U.S., Feb. 17 -- I've seen people walked off the job, held on suspension for a month or more because they've reported problems that they supposedly were outside their scope for finding.

Such alarming feedback by a Southwest Airlines mechanic may be the reason for a state of mechanical emergency at this time.

eTurboNews had reported about the question of safety on SouthWestAirlines already a year ago.

Last week Southwest Airlines has declared an 'operational emergency' due to grounded jets and threatened to fire mechanics who don't show up for work.

As part of that declaration, a company memo all mechanics who have been scheduled to work have to turn up or, if they don't provide a doctor's certification, be in danger of dismissal.

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