Posted on 11/15/2024 2:43:33 PM PST by nickcarraway
Don’t get me started where 10mm sockets end up.
The same thing happened to me when I had my Bentley serviced.;-)
I have found that bulldozers are notorious for swallowing tools into their belly pans such tools never to be seen again.
I have been in aviation going on 25 years now. The worst case I saw was someone left a pile of rags in the wing fuel tank that both the mechanic (A&P) and QA inspector BOTH signed off and used their stamps from the FAA to say the inspection had taken place.
And on the best flight possible to lose an engine halfway: Sydney <—> LA. At least 10 hours over the Pacific.
They bought their tickets.
They knew what they were getting in to.
I say, let-um crash!
Or, under the center of the vehicle; or, in the center of the intersection where the tool fell out during a turn.
They do way a way better job at Uncle Ed’s oil change.
Someone has to do it:
List of pilot-reported problems and the solutions the ground crew had for them.
Problem: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
Solution: Left inside main tire almost replaced.
Problem: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
Solution: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
Problem: Something loose in cockpit.
Solution: Something tightened in cockpit.
Problem: Dead bugs on windshield.
Solution: Live bugs on back-order.
Problem: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute Descent.
Solution: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
Problem: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
Solution: Evidence removed.
Problem: DME volume unbelievably loud.
Solution: DME volume set to more believable level.
Problem: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
Solution: That’s what friction locks are for.
Problem: Suspected crack in windshield.
Solution: Suspect you’re right.
Problem: Number 3 engine missing. (pilot lingo meaning one of the engines was not running smoothly)
Solution: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
Problem: Aircraft handles funny
Solution: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
Problem: Target radar hums.
Solution: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
Problem: Mouse in cockpit.
Solution: Cat installed.
Problem: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
Solution: Took hammer away from midget.
It’s a Zelensky. Don’t water it.
“Don’t get me started where 10mm sockets end up.”
And for me I seem to have an inexhaustible supply of 11mm sockets, although I don’t think I’ve used one a single time.
Yikes - why was that aircraft not Red X’d?
Don’t they use tool cutouts and chits for tools taken out of toolboxes and the master toolkits?
And then check for tool accountability at the end of the worksheet?
Good grief.
I belong to the 10 millimeter socket of the month club
Re: 19 - yes.
Nice post.
he installed a pressure gauge on the pipe and found out the line pressure regulating valve was passing too much pressure. Why? Because the installed PRESSURE GAUGE was stuck!!!!!
The valve was a PITA to get to and was probably removed 3 or 4 times!! Everybody assumed the relief valve was bad because it was a common issue with this brand.
Same with the Navy. The aircraft is DOWN until all tools, parts, & supplies are accounted for. Every maintenance procedure, including tool control, is written in blood. Same with operations in any other zero defect environment.
It's inexcusable. Some supervisor likely threatened them to get the plane back in service.
11”nobody noticed the empty space on the pegboard???”
Silly post from someone that didn’t read the article ...
The aerospace equivalent to putting black tape over your car's 'check engine' light.
When I was in the Air Force we had a physical "chit" system of tool tracking. You were assigned a ring of 10 "chits" with your name on them (they were literally dog tag blanks) and every time you took a tool out of the tool crib you left your chit in its place.
If everybody didn't turn in all of their chits at shift's end, nobody went home until the missing tool was found. If as in this case the tool was needed by the next shift, then someone from that shift swapped their chit for yours in the tool crib so you could get your chit back and go home.
lol
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