Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 104 I want the blueprint of Boeing 737NG! (Please subscribe!)
Gate 411 of Jianchuan Airport.

This parking stand is a remote stand, surrounded by a flat river, without any buildings to block it.Jianchuan Airport is already very windy. If there is no obstruction nearby, the wind will be whistling.

Beside the light post at the parking stand, Xu Cang and Lu Jinghua crouched their heads and tucked their hands into their sleeves. Lu Jinghua even wore ear warmers.

The Jianchuan Airport in early spring still has a bit of aftertaste of winter, and the night wind blows for a long time like a knife on the face.Lu Jinghua leaned against the lamppost, bowed his head and cursed: "I didn't see it so cold when I got off the plane after flying the night shift. I should have worn a leather hat earlier."

"It's taking off, and it's not usually this cold." Xu Cang was blown by the wind and his teeth were grinning, and his cheeks were blushing from the cold: "The location of this airport is too bad. There are so many places in Jianchuan City, so I chose such a bad one. In the four seasons of the year, the two months in autumn are slightly better, and the other times are not calm."

In fact, Xu Cang was wrong, just like Lu Jinghua, he didn't expect the night wind to be so cold at night, and he didn't even go home to get some casual clothes, so he planned to put on his uniform and go in.

In the end, Lu Jinghua was still careful, he had his own car, so it was convenient to go home, and he even brought an extra coat just in case.It was this coat that was added, otherwise Xu Cang would have caught a cold and fell ill with just that thin uniform coat.

Xu Cang and Lu Jinghua didn't want to wait in such an environment, but the infield cars couldn't wait here all the time, otherwise it would take too long and the team would be easy to find out.

"Really, you are the general manager of the flight department. You can't even deploy an infield car. What kind of leader are you?" Xu Cang teased.

Although Lu Jinghua's coat was added, it was still not enough. Xu Cang's body was half-frozen now, so he could only keep talking to cheer himself up.

Speaking of this old Lu Jinghua blushed, it was not from cold, but from embarrassment.

"The higher-ups are holding tight. How much privilege I have as a department manager is just doing things with money." Lu Jinghua is still defending: "And we didn't communicate with the maintenance and support department for this kind of private testing, so we should keep a low profile it is good."

Xu Cang snorted and rolled his eyes.Suddenly, a bright light came from a distance, Xu Cang narrowed his eyes instinctively, and found two headlights from the driveway.

"Is someone coming?" Xu Cang stretched his head to look, and found that it seemed to be a small orange pickup truck: "Well, the maintenance is here!"

Looking at the table below, it is indeed approaching the landing time, so the pick-up truck should be doing post-flight maintenance.

Xu Cang pushed Lu Jinghua who was still curled up in a ball to keep warm with his elbow: "Hey, it seems that the maintenance is here. Hurry up and think about your excuse for a while."

As I said just now, they did not notify the Maintenance and Support Department of their private testing of the aircraft.If some people who are on the line in the maintenance and support department find out, there will be some troubles later, so I will definitely not tell the real situation in a while, and I will have to change my words.

"Well, I'll go. I'm finally here. I'll take shelter in the mechanic's car for a while." Lu Jinghua was more concerned about sheltering from the wind than how to fool the mechanic.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a small pickup truck to drive up to Xu Cang and the two, and two maintenance personnel got out of the car.At first, when the maintenance staff saw Xu Cang and the two, they thought they were ground service personnel, but through the dim light, they found that one of them was Lu Jinghua, the general manager of the flight department.

Although they don't belong to the same department, Lu Jinghua is quite well-known in Blue Sky Airlines.

One of the maintenance staff looked at the two frozen dogs, his face full of confusion: "Boss Lu, who are you?"

"It's nothing serious!" Lu Jinghua smiled pretendingly, "This 747 is our company's top priority recently, and the flight department attaches great importance to it, so I was sent over to check the status of the plane."

The maintenance staff nodded, but he knew that this 747 was worshiped by Blue Sky Airlines as a bodhisattva, and the leaders of the maintenance and support department also urged them to take good care of the plane, and the flight department paid attention to it. It is also reasonable.

It's just that the flight department has all kinds of surprise inspections, and it's rare to check the status of the plane. After all, pilots fly planes, but they don't know the structure of the plane as well as their maintenance staff. They can see if there is any problem with the plane.

"Boss Lu, we are responsible for the condition of the plane!" the maintenance officer said puzzled.

Lu Jinghua didn't panic at all, but instead showed a helpless look: "Of course I know that you are in charge of the plane, but brothers know that many things are decided by the leaders at the top, so we can only listen and don't care if it fits or not." It’s reasonable, right? Don’t worry, I’m just following orders, and I’ll be on errand when I get back after a while.”

Lu Jinghua has figured out the hearts of the grassroots employees. Anyway, scolding the leader is always politically correct.

As soon as Lu Jinghua complained, the maintenance staff seemed to have found a bosom friend, not to mention that Lu Jinghua's attitude was excellent, and Lu Jinghua was not in his own department, so he had no conflicts of interest, so the maintenance staff had no scruples and immediately agreed: "Yes, let's go What kind of work orders have to be done every day, and there are several more, which made the crew feel annoyed several times."

Lu Jinghua stared: "Which flight crew is annoying, tell me about it?"

"No, no, everyone is very cooperative, just complaining about it." The maintenance is still very sensible, and he didn't really report which crew: "Actually, don't say the crew is annoying, we are also annoying."

Lu Jinghua sighed: "Isn't that right, the big leader asked us to come over to check, this late at night, we wanted to wait in the infield car but refused to let us, so we had to wind here."

It was as if a hornet's nest had been poked at this time, and the maintenance staff began to pour out their misery again, and Lu Jinghua might have fooled the maintenance staff and finally tricked himself into it, and the emotions gradually entered it, and the two began to frantically complain about the company's problems.

Just when the two were talking more and more excited, Xu Cang stepped forward and interjected: "Brother, have you received any relevant notice from Boeing about the S747 switch of the Boeing 2?"

"Announcement, what announcement?" The maintenance officer looked at Xu Cang in some confusion.

Xu Cang paused: "For example, the power supply problem of the S2 main control or the strength problem of the L-shaped fixed."

"Hiss S2 switch, this" Even a professional maintenance is a little uncertain when he hears this term, which shows how remote this cabin door locking system is.The maintenance staff thought about it for a while, and then checked with their colleagues before saying: "When the 747 was received, there was no failure record of the relevant system, and Boeing has not issued a relevant notice recently. Brother, where did you know this? "

"No?" Xu Cang sighed, and Boing really didn't notice this problem at all.He just casually said something perfunctory: "Just ask casually."

The engineer was not that kind of persistent person, so he didn't ask any more questions, but just looked at Xu Cang curiously: "But you actually know the S2 switch and the L-shaped holder!"

Xu Cang smiled: "I just read the manual casually. Our company knows that there are not many people on the 747, so the flight department asked me to follow Mr. Lu."

"So it's a master of theory!" The maintenance officer was about to say something, when he suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance, only to see a huge monster leaving the runway.

Xu Cang also glanced in the direction of the runway. Although it was completely dark, the landing lights and strobe lights of the plane were quite distinguishable.

"Ouch, the plane has landed." Now that we couldn't talk anymore, the maintenance staff immediately started to greet colleagues to prepare, and those passenger elevators and shuttle buses were waiting in full force.

At the end, Lu Jinghua also told the maintenance: "Brother, our surprise inspection is an unannounced visit, so you don't need to report it to the department."

The maintenance staff laughed: "It's not the bureau's inspection, what should I report for the internal inspection of my company?"

Only then did Lu Jinghua feel relieved: "Brother, go and do your work."

This time Lu Jinghua really took care of the maintenance clearly. Xu Cang was secretly relieved to see that Lu Jinghua had taken care of everything. It would be good to have a small leader by his side. What about neuropathy?

Of course, no matter how successfully Lu Jinghua fooled him, he should be more careful, after all, he was doing "sneaky tricks".Based on the principle of being cautious, the two of them waited until the maintenance had finished the external inspection and went to the plane, and there was no one on the apron before they started the inspection.

"Hurry up, who knows when they will come down?" Lu Jinghua stood on the apron in front of the front cargo hold holding up his mobile phone to record, part of his focus was on whether anyone got off the plane on the other side.

"It's okay, soon!" Xu Cang coughed softly, and he stood in front of the cabin door and said to Lu Jinghua's mobile phone camera: "I will manually close the front cargo cabin door first, according to the working principle of the S2 master control system." , the power will be cut off after the hatch is closed"

Xu Cang was explaining what he was going to do in a while, because this video file was to be sent to Boeing headquarters.

As he spoke, he pointed to a square cover next to the cabin door, which was the controller of the S2 switch.

"When the hatch is closed, the S2 switch should be powered off, so it should be useless for me to operate the S2 switch." After speaking, Xu Cang walked to the front of the S2 switch controller panel, opened the cover, and manually operated the S2 switch. The former said: "I will turn on the S2 switch now!"

As Xu Cang turned on the S2 switch, under Xu Cang's signal, Lu Jinghua's cell phone camera turned to the closed front cargo door.

After waiting for a while, the cabin door didn't move at all, Lu Jinghua was a little confused: "Xu Cang, isn't it still closed, and it hasn't been opened yet!"

"Don't talk, keep quiet!" Xu Cang raised his hand to stop Lu Jinghua's words, and leaned his ear closer to the crack under the cabin door, as if carefully distinguishing something?
After waiting like this for about 2 minutes, Xu Cang remained motionless, only the whistling wind could be heard around him, and the scene seemed a little weird.

Lu Jinghua felt strange and anxious at the same time, he was holding his mobile phone, and at the same time he was paying attention to whether the maintenance was down, and he even scolded in his heart, the general manager of his dignified flight department turned out to be like a thief.

Just when Lu Jinghua lost his patience, Xu Cang's eyes suddenly burst into light: "There is movement!"

Lu Jinghua was taken aback for a moment: "What's happening?"

Before Lu Jinghua could figure out the situation, Xu Cang directly opened the handle on the hatch and opened the hatch manually.

"What are you doing, why did you open it manually!" Lu Jinghua said in shock.

After opening the hatch, Xu Cang was looking for something on the hatch, suddenly his eyes fixed, and his face instantly sank.He waved to Lu Jinghua: "Come and see!"

"What's the matter?" Lu Jinghua walked over suspiciously, but he still didn't forget his duty, and was always in the video recording state.

When he got to Xu Cang's side, Xu Cang pointed him to the L-shaped retainer: "Look at this retainer!"

"What?" Lu Jinghua took a closer look, his face turned pale in an instant, and he saw that the L-shaped fixator that was supposed to be intact had been obviously deformed and twisted: "Xu Cang, you didn't mention that you will do this test Damage the L-shaped holder!"

Just as Xu Cang wanted to say something, he was shot by a beam of strong light, and the two of them closed their eyes at the same time.

It wasn't until the two gradually got used to the light that they realized that it was the maintenance crew who came down to them with a flashlight.Lu Jinghua murmured that it was not good, he was so distracted just now that he didn't notice that the maintenance was down.

The engineer looked at Lu Jinghua and the two with a blank face: "Boss Lu, what are you doing?"

The next morning, in the office of the vice president of maintenance.

Boom!
A dull sound echoed in the office. Yu Fengtian, the vice president of maintenance, looked at the distorted L-shaped fixer on the table with a livid face. Not far from him were Xu Cang and Lu Jinghua who bowed their heads and did not speak. .

Exhaling a long breath, Yu Fengtian tried to calm himself down a little, otherwise he might be about to start.

"Tell me, what are you guys thinking about?" Yu Fengtian had a sullen face, his eyes seemed to want to cut Xu Cang and Lu Jinghua into pieces.

"Mr. Yu, we think there is something wrong with the door locking system of this plane, so we went to verify it." Lu Jinghua explained with a smile on his face.

Yu Fengtian almost laughed angrily: "Then the L-shaped fixer was verified and broken, that's what it means, so what's the verification?"

"The L-shaped retainer is broken, so there is a problem." Xu Cang raised his head with a calm expression: "According to the working principle of the S2 switch, after I manually close the hatch, the locking system of the S2 main control will be powered off, then I will turn off the power again." The controller that manipulates the S2 switch should be invalid. But actually, after I manually turn on the S2 switch, the C-type latch is still working, which means that the S2 switch system is not powered off after the hatch is closed, while the L-type latch is still working. The device is deformed to prevent the C-shaped latch from rotating."

"Did you do it on purpose?" Yu Fengtian pointed at Xu Cang with a dark face, "Is it because of the 1566 incident that you did this?"

Xu Cang's expression remained unchanged: "Whether it's 1566 or this 4724, I'm not aimless. On the issue of 1566, I can accept Mr. Yu's approach of considering the interests of the company. But this 4724 has even bigger problems. And there is obviously experimental evidence, it should be grounded.”

In fact, after submitting the proposal on 1566 to Yu Fengtian, Xu Cang paid attention to the operation of 1566 for a period of time. Since then, 1566 has not been grounded, which means that Yu Fengtian completely ignored Xu Cang's suggestion for 1566.However, after that, Xu Cang did not seek Yu Fengtian again.

But this time is different!
Although the plane in 1566 did not pass the D inspection, it also went through the careful inspection of the company's maintenance, but no problems were found.Logically speaking, there is indeed an occasional situation of black swans.

The most important thing is that in Xu Cang's memory, there is no air crash caused by a similar malfunction, so Xu Cang is willing to compromise on this issue.

But the plane 4724 is completely different. The verification just now has perfectly proved Xu Cang's concerns, and the crash of flight 7811 is vivid in his memory. If it doesn't matter, who knows what tragic accident will happen?

"How much did our company spend to lease this 747 from Muhua to fly internationally, and now it has stopped, are you okay?" Yu Fengtian asked Xu Cang: "You keep saying that it is a problem with the plane, I see clearly It’s a matter of your random operation, is there anything in the manual that tells you to do it?”

"Mr. Yu!" Xu Cang's expression turned solemn: "This time we conducted the test on the ground, and there was no pressure difference between the inside and outside of the cabin, so it was only the deformation of the L-shaped retainer. Under the action, the hatch will open abnormally, and then there will be a big problem.”

"What does your test represent, who would manually turn on the S2 switch controller at high altitude?"

Xu Cang said anxiously: "The aircraft 4724 is more than 15 years old, and the wiring inside the aircraft is aging and worn out. If there is a short circuit, it is likely to cause the electric motor of S2 to turn on."

Yu Fengtian sullenly said: "All this is based on your guess, short circuit? Why do you think that a short circuit will cause the S2 main control motor to turn on abnormally?"

"13 years ago, a United Airlines 747 took off from Heathrow Airport and decompressed at an altitude of 2 feet. Afterwards, one of the cargo doors of the aircraft was opened a crack, and the L-shaped anchors were all twisted and damaged. Mr. Yu, not only the S[-] switch is flawed, but also the strength of the L-shaped retainer is questionable, this plane can no longer fly.”

"Shut up!" Yu Fengtian yelled suddenly: "If there is a problem with the S2 switch or the L-shaped retainer, why didn't Boeing issue a relevant announcement. Don't pretend that you know everything, this time I will Report to the flight department, you wait! And you."

Yu Fengtian said and pointed to Lu Jinghua: "If you feel that the position of the general manager of the flight department is for doing things recklessly, you can go down. Some people want to sit."

In the end, Yu Fengtian didn't want to see Xu Cang and Lu Jinghua anymore, and shouted: "Get lost!"

Xu Cang wanted to say something, but was forcibly pulled out by Lu Jinghua.

After leaving the office, Lu Jinghua patted Xu Cang's shoulder to comfort him: "He regards Boeing's words as the golden rule, and Boeing didn't say anything wrong with the S2 switch and the L-shaped retainer, so it's no wonder you can convince him with your words alone. However, if I told you that there were related safety issues before, why hasn’t there been any changes to the aircraft after so many years?”

Xu Cang narrowed his eyes: "So it's time to remind Boeing!"

As he spoke, Xu Cang took out his mobile phone and dialed Li Rongcheng's number saved earlier.

Soon the phone was connected, and Xu Cang said to the phone: "It's me, Xu Cang! If it's convenient, can we meet?"

Not long after, in a coffee shop in a commercial street in the center of Jianchuan, Li Rongcheng was holding a mobile phone, which was playing a video, which was shot by Lu Jinghua last night.

After watching for a long time, Li Rongcheng's brows gradually frowned, and finally he put down his phone: "Sorry, although I am the person in charge of the region, I am mainly in charge of administration, and I am not very proficient in technology."

Opposite him, Xu Cang said expressionlessly: "Then go find a professional."

"That's natural, I will send this video to the technical department at the headquarters for evaluation."

Xu Cang hummed: "That's troublesome!"

After speaking, Xu Cang was ready to get up and leave.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Xu!" Li Rongcheng hurriedly asked to stay: "It's the first time we meet alone, we can talk about other things."

Xu Cang frowned: "What can we talk about?"

If it wasn't for Li Rongcheng to send the video to Boeing headquarters, he wouldn't bother looking for Li Rongcheng at all.When Lu Jinghua took him to see Li Rongcheng before, Xu Cang felt that Li Rongcheng seemed to be asking for something from him.

If it were someone else, the person in charge of Boeing's region would be overjoyed if he wanted something from himself?But Xu Cang wasn't interested at all.

"Mr. Xu doesn't need to be so wary of me. I'm thinking about Mr. Xu's premise." Li Rongcheng tried to show himself as kindly as possible: "Although Blue Sky Airlines is a good airline company, people like Mr. It’s just a waste of time here. Why don’t you follow me to the Boeing headquarters for the position of chief technology officer? The Boeing headquarters is where Mr. Xu can display his talents!”

Xu Cang rolled his eyes, thinking that it was true, but it was a pity that Li Rongcheng's wish would come to nothing.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in going to Boeing's headquarters." After speaking, Xu Cang got up, straightened his clothes, and nodded slightly at Li Rongcheng: "Mr. Li, I will trouble you about the video. This matter is not only It's only my business, and it's also for you Boeing to eliminate hidden dangers, Mr. Li should try his best, right?"

Seeing that Xu Cang was about to leave, Li Rongcheng was in a hurry, and he also got up quickly: "Mr. Xu, Boeing has a history of nearly a hundred years. Can't such a well-established company attract Mr. Xu?"

Xu Cang sneered, and stopped talking, already pulling out his chair to leave.

Li Rongcheng was even more anxious. In the eyes of any pilot, the Boeing headquarters was like a holy place, but Xu Cang's side abandoned it like a shoe. He really couldn't understand.

Just when Xu Cang was about to leave, Li Rongcheng said anxiously: "Mr. Xu, please make a condition. Why are you willing to go to Boeing headquarters with me?"

"I didn't." Xu Cang was about to say that he was not interested in asking prices, but for some reason, Chen Jinwu's old face suddenly appeared in his mind.He pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "If you can get a complete set of blueprints for 737NG, I can think about it!"

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