[Tijeras_Slim]

The Air Force is absolutely anal about tools and their potential for foreign object damage. I did some work in an Air Force facility... two stories underground... miles from the flightline... and I still had to follow all the tool rules... sign out... sign in... daily inventory...

[elcid1970]

Army aviation takes FOD seriously too. FOD cans in every hangar work area, and FOD inside an aircraft found during preflight can mean something fell off. Nothing left unsecured prior to takeoff. When in doubt, get an inspector.

[SaveFerris]

[I did some work in an Air Force facility... two stories underground... miles from the flightline]

A-HA!! So YOU know where the Roswell UFO really is!!!

(j/k)

[ConservativeWarrior]

AF mechanics can and do carry personal tools (leathermans). But none will ever dremel their names onto them.

Worked C5s for 4 years and you’d be amazed at what we found on pre and post flight inspections.

[gundog]

Yup. I still vividly recall an incident where a toolbox rolled over on the way back to the shop. #2 phillips bit could not be found. After hours of searching the area where the box rolled, they were ready to ground every jet I’d worked, and start pulling seats. Then, it struck me that I’d checked out a T.O., too. It was pulled out of the toolbox and shelved, during the inventory. I asked to see it, and bingo...the little bastard was hiding in the binder.

[redfreedom]

I’ve been there, done that when I worked for the USAF. Tech data or tool it does not matter. Come inventory if something is missing, everything grinds to a halt until it’s found.

I had a coworker who hated the boss. He had a 9/16 wrench identical to what was in one of the tool kits. So he etched the took kit’s ID number on that identical tool and threw it out on the flight line only to be found by a Chief Master Sgt.

He came over to look at the tool box inventory sheet, only to find the tool in it’s place with an identical one in his hand. Talk about the $hit hitting the fan.

[Drew68]

The Air Force is absolutely anal about tools and their potential for foreign object damage.

Yep. So is the Naval aviation.

Break the tip off of a Philips screwdriver and everything shuts down while 20 maintainers crawl around looking for it.

[mabarker1]

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[Squantos]

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