Got called to a high rise in Chicago where the governor rope was frayed down to the core

It was on a 20 story building, and the rope had been rubbing against a sharp edge on the sheave for months. The building guys said they heard a weird noise but thought it was normal. I mean, idk, maybe it's just me but that's a full system failure waiting to happen. Now I check the entire rope run, not just the car top, on every inspection. Anyone else had a close call from a simple thing everyone else missed?

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jade73814d ago

Used to just check the car top, but that story changed my whole routine.

jones.brooke14d ago

What story got to you, @jade738?