Air Canada Rouge AC1790 YYZ-Costa Rica. What Happened?

[niss]

We were supposed to depart at 0805, a/c went mechanical. Mx was hoping for a quick fix, and were working on it. Flight Crew was pushing duty day so they got swapped. Around 1030 they say nogo and scrub the flight. Reschedule for 1330. Still no a/c, then they said 1430, still no a/c, now at 1500 they are saying 1630. Can anyone in the know tell me what the issue was, and why they keep pushing back the time? Is mx taking longer than they anticipated or are there delays bringing in another a/c entirely?

[CID]

Ummm...airplane broken.

[cdnpilot77]

As usual, nice help CID. Just can't help yourself eh

[godsrcrazy]

Not sure whats more frustrating sitting at the gate and being told 1/2 hour after departure time you are going to be delayed. Or sitting on the plane for 1/2 hour after your departure time waiting for someone to tell you why your sitting there with the door closed and not going anywhere. Either way A/C seems to becoming pro's at it. Amazes me when app's on your iPhone will alert you the flight is delayed and the gate agents stand there and tell you the flight is on time. Some how the app knows more then they do not that it takes a big imagination to see there is no plane at the gate and your departure is 1/2 hour away.

[CID]

cdnpilot77....really? You're sorta calling the pot "black" Mr. Kettle.

[donnybrook]

I used to think air canada sucked until I started working in the states and routinely flew united. Now I think air canada is the best airline in north america...

[Conquest Driver]

I used to think air canada sucked until I started working in the states and routinely flew united. Now I think air canada is the best airline in north america.

And United is far from the worst of the lot.

[Maynard]

[quote="godsrcrazy] Either way A/C seems to becoming pro's at it. [/quote]
A/C = Aircraft
AC = Air Canada

[Pop n Fresh]

Either way A/C seems to becoming pro's at it.

A/C = Aircraft
AC = Air Canada

Too many acronyms. What about Air Conditioner?

[godsrcrazy]

[quote="godsrcrazy] Either way A/C seems to becoming pro's at it.

A/C = Aircraft
AC = Air Canada
[/quote][/quote]
Two can play this game.
For the Wikipedia editing policy, see Wikipedia:AC.
Look up AC, ac, a/c, or ℀ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
AC, A.C. or Ac may refer to:

Air conditioning (often referred to as aircon, AC or A/C), the process of altering the properties of air (primarily temperature and humidity) to more favourable conditions
Alternating current, a type of electrical current where the current repeatedly changes direction
Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada by IATA code

[Nark]

All of which can be found on any given Air Canada bird...

[delta1]

Well.....here is my smart a** answer to everyone who vents about airline operations.

Go start your own way of transporting people across the world in a safely, timely, and legal manner.....see if you run into any challenges along the way.

[Changes in Latitudes]

This is simple, really. You just march up to that flight deck, bang on the door, tell em' you're a pilot and demand answers.

[RFN]

Post above... Post 'O the day.

[whiteguy]

We were supposed to depart at 0805, a/c went mechanical. Mx was hoping for a quick fix, and were working on it. Flight Crew was pushing duty day so they got swapped. Around 1030 they say nogo and scrub the flight. Reschedule for 1330. Still no a/c, then they said 1430, still no a/c, now at 1500 they are saying 1630. Can anyone in the know tell me what the issue was, and why they keep pushing back the time? Is mx taking longer than they anticipated or are there delays bringing in another a/c entirely?

The quick fix MX was hoping for obviously was not as quick as they thought....

They keep pushing back the departure time because the aircraft has not been fixed in time for the originally planned departure times....

[niss]

This post wasn't meant to vent about AC (except there ended up being plenty to vent about by the time we actually got here) I was just genuinely curious about what the mechanical issue was. Wondered if anyone in the know would know.

[GGCC]

This is simple, really. You just march up to that flight deck, bang on the door, tell em' you're a pilot and demand answers.

I love it....

[Rockie]

Creeping delays are the worst and everybody hates them including the airline. When something breaks of course they try and get an accurate estimate for how long it's going to take to fix it. They don't want to post too short a delay or it could begin to creep, and on the other hand too long and you can't leave beforehand even if the airplane gets fixed because the passengers filter away until the new departure time. It's a sometimes difficult balancing act depending on the problem.

Much better if you have a spare airplane but it doesn't sound like they did in this case.