Chapter 79 Living Buddhas
After bidding farewell to his master Chen Xiangdong, Xu Cang still felt a lingering fear. Even though his master admitted that he could help cover up his problems in the cabin noise , he didn't know what the bureau's attitude was towards this.
Whether he just felt it was strange and had no intention of pursuing it too much, or whether he wanted to find out the truth, these were not things Xu Cang could know.
However, judging from Chen Xiangdong's attitude, the authorities had not yet taken the cockpit voice too seriously. Otherwise, Chen Xiangdong alone would not have been able to suppress the issue.
In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Xu Cang was not particularly worried about the cabin sound. He just told his master Chen Xiangdong that he had nothing to say about it, which was to make his attitude clear. Chen Xiangdong was someone he could tell the truth to, and when Xu Cang said that, Chen Xiangdong should be able to tell that Xu Cang was hiding something, and it was very important.
Therefore, even though Chen Xiangdong later pointed out that Xu Cang was hiding something, he did not ask any further questions.
But if the authorities really pursued it, he probably wouldn't be able to explain it, but he wouldn't tell them the same thing as he did to Chen Xiangdong. He could say indirectly that he saw a flock of birds and "felt" there was a risk of bird strike, so he blurted it out to give himself a way out. Anyway, whether there was video recording on the plane, it was up to Xu Cang to say.
Even if the authorities don't believe Xu Cang's completely idealistic explanation, they can't punish Xu Cang for his words, right?
Therefore, even the worst result is that Xu Cang can't fly. However, such an extreme result is basically unlikely to happen. Moreover, Xu Cang personally believes in Chen Xiangdong. If he says he can block it, then he should be able to block it.
Feiyu 6321 did have some flaws in what he did, mainly because he had just been reborn and his mental state had not yet adjusted. He needs to be a little more careful in the future.
However, after talking with his master, Xu Cang understood one thing: from the company's perspective, it was reasonable and legal to allow aircraft 1566 to resume flying, so Xu Cang needed to find a solution that the company could accept.
After returning to the base building, Xu Cang went to look for Lu Jinghua again. At this time, Lu Jinghua was the only one left in the office. Seeing Xu Cang coming back, Lu Jinghua immediately stood up and asked, "Xu Cang, what's wrong?"
"Brother Lu, I want you to do me a favor."
Lu Jinghua: "What help?"
"I want to see the maintenance records of 1566, and also ask the quality center to give me all the operating data of 1566." Xu Cang said: "I don't have the authority to do so. I need you, Brother Lu, to come forward."
"All maintenance records and operating data?" Lu Jinghua was stunned: "Xu Cang, what do you want these for?"
Xu Cang said in a deep voice: "If the fault is not accidental, then its triggering conditions should have a pattern, and it must be difficult to occur during normal operation. Otherwise, I wouldn't have felt it so obviously that time. Since there is a pattern, perhaps we can find clues from the maintenance records and operation data."
"Xu Cang, although 1566 has not been in service for a long time and the maintenance records may not be many, the operating data is not a small amount. You want to find a pattern from these complicated data? Even if there are ten of them, you can't do it!" Lu Jinghua could understand Xu Cang's idea. At first glance, it seemed feasible. However, it was basically impossible in actual operation. Just reading these files can drown people alive, not to mention finding a deeply hidden pattern from the chaotic and disordered data.
It is even hard to say whether this law exists or not.
"How do you know if you don't try?" Xu Cang smiled. "Brother Lu, I was really excited just now. Under the current circumstances, I have no reason to ask the company to stop flying 1566. So, I want to find a reason that can at least make the company pay enough attention to it."
Lu Jinghua was stunned for a moment, then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Xu Cang, I'm glad you can figure it out."
"Everyone just has different positions. I checked. Tomorrow afternoon is the first flight after 1566's go-around. If possible, I want to find the problem before then."
Lu Jinghua couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Do you know how many of those things Xu Cang has in one day?"
Xu Cang smiled, revealing his white teeth: "So, bring it here and let me see how many there are!"
"You kid..." Lu Jinghua also laughed: "Since you want it, I will naturally give it all to you. But, even if we find something, what if the higher-ups still don't agree?"
Xu Cang pondered for a moment, then said: "In fact, the key to this problem is money. If the higher-ups still don't agree, then I will pay for the maintenance. I'm still young, and a fixed percentage of my salary will be deducted every month. I think it will be paid off in a dozen years, so the company won't have to bear any risks. The 1566 aircraft is still very new, and some of the D inspection items don't need to be done, so the cost should be much lower. Um, it should be, right?"
Hearing this, Lu Jinghua was dumbfounded: "Xu Cang, when you die one day, will there be relics after cremation?"
"Give up what?" Xu Cang didn't understand what Lu Jinghua meant for a moment.
"A living Buddha, the greatest saint in the world." Lu Jinghua was about to shed tears: "I heard that the Buddha cut his flesh to feed the eagle. Xu Cang, today I have opened my eyes."
The story of Buddha cutting off his flesh to feed an eagle is of course a myth, but it is actually very similar to the current situation. Blue Sky Airlines followed the inspection regulations and did not find any problems with the aircraft. According to the regulations, the aircraft should be able to take off again.
But Xu Cang also had his reasons, because he had indeed experienced the situation where the nose of the 1566 aircraft rose abnormally, and that was not a small problem, it was fatal.
However, if the plane is sent for D inspection and no problems are found, it would be fine. If no problems are found, then Blue Sky Airlines will suffer a huge loss. Any normal leader would not agree to Xu Cang's D inspection suggestion.
Therefore, Xu Cang had to find another reason to make the leader pay enough attention. If the leader still couldn't agree, Xu Cang would have to cut his own flesh.
In this matter, one party must sacrifice, and it is obvious that the company is definitely not willing to be the sacrificial party.
Xu Cang didn't know how to respond to Lu Jinghua's words, so he could only respond with a helpless smile: "Brother Lu, let's get down to business first, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Lu Jinghua nodded repeatedly: "I'll go get the things right away, you wait here and watch."
After Lu Jinghua left, Xu Cang sat down on the sofa and wiped his face heavily with both hands, trying to make himself more sober. The next 24 hours would be an extremely difficult journey.
About ten minutes later, Lu Jinghua came over with a thick stack of documents. The amount was so large that it even covered Lu Jinghua's head.
However, these are not all. According to Lu Jinghua, there is another file of similar size. So, Lu Jinghua was not talking nonsense just now, but there are really too many.
Not to mention analyzing the patterns, you may not be able to finish reading it even if you read it all.
At first, Lu Jinghua wanted to help Xu Cang. But after reading a few copies, he felt dizzy and gave up in the end. However, Lu Jinghua did not go back, but lay down on the sofa in the office, leaving his desk for Xu Cang to use.
In order not to disturb Xu Cang, Lu Jinghua directly gave up his office and moved all the affairs to Feibiao.
When Lu Jinghua returned to the office at the end of the workday, he found Xu Cang still buried his head in the documents and hadn't eaten for most of the day. He called him twice, but Xu Cang didn't respond at all.
Lu Jinghua did not call Xu Cang again. Instead, he went downstairs to buy some bread and water and brought them back to the office. Without calling Xu Cang, he put the food and water on the coffee table in the office.
Originally, Lu Jinghua planned to go home, but seeing Xu Cang working so hard that he forgot to eat and sleep, he finally lay down on the sofa and stayed with Xu Cang all night again.
I don’t know how long it had been, but Lu Jinghua, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly startled by an excited scream. He jumped up subconsciously, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and then looked around blankly.
Because the lighting in Lu Jinghua's office was too bright, Lu Jinghua, who had just woken up, was not used to the strong light and his eyes were half-closed. When he looked around clearly, he suddenly saw a thin figure in front of him.
"Brother Lu, Brother Lu! I think I found something." When Lu Jinghua looked clearly, it turned out that the person in front of him was Xu Cang. He was holding an A4 paper and showed it : "Brother Lu, come and see, quickly!"
Lu Jinghua was obviously confused, scratching his neck and looking at the A4 paper Xu Cang pointed to. He saw that the paper was densely covered with various digital symbols, which made Lu Jinghua dizzy.
"No, what the hell is this?" Lu Jinghua scratched his messy hair: "It's too messy, I can't understand it."
Xu Cang stared at the pair of bloodshot eyes, his tone full of uncontrollable excitement: "Although the only serious problem was between me and Captain Zhu Jian, I found that this aircraft had a lot of hard warnings for its pitch rate and liftoff speed, which is very likely related to abnormal lift."
"Huh? Is that true?" Lu Jinghua grabbed the paper and saw that there were indeed notes of the date and flight number among the densely packed characters. Then, Lu Jinghua saw the content of TOW.
"TOW? Take-off weight?" Lu Jinghua asked.
Xu Cang nodded: "Yes, that's the takeoff weight!"
Lu Jinghua licked his cracked lips, sat down on the double bed, and scanned the contents on the paper. However, perhaps because he had just woken up and his brain was a little slow, Lu Jinghua still couldn't understand.
"What exactly is that saying?" Lu Jinghua simply stopped reading and asked Xu Cang directly: "Is the problem with the takeoff weight?"
"You can say that, but it's not entirely right." Xu Cang held up a finger: "I guess the real problem lies with the passengers!"
Lu Jinghua was stunned: "Passenger?"
"Yes, it's the passengers!" Xu Cang organized his words a little: "Brother, just now you looked at those flights that had hard warnings and those that had problems before. Did you find a pattern? That is, the takeoff weight is very small, very small!"
"Low takeoff weight?" Lu Jinghua lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Are you saying that the problem flights are because there are too few passengers?"
Xu Cang nodded: "Not only are there too few passengers, but these are short-distance flights, all within an hour and a half, and the amount of fuel is very small. This results in the aircraft's takeoff weight being incredibly small."
"No, the low takeoff weight will cause the nose of the aircraft to rise abnormally? This... is there really a connection?" Lu Jinghua is not an outsider, but he really can't figure out what the direct relationship is between the low takeoff weight and the abnormal rise of the aircraft body.
Xu Cang was actually unsure: "I don't quite understand the principle behind it, but based on the data, it's like this. Moreover, it's not just the small takeoff weight that can penalize the abnormal nose lift, there is another condition. I also checked the cabin layout of these flights, and I found that most of the passengers on the plane at that time were placed in the back..."
"What do you mean? Are you saying there's a problem with the center of gravity?" Lu Jinghua figured it out immediately. "That's impossible. The center of gravity of an aircraft has been strictly calculated and will definitely be within the standard range. If the center of gravity exceeds the standard, the manifest will not be released."
The center of gravity of a large passenger aircraft is an extremely sensitive data. According to regulations, the position of the center of gravity must be limited to a certain range. Once the center of gravity exceeds the specified range, it will have a great impact on the safety of the aircraft.
The stowage room would definitely take this into account when calculating the center of gravity of the aircraft. If the center of gravity in the manifest issued by the stowage room exceeds the standard, it would be a serious calculation error. At least Lu Jinghua has never encountered such an incident in all his years of flying. It can't be that all the flights that had problems on 1566 were due to stowage calculation errors, this is too outrageous.
Xu Cang hurriedly said: "I didn't say the center of gravity exceeded the standard, I just said that the center of gravity was very close to the rear limit. Although it didn't exceed the standard, it was very close."
"Is that so?" Lu Jinghua couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The takeoff weight is small and the center of gravity is biased to the rear, which doesn't seem to be a very demanding condition.
As if seeing through Lu Jinghua's thoughts, Xu Cang hurriedly added: "Brother, I didn't list the number of passengers on these flights, so you may not have an idea. The average occupancy rate of these flights is only 20%, so you should understand now."
"So low!" Lu Jinghua was stunned.
According to the marketing department's practice, if the occupancy rate is less than 50%, the flight will be cancelled, and if the occupancy rate is 20%, the flight will basically be cancelled. Only in some extremely special circumstances will the flight be insisted on, such as when the route is subsidized.
That being said, Xu Cang said that the situation he described was indeed extremely unlikely to occur. 1566 had been flying for almost a year, and it had only happened a few times.
However, the key question is, how credible is Xu Cang's speculation, which is entirely based on data induction?
