Delta Capt locked out of cockpit

[fholbert]

FO locked in cockpit all alone! Ahh, the horror...
At least after they landed the captain was able to get off the plane while the FO is still stuck in the cockpit.

Yea but the FO had to pee so he used the left seat. Figured he won't be sitting there for a couple years.

 

[Karnage]

Heh. The aircraft involved was MD-90, N930DL, but the photo on the news article is clearly the 737, N390DA.

Oh … I just made myself sad.

And my inner airplane dork wonders if N930DL underwent some minor surgery and got upgraded from an MD-88 to an MD-90? Then again, I also wonder how N930DN feels that all this attention is getting misplaced onto other planes when it was the one that had to suffer the indignity of being landed by the FO?

 

[Ed Batist]

Can't wait for the report in a few days that it was done on purpose. FOs reasoning, he tells the police that he wanted to prove to everyone around the world that FOs can fly the plane.

 

[mshunter]

Captain happy?

 

[Sapper]

The plane landed safely, no one was hurt... It would appear to me this proves it works.

You are correct, it proves that by not having a single point of failure (ie single pilot) the flight landed safely.

 

[gotWXdagain]

I'd have taken my pants off. More comfortable and who would know?

That's why I like medevac. You can wear whatever you want underneath the flight suit and on the empty return leg, flight suit is optional

 

[Screaming_Emu]

That's why I like medevac. You can wear whatever you want underneath the flight suit and on the empty return leg, flight suit is optional

Bidness really casual

 

[sdfcvoh]

Best news story EVER.

 

[Luigi]

When the first officer made the landing "perfectly," the passengers broke out into spontaneous applause, Dougherty said.

There are few types of people worse than those that applause after a landing.

 

[falconvalley]

The plane landed safely, no one was hurt... It would appear to me this proves it works.

I hope that single pilot landings happen every time.

 

[gotWXdagain]

I hope that single pilot landings happen every time.

Considering that Southwest Airlines and the fine employees at LGA Ops can give us a detailed account as to why two-pilot landings don't work.

 

[z987k]

There are few types of people worse than those that applause after a landing.

Take a flight with a lot of Puerto Ricans on board. They all clap. It might be a Latin America thing, but it's hilarious in PR.

 

[CFIscare]

There are few types of people worse than those that applause after a landing.

Oh, that might explain the weird look captains always give me when I spontaneously break out into applause after a landing.

 

[Boris Badenov]

I can almost hear Gulley sharpening his knives from here. Thanks, O'Delta!

 

[ASpilot2be]

That's why I like medevac. You can wear whatever you want underneath the flight suit and on the empty return leg, flight suit is optional

I love it when crew scheduling calls and says they have a flight for me and I dont need to wear the uniform. Either rescue flights, or freighter flights.

 

[tonyw]

It's a good thing the first officer didn't have the fish.

 

[Area 5150]

I assume this particular aircraft will find its place at the museum in ATL because it's so special? Frankly, I think they outta paint a mural of the FO on the biggest building at KATL. But, that's just me.....

 

[MikeD]

Did the FO take it all the way to the gate?

 

[gotWXdagain]

Did the FO take it all the way to the gate?

Yes and it was there that he cancelled.

 

[Screaming_Emu]

I think it's gotta be really awkward to be the captain "well...I guess I'll just grab a seat. Wait, the flight is full?"