Was in a KC-135 hellhole working on a servo motor. The stab trim wheel was locked and tagged out - a Red X in the forms.
A crew chief REMOVED it and started to move the wheel manually. We got out of there damn quick, ripped pants and all.
My co-worker started to scream at the guy, an NCO. That crew chief lost his plane because of that. Think he got other one back in a few months, but he completely disregarded the safety gear in place. Was told he got a Letter of Reprimand.
Tampering with tagged out gear......what a moron