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To: DUMBGRUNT

FOD = Foreign Object Damage.


2 posted on 04/27/2021 2:23:30 PM PDT by dainbramaged ( Zulus to the Southwest - thousands of 'em.)
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To: dainbramaged

When our kids were small and so many of their little toys had so many little parts, my sister and I used to joke that we did a “fod walk” before vacuuming. :)


15 posted on 04/27/2021 2:28:30 PM PDT by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: dainbramaged

Usually that means foreign object debris.

Which of course can lead to damage...or at least malfunction.


19 posted on 04/27/2021 2:30:22 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: dainbramaged

Yep. My father worked for McDonnell Douglas doing final inspection before the airplanes flew. He had to make sure the intakes were clear of tools, etc., and there was nothing around that could get sucked in.


48 posted on 04/27/2021 3:02:34 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: dainbramaged

Guess he never heard of the Concorde.


50 posted on 04/27/2021 3:04:44 PM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: dainbramaged

Yep. I remember daily walkdowns of the ramps and flight deck looking for any little scrap of wire or nut or bolt that could FOD an engine.


77 posted on 04/27/2021 4:22:17 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.” ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn,)
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To: dainbramaged

IOT: Idiot Of Tarmac


80 posted on 04/27/2021 4:50:36 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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