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I was torquing bleed valves on a King Air 200 for years before a new guy pointed out my wrench was out of cal
It was a Tuesday, we were doing a 100-hour on a 200 series. I had the bleed air duct off and was going through my usual routine. The new mechanic, a kid fresh from school, was watching me. He just said, 'Hey, that click sounded a little soft. You mind if I check your wrench with my torque tester?' I laughed it off, but he was right. My 3/8 drive Snap-on was off by almost 15 inch-pounds on the low end. I'd been under-torquing those things for who knows how long. It was a real gut check. How many other guys are just trusting their tools because they 'feel' right? Do you all send your torque wrenches out for cal every year, or is that just a hangar queen thing?
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jake6386d ago
Trusting the feel" is exactly what I did too. That story would make me send my wrench out tomorrow.
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