Question on aircraft detailing

Tubojet28:

I just recently watched a special on the aero peru crash and there were a lot a mistakes that led to the accident. Boeing, believe it or not, had to pay a lot of damages. Also, if I remember correctly the cleaning people used clear tape. Also the aircraft inspection was signed off by a person not authorized to sign the aircraft off...Also, during the special they indicated that the tape on the static ports could not be seen when illuminated by a flashlight....


my .02 worth

hindsight is always 20/20
 
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They put masking tape over the static system while they washed the fairly new 757, someone forgot to take it off

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Sorry, I guess I really should've considered all aspects involving even a seemingly simple accident cause. I was just under the assumption that it was masking tape, as that was what was first brought up.
 
Found this:

The wreckage was subsequently recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, and investigators found that all of the aircraft's static ports were taped over (see photo at bottom), rendering the aircraft's air data systems inoperative. Mechanics taped the ports prior to washing the airplane and failed to remove the tape prior to flight, and the crew missed seeing the tape during pre-flight.

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It looks like maybe black electrical tape? But it seems like I do remember something about the person who did the preflight was not qualified to do so, and that the investigators decided that even if the Captian or FO had done to preflight they wouldn't have been able to see the tape with a flashlight and something about the location of the ports on the 757, which might have played into Boeing having to pay damages.
 
I just remembered, one of the BIG things with this crash was the fact that when they got the "too low terrain warning" they checked with ATC because there altimeters indicated 9700 feet. 31 seconds before the left wing made first impact with the ocean ATC confirmed there altitude at 9700 feet. It was later learned ATC's readings were coming from the plane, now I don’t remember the specifics of why but that was put off on Boeing, along with a few other things.
 
Back to aircraft detailing and place washing... Would it be a good idea for me to call my local airport's FBO and ask who washes their airplanes? Then I could contact the company and try to get a job with them. Is this a good plan or not? Would they hire a 15 year old? I would do it myself but after reading a few articles about it online, there are too many things you have to know about the airplane or you could screw it up.
 
Sounds like a great idea, Brian. Now you're thinking. The only problem you MIGHT run into is child labor laws. HOWEVER, I have worked for theme parks that employed 15 year olds, so there's nothing in FL laws that strictly forbid it. You would just be limited to something like 4 hours a day.
 
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Sounds like a great idea, Brian. Now you're thinking. The only problem you MIGHT run into is child labor laws. HOWEVER, I have worked for theme parks that employed 15 year olds, so there's nothing in FL laws that strictly forbid it. You would just be limited to something like 4 hours a day.

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