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Checking on a Dog in the Cargo Bin

During the ground time of a through flight, a lady passenger asked if I could please check on her dog who was in the cargo bin.  Security on the ramp was not a major issue back then, so I told her to follow me as I led her down the jetway stairs and over to the forward cargo bin.  No baggage handlers were around so I proceeded to open the door.  As the door was swinging open, I had a terrible thought.  What if the dog is frozen solid.  I would die on the spot.  Thankfully the dog was fine, but I learned to not get too carried away by walking into a potential disaster.

Braniff Airways - B-727 Flight Engineer - Mid 70's 1/7/2004