Airplane Heavy Maintenance | Mega Pit Stops | Episode 1 | Free Documentary
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Published 2019-10-18
At Lufthansa Technik Malta, 700 hidden figures keep aviation the safest way to travel. The highly trained team specializes in aircraft safety checks and overhauls. They inspect and repair fleets from airlines around the world. The ultimate Mega Pitstop!
Their recent project: Kilo Romeo - An Airbus A330-300. Effort of this Pitstop: 25.000 manhours. Time is a crucial issue, as Kilo Romeo is already scheduled for the next flight. From now on the team only has 40 days to deliver a good as new aircraft.
The whole cabin gets stripped down. Engineers remove, check, repair and reinstall millions of pieces. Seats, kitchen- and bathroom monuments, wall and floor panels. In multiple workshops specialists refurbish every single item – racing against a tight schedule. Once all parts of the cabin are completely dismantled, inspectors check and overhaul every inch of the aircraft’s base structure. The steel frame, isolation and dozens of kilometers of cable. Not a single screw stays unchecked.
At the same time another unit scans the plane’s exterior for damages. Especially the sides and roof often get seriously hit by lightning strikes and need to be patched. Mechanics also cautiously take off and refurbish the six tons Rolls Royce engines. From the wings to deep into the fuel tanks: The engineers review every security relevant parts – multiple times. To make sure the passengers are safe. A fascinating and rare insight – only on Mega Pit Stops!
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All Comments (21)
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I worked for 45 years in aviation, now retired. This documentary was very accurate and is giving me flashbacks for my younger years. The most schedule disruptive item on the list is the finding of structural corrosion…the proverbial can of worms.
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Probably the most underappreciated job in the whole airline industry. Respect to these guys!
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A big appreciation to the people that work behind the scenes to create such wonderful and safe flights
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Apart from all the engineers, I think the filming team also deserves some respect. Taking shots in all kinds of confined spaces with parts worth millions of dollars, where each engineer is trying to do his job and not to hurt people or equipment, is surely not an easy task. I really hope they got along well during the filming.
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As a potential Mechanical engineer, I really appreciate the great work everyone does to ensure the safety of people. Unsung heroes, exactly why I love Engineering.
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Amazing documentary...The best line was said by the technician while removing the passenger seat and seeing all the dirt the passengers leave behind... "I am always dreaming to maybe find... a diamond "
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Congrats to all aviation maintenance workers around the world for millions of lives are in their hands. Best wishes from Brazil. God bless you
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Being an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer was my first ambition as a little boy. I am always awestruck to see how planes are taken apart and put together again. Hats off to these men....and women(edit)!
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Hats off to these guys for making our air travel safer!
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I was a Maintenance Engineer; What a mammoth task to overhaul one full aircraft to ensure that it is safe for the next 6 years and for all its passengers! How much effort in organizing every thing? And when I imagine how to organize the maintenance of Military Aircraft during a war!!
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I'm currently studying Aircraft Maintenance Technology in the Philippines.. I'm inspired with this guys RESPECT
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These are unsung hero's behind the scenes of safe travel
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These little things holds everything together...That sums up engineering and life....No big or small...Everything has its value
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What a mammoth project !!! These men and women are miracle workers. Five Stars to each !!!
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Lufthansa Technik, the best in the aircraft MRO industry. It was an honor to be part of the family.
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I enjoy watching these supervisors telling the aviation maintenance professionals how to do their job.
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Congrats to all of you! You're doing an awesome job, you're keeping all of us safe during the flights. Thank you!🙂👏👏
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👍💕to all Aeronautical engineers kudos for all the passion, time & effort you put in in your daily work so that we can fly safe & sound. Blessings to y'all.💖💯🙏
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Hats off to all the engineers.......
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Its a could have should have job for me. Fascinating and now I live 15 miles from a major cargo hub with major maintenance facilities.
