No,
The Captain is ultimately responsible for and authority to the safety of
the flight.
I had this situation today at Dulles. The Extinguisher was fine. We
re-tagged it and sent them on their way.
Michelle

old man wrote:

Working The gate..........500 PVD-EWR......It's 25 minutes in the
air....during school vacation oversold.........30 pax going on
cruises.......20 pax with kids going to Disney......10 pax going to St
Martin and only 1 flight out of EWR ......All the flights are
oversold..........Pilot holds up flight because the plastic seal is missing
on his fire extinguisher. It appears full.....the first officer's
extinguisher is fine....local mechanic says it's ok.....general maintenance
says it's ok.....he continues to have a hissy fit.....40 minute delay......
Question was he being a d__k Head or not?






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"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

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