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robertb47
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15h ago
I finally stopped reusing lockwire on inspection panels after seeing a torn one at the Tulsa hangar
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rosebarnes
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1d ago
My A&P buddy in Tulsa showed me his 30 year old torque wrench, still dead on
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mark_price
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2d ago
I used to skip the torque check on the second pass, then a 737 wheel came back loose in Tulsa
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rubys80
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4d ago
Rant: I called the borescope fad a waste of money for 2 years, and a cracked blade in Tulsa proved me wrong
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garcia.tyler
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6d ago
Skipped the torque wrench and used the German spec approach on a 737 flap track last month
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diana_black
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6d ago
Am I the only one who got burned by that $60 laser thermometer for checking tire temps?
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wells.karen
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7d ago
Thought the 'no power tools' rule in the hangar was old man nonsense, then I torqued a panel by hand
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rileyb61
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8d ago
Spent 11 hours chasing a fuel gauge gremlin on a 172 and it was one wire
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hollyl45
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10d ago
TIL a fuel truck driver at the Santa Fe airport waved me off a sump check, and I almost signed it anyway
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viola_ward
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10d ago
A lead hand told me my torque wrench technique was sloppy, and it made me rethink 12 years of habit
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the_holly
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10d ago
My old shop in Bakersfield had a coffee can of spare hardware and I miss it every time I open a parts box
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grace_gonzalez46
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12d ago
Shoutout to the $200 "aviation grade" safety wire pliers that broke on my second lock
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jessica_robinson23
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14d ago
A ramper in Tulsa handed me a fuel cap with the chain gone and I almost signed it off
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hollyl45
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14d ago
My lead at the Wichita hangar made me redo a fuel line 3 times because of one stupid habit
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the_elliot
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14d ago
Dropped $240 on a "time saving" rivet gun that just sits in my box now
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