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west.anna
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2h ago
I swore a $60 borescope was a waste for a home shop, then it found a compressor blade nick on a PT6
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luna891
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7h ago
My old lead hand in Wichita told me to quit chasing torque specs by feel, and I hated hearing it
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terry_wood51
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2d ago
Am I the only one who was torquing flare nuts by feel for years until a leak check at a hangar in Wichita opened my eyes
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grantg74
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5d ago
I stopped using safety wire on brake bleeder screws after a 3 week stretch and I'm not going back
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piper_reed
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5d ago
Vent: a wasp nest in the pitot tube grounded a King Air in Tulsa
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jordang32
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5d ago
Tried safety wire pliers on a fuel line fitting instead of my hand twisters, and it cost me 2 hours at DFW
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the_jason
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5d ago
Used to torque by feel on King Air props, now I use a $180 wrench from a guy in Wichita
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danielhenderson
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8d ago
Warning: an old lead at the Tulsa hangar said never torque a prop bolt dry, and I brushed it off for one annual
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mila615
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9d ago
Pro tip: A 30 year A&P told me to stop chasing the manual on every squawk and I've been doing it wrong for 6 years
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xena373
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10d ago
I used to torque by feel until a lead in Wichita handed me his wrench and asked for 40 inch pounds
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price.tara
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14d ago
Swore I'd never torque by feel until an old A&P in Tulsa watched me snap a bolt and just said 'put the wrench down'
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nelson.nancy
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14d ago
Saw a Gulfstream get towed into a pole at Burbank and the whole ramp went quiet
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iris_davis90
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17d ago
Lead mechanic at my shop was right about torquing the AN fittings by hand first
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abby_black
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17d ago
Pro tip: tried safety wiring a hydraulic line with .032 wire instead of .041 and it held better on the test stand
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king.stella
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18d ago
APU inlet door actuator froze up on a Mesa bird at 6am, and the MEL saved my butt
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