A bee causing flight delay

[awkwardpaws]

You Will Never Guess Why This Garuda Indonesia Flight Was Delayed! - Point Me to the Plane

Certainly one of the more interesting ones I have heard..

 

[Major]

Mud wasps have been known to make a bee line for uncovered pitot tubes

 

[jb747]

Insects and air probes is a common problem.

 

[RooFlyer]

But who thinks of the insects? ABC radio news report this morning ended with:

Its not known if the bee survived.

 

[Major]

These pesky insects just won't beehave

 

[Ikara]

I had a SYD - ADL flight cancelled about 10 years ago because of a bogong moth in the pitot tube. It was the last flight out so we had to overnight in Sydney. All very well handled, but then again I was WP at the time.

JB

 

[awkwardpaws]

I had a SYD - ADL flight cancelled about 10 years ago because of a bogong moth in the pitot tube. It was the last flight out so we had to overnight in Sydney. All very well handled, but then again I was WP at the time.

JB

In situations like that, having status would help

 

[Hvr]

These pesky insects just won't beehave

But it is creating a buzz on the internet.

 

[Major]

But it is creating a buzz on the internet.

They should hive this story off somewhere else