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VIDEO: Runaway airport cart spirals out of control and nearly hits airplane

提交時間：4年之前

A driver did not appear to be behind the wheel as the video footage was taken. The cart nearly crashed into the nose of an airplane parked nearby before a vehicle being driven by an airport employee collided with the runway cart, bringing it to a stop. (www.businessinsider.com) 更多...

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Geoff Arkley 4年之前 1

"We appreciate the quick action of our team member who stopped the vehicle," the airline added in its statement.
Given the $$$ of a collision with an aircraft (any aircraft) I'm thinking this guy should get a four figure bonus.

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joel wiley 4年之前 1

Will probably get a certificate of appreciation as a cover letter for his layoff notice for not following unwritten intervention procedures. . .

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Rpalmqui 4年之前 3

I take special note of how AA says that no AA employees were injured, but what about the ramp employee that clearly got injured and was dragged to safety by a colleague. Kudos to the Ramp Instructor's quick thinking with the Lektra AND kudos to the person who rescued their co-worker.

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Antonello Davi 4年之前 1

and can you imagine the look of the FO of the respective aircraft watching the event play out? Priceless.

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Antonello Davi 4年之前 3

As being directly connected to this event, I can tell you that a Ramp Instructor utilized the Lextro Pushout to stop the threat. We teach out employees not to endanger themselves and not be hero's. Metal can be replaced; employees cannot. The Ramp Instructor was recognized at a system wide level and an investigation has been started to determine direct cause or causes and establish procedure to prevent reoccurance

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SorenTwin 4年之前 1

*Lektro

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Lee Wiedmeyer 4年之前 1

A worthy investigation and study

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Michael Ragsdale 4年之前 2

Thanks for the update Antonello! "Metal can be replaced; employees cannot." Truer words have never been spoken!

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darjr26 4年之前 3

Looks like Uber has not quite perfected the autonomous beverage cart!

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Ken Riehl 4年之前 2

It’s a golf cart, when parking anywhere near an aircraft, power switch off, direction selector in neutral, hill brake set and this could NEVER happen.

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joel wiley 4年之前 1

Driver didn't work the checklist....

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Lee Wiedmeyer 4年之前 6

It seems to me the cart should have a safety switch in the seat. If nobody is in the seat the cart will not operate. I have that in my riding lawnmower and I am nowhere near multi-million dollar aircraft. Cheap fix to prevent that from EVER happening again.

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Dale Ballok 4年之前 2

When has that EVER happened before? Oh ya , never!

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Michael Ragsdale 4年之前 1

My buddy who still flies for American said they were told a water bottle fell and wedged on the accelerator.

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Zak cook 4年之前 5

they have angered the machine

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Michael Weaver 4年之前 0

It was an American airlines or Envoy jet so I'm sure American Air won't recognize the employee saving the aircraft

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dardav 4年之前 1

twitter says that was a "He". He stepped in with prejudice.

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ToddBaldwin3 4年之前 10

Good job tackling the cart with another vehicle. Someone may be looking for a new job soon.

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John D 4年之前 13

I'd expect the airline that owns that plane would be thankful for this guy stepping up and thinking outside the box. Probably saved some people from injury too.

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padrooga23 4年之前 0

She did a great job!

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David Isaacs 4年之前 1

I could not see a clear enough view to know whether it was a he or a she. I have even magnified it but it becomes pixelated. In the new English "They did a great job". And I don't think I would have wanted to try to jump on the way it was swaying.

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John Smith 4年之前 1

https://wgntv.com/2019/10/01/man-who-stopped-spiraling-cart-in-viral-video-at-ohare-identified/

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David Isaacs 4年之前 17

I think the guy who saved the plane deserves recognition and reward. While others seemed helpless, he did a great job.

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Dale Ballok 4年之前 2

Easy for you to say after the fact!
If you look at the video, it would be impossible to do as you say, due to the fact that there were two cabinet doors that flew open and anyone getting near would get struck by either one! Also, the cart was not making concentric circles which made approaching it very dangerous. I understand your logic, but not applicable here.
You'd have to be one cool dude to casually try and do what you described.

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