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so United wanted the full(er) inspection to be done at United O'Hare Maintenance Facility, got it. No. United has a massive maintenance base at SFO and this

so United wanted the full(er) inspection to be done at United O'Hare Maintenance Facility, got it. No. United has a massive maintenance base at SFO and this sort of inspection is important enough that you wouldn't put a plane back in revenue service without conducting a check.

egberts1 4y ago
COO Toby Enqkvist is stationed in Chicago. And only the most rigorous inspections are done in O'Hare facility where all the best equipments are and under watchful eyes of executives. This is expected given how many times FAA has hit United Airline in last 12 months for not doing safety inspection. So I am guessing it went to ORD.
- inferiorhuman 4y ago
  COO Toby Enqkvist is stationed in Chicago. What? The COO is not going to be doing or overseeing the inspection. And only the most rigorous inspections are done in O'Hare facility where all the best equipments are and under watchful eyes of executives. What? United Tech Ops is based out of SFO with a 2.9 million square foot facility. Yeah, there are like thirty other Tech Ops facilities, but the SFO facility is the largest and is obviously well prepared to carry out whatever inspection especially as the plane was already there. So I am guessing it went to ORD. Yes, it flew to Chicago in revenue service. There is zero chance that United deferred an inspection until after a subsequent revenue flight. Not even Southwest is that bad (and they're the record holder for maintenance related fines from the FAA). From what I've read 2.5 hours is about enough time to do an inspection if no damage is found initially.