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logan658
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12h ago
Update: the 0.040 inch plug gap spec on the IO-360 made a believer out of me
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the_olivia
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23h ago
Serious question, did a loose B-nut at the Oshkosh fuel pit almost burn my arm off?
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roberts.leo
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1d ago
Spent 3 hours chasing a chafed wire on a 172 that turned out to be a bad ground strap at the firewall
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max_hernandez27
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1d ago
Cracked a fuel line clamp on a King Air during a ramp check in Wichita
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pat781
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7d ago
Unpopular opinion: the 3am call from my shop lead about a fuel leak in Fresno taught me more than any class
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caseythompson
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7d ago
DAE change their mind on torque seal after finding a loose bolt on a Cessna 172 at Tulsa?
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leehall
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8d ago
Vent: spent 6 hours chasing a fuel leak that was basically a loose B-nut
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robert_cooper
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10d ago
Question about a stuck panel screw that ate 6 hours of my Saturday at the hangar in Tulsa
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calebc40
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10d ago
I swore by torque wrenches for 12 years until I saw a NASA study on bolt preload scatter
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alicecraig
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13d ago
Bought a $20 HF angle grinder for a 6 hour flap track job, it outlasted my $180 Milwaukee
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foster.jordan
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14d ago
DAE remember when torque specs were just a number in the book and not a whole committee decision?
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phoenix573
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16d ago
A ramp rat at Van Nuys pointed at my torque wrench and I've never rigged a panel the same way since
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adams.uma
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16d ago
A lead at the Van Nuys hangar called my torque paperwork lazy, and he was right
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park.miles
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19d ago
Caught three guys last month torquing lug nuts dry, please use a dab of grease
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riverdavis
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20d ago
Showerthought: a 737 has about 400,000 parts and I still can't find the one I dropped
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