know were waiting on me. He told me that a serious problem had been
discovered. He said that I was being written up and suspended for turning in
false paperwork. He handed me a disciplinary form stating that I had turned
in false paperwork on the engine temperature sensor I had installed a few
hours before. I was floored and began to protest. I told them that this was
ridiculous and that I had done this work. ***The union rep spoke up then
and recommended that we take a look*** at the plane and see if we could
straighten it all out. It was at this time that I asked who the other two men
were. The GM told me that they were airline safety inspectors [yeah, like the
Mafia are just out to 'protect' you] but would not give me their name.
[just to fool with his mind]
We proceeded to the plane, which should have been in the air but was
parked on our maintenance ramp. We opened the engine cowling and the
union rep pulled the sensor. He checked the serial number and told everyone
that it was the old instrument. We then went to the parts bay and went back
into the racks. The union rep checked my report and pulled from the rack a
sealed box. He opened the box and pulled out the engine temperature sensor
with the serial number of the one I had installed. I was told that I was
suspended for a week without pay and to leave immediately. [all this of
course brings up the main point how did they know in the first place unless
it was all staged, they let him stew one whole day, then...]
I sat at home the first day of my suspension wondering what the hell had
happened to me. That evening I received a phone call. The voice told me
"Now you know what happens to mechanics who poke around in things they
shouldn't. The next time you start working on systems that are no concern of
yours you will lose your job! As it is I'm feeling generous, I believe that
you'll be able to go back to work soon" CLICK. Again I had to pick myself
from off the floor. I made the connection that what had happened was
directly connected to my tracing the mysterious piping. The next morning
the General Manager called me. He said that due to my past excellent
employment record that the suspension had been reduced to one day and that
I should report back to work immediately. The only thing I could think of
was what are they trying to hide and who are THEY!
[told him not to talk about his incident, and they monitored his web activity
at home, have access to his locked locker at work.]
That day at work went by as if nothing had happened. None of the other
mechanics mentioned the suspension and my union rep told me not to talk
about it. That night I logged onto the Internet to try to find some answers. I
don't remember now how I got there but I came across your site. That's when
it all came together. But the next morning at work I found a note inside my
locked locker. It said, "Curiosity killed the cat. Don't be looking at Internet
sites that are no concern of yours."
Well that's it. THEY are watching me.
Well you already know what they are doing. I don't know what they are
spraying but I can tell you how they are doing it. I figure they are using the
"honey trucks". These are the trucks that empty the waste from the lavatory
waste tanks. The airports usually contract out this job and nobody goes near
these trucks. Who wants to stand next a truck full of sh--. While these guys
are emptying the waste tanks they are filling the tanks of the spray system.
They know the planes flight path so they probably program the control unit
to start spraying some amount of time after the plane reaches a certain
altitude. The spray nozzles in the fake static wicks are so small that no one
in the plane would see a thing.
God help us all,
A concerned citizen.

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