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ray_carr
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22h ago
TIL a cannon plug on a King Air took me 3 hours because one tiny pin was pushed back in the shell
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white.lisa
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1d ago
Lead in Spokane made me pull a panel 3 times over a grounding strap, then found it on the first look
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margaret_flores48
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2d ago
A gray-haired inspector at the Tulsa hangar made me redo a fuel line just to watch me flare it by feel
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wright.sam
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3d ago
DAE know the 737 NG has 367 proximity sensor targets on the landing gear alone
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jade_butler
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4d ago
My A&P instructor at Spartan in Tulsa told us to log every torque wrench we touched, and 11 months later I get why
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wright.sam
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4d ago
Why does nobody warn you that your first annual inspection will humble you
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dixon.ryan
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4d ago
My lead hand in Wichita said stop torquing by feel on the CRJ gear pins, and it stuck with me
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laura940
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5d ago
Watched a guy in Wichita torque a prop bolt without a check, now I keep a paint pen in my shirt pocket
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the_jessica
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6d ago
Watched a guy in Boise torque a prop bolt by feel, then I checked it with a wrench
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riverowens
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9d ago
Rant: our shop switched from torque wrenches to torque sticks on the line and now I'm redoing lug nuts every week
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skyler_fox72
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9d ago
DAE torque in one smooth pull instead of two clicks?
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paigeharris
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10d ago
PSA: Counted 6 planes parked at Tucson with bird nests in the cowling
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avery629
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10d ago
DAE notice new guys torque in one pass instead of crisscross?
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adams.barbara
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11d ago
A guy at the hangar in Wichita told me torque values on old bolts are basically a guess, and I looked it up
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chen.james
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14d ago
Showerthought: an old timer at our Fresno hangar bet me $20 I'd never torque a 737 main gear bolt without a cheater bar
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