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hill.christopher•1d ago

Was chasing a fuel leak for two days until an old timer showed me the soap bubble trick on the wing tank seam

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spencer_thomas4•2d ago

Borescope battery hack that saved my Tuesday inspection

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morgan329•5d ago

Deferred maintenance bit me on a CRJ200 last month in Tulsa

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paige_west•6d ago

A line guy in Oklahoma City saved my inspection career with one habit

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william407•11d ago

That DC-9 bleed air check turned into a 45 minute treasure hunt

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sageburns•13d ago

Shoutout to the old timer who showed me the wire brush trick at PDX

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wadefoster•13d ago

Old timer in Tulsa told me to trust the torque wrench, I didn't...

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riverowens•15d ago

Torque wrench calibration myths keep costing shops real money

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xenam76•17d ago

Old timer's note changed how I read logs

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grace_hunt84•18d ago

The old DC-9 brake job that caught me off guard last Tuesday

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jordans18•26d ago

Took 10 years to finally trust the torque wrench on landing gear

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elliot54•27d ago

Warning: cheap torque wrenches cost me a $900 repair

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lindareed•27d ago

Torque wrench calibration sticker saved me from a nightmare landing gear job

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murray.cole•27d ago

Bought a $240 borescope that couldn't see past my thumb

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quinns20•28d ago

Three weeks chasing a flap fault that turned out to be a 40-cent relay in the wheel well

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