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Hidden Camera Video Shows Mice On Airplane
created: 7/11/2006 4:49:01 PM
updated: 7/12/2006 12:17:08 PM
By Leisa Zigman
I-Team Reporter
(KSDK) - It's the busy summer travel season and a lot of families have vacations planned. But before you fly, you should see the hidden camera video obtained by NewsChannel 5's I-Team.
The video was shot by a long-time employee at the overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport. The whistleblower did not want to be identified but did want to expose a hidden secret onboard a Boeing 767 passenger plane.
The whistle blower said, "We had to take the chairs off and that's when everybody saw mice running around on the floor and one ran down one of the mechanic's arm."
The plane arrived in Missouri April 30.
The whistleblower explained, "There's feces all along this edge right here. It's throughout the whole aircraft."
The whistle blower said workers found nests in air vents and dead mice in emergency oxygen masks. When mice would get hungry, they ate insulation and chewed through wires.
"If they shorted themselves and caused a fire, it would go through that cabin so fast, we could have lost some lives," said the whistleblower.
...He said mice on airplanes "involves a very severe hazard to the safety of the airplane and the people on board."
We showed Burkardt the hidden camera video.
"The potential for the catastrophic mishap is there and if you have one mouse, you have two. (If) you have two, you have a family," he said.
Burkardt said the plane should have been grounded but according to maintenance logs obtained by the I-Team that didn't happen.
On April 20th the plane was at JFK where mechanics noted a "mouse observed in the galley." The log goes on to indicate that maintenance was deferred.
The decision was made to put the plane back into service, and fly passengers across the country to Los Angeles International Airport.
That is when the whistleblower says there was another incident on April 23.
The plane went back in the air over and over until it was flown into Kansas City eleven days later.
"When you fly 100 hours and (do) not take care of the problem, you are putting the people traveling in danger," said the whistleblower. ...
created: 7/11/2006 4:49:01 PM
updated: 7/12/2006 12:17:08 PM
By Leisa Zigman
I-Team Reporter
(KSDK) - It's the busy summer travel season and a lot of families have vacations planned. But before you fly, you should see the hidden camera video obtained by NewsChannel 5's I-Team.
The video was shot by a long-time employee at the overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport. The whistleblower did not want to be identified but did want to expose a hidden secret onboard a Boeing 767 passenger plane.
The whistle blower said, "We had to take the chairs off and that's when everybody saw mice running around on the floor and one ran down one of the mechanic's arm."
The plane arrived in Missouri April 30.
The whistleblower explained, "There's feces all along this edge right here. It's throughout the whole aircraft."
The whistle blower said workers found nests in air vents and dead mice in emergency oxygen masks. When mice would get hungry, they ate insulation and chewed through wires.
"If they shorted themselves and caused a fire, it would go through that cabin so fast, we could have lost some lives," said the whistleblower.
...He said mice on airplanes "involves a very severe hazard to the safety of the airplane and the people on board."
We showed Burkardt the hidden camera video.
"The potential for the catastrophic mishap is there and if you have one mouse, you have two. (If) you have two, you have a family," he said.
Burkardt said the plane should have been grounded but according to maintenance logs obtained by the I-Team that didn't happen.
On April 20th the plane was at JFK where mechanics noted a "mouse observed in the galley." The log goes on to indicate that maintenance was deferred.
The decision was made to put the plane back into service, and fly passengers across the country to Los Angeles International Airport.
That is when the whistleblower says there was another incident on April 23.
The plane went back in the air over and over until it was flown into Kansas City eleven days later.
"When you fly 100 hours and (do) not take care of the problem, you are putting the people traveling in danger," said the whistleblower. ...
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