ATL Power Outage

N747JB said:
I’ve got a flight booked at 9:00 tomorrow morning to go to Tampa to fish with a buddy and go to Monday Night Football Falcons/Bucs. This morning I tried to change it to a flight this evening which ended up being full when I tried to book it, I guess I was lucky. But, now I don’t know if I’ll make it at all tomorrow, I’m not sure how they’ll handle today’s passengers on tomorrow’s flights? Of course I don’t even know if they will have a plane to fly!
I checked in on line and it says “on time” but I’ll believe that when I see it.
Update on the power outage, Georgia Power had a fire in a substation that serves the airport. Supposed to be up and running by midnight!
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With such a short flight I surprised you would subject yourself to the airlines. Why didn't you just fly one of your sweet planes?
 
N747JB said:
Update on the power outage, Georgia Power had a fire in a substation that serves the airport. Supposed to be up and running by midnight!
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And what I read was the fire damaged the back-up system that was next to the primary.

Not sure what bonehead thought that was a good idea. Our data center has power coming in from opposite sides, same for communications too (plus two different communication vendors).
 
wayne said:
And what I read was the fire damaged the back-up system that was next to the primary.

Not sure what bonehead thought that was a good idea. Our data center has power coming in from opposite sides, same for communications too (plus two different communication vendors).
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One of our terminal building electrical engineers said it appeared the control cable was running through the same area as the medium voltage feeder, and when the feeder caught fire it took out the control cable. But that was based on video footage, not hands on inspection.
 
wayne said:
And what I read was the fire damaged the back-up system that was next to the primary.

Not sure what bonehead thought that was a good idea. Our data center has power coming in from opposite sides, same for communications too (plus two different communication vendors).
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I would suspect it was a $$$ decision to keep in line with a low bid.
 
The primary and backup supplies have to come together somewhere so that they can be switched and the appropriate source fed to the facility. Sounds like it was at the hardware that monitors and performs the switching that failed and burned.
 
^^^^ hahaha - that’s friggin’ awesome. :)
 
rpadula said:
According to today's Kimmer show, it was so dark inside ATL, a baggage handler stole his own iPhone!
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Having worked at the ATL for 24 years, I believe you, and I'm not kidding.
 
Ryanb said:
:hairraise:
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mscard88 said:
Having worked at the ATL for 24 years, I believe you, and I'm not kidding.
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For the uninitiated, the Kimmer is a goofy DJ on the local radio here. iPhone joke was delivered by their voiceover guy imitating Pope Francis. :lol:

http://www.newsradio1067.com/the-kimmer-show/

The best comedy always begins with a kernel of truth, though.

N747JB said:
In maintenance of an inspection that is taking longer, because the shop got behind with the snow! :rolleyes:
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Dude, take the 182!
 
rpadula said:
For the uninitiated, the Kimmer is a goofy DJ on the local radio here. iPhone joke was delivered by their voiceover guy imitating Pope Francis. :lol:

http://www.newsradio1067.com/the-kimmer-show/

The best comedy always begins with a kernel of truth, though.



Dude, take the 182!
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Son has it in Athens, and I am not sure I wanted to fly it in that soup on Monday morning!! It all worked out, saw the Falcons win and spent some time with one of my buddies and his friends!
 
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