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jasonp71
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1d ago
My shop went from torque wrenches to click-type torque wrenches and it fixed our loose fasteners problem
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iris_burns
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1d ago
An old A&P at a hangar in Wichita told me to stop torquing by feel, and it saved my job on a 172
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stella307
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1d ago
Dropped $220 on a "lifetime" torque wrench that failed calibration in 4 months
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wesley_hart
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2d ago
Paid $180 for a borescope and it caught a cracked turbine blade the $12,000 boroscope missed
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ellis.victor
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5d ago
Warning: I thought torque seal was just for show until I found a loose bolt on a 172
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jake_hall88
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6d ago
Why does nobody talk about the drain masts on the Airbus A320 family collecting so much crud
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victor_palmer
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7d ago
A lead mechanic in Tulsa handed me his 30-cent safety wire trick and I've used it every job since
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iris_ellis
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8d ago
A guy in Tulsa told me to stop using safety wire on my oil filter, and I finally tried his way after 8 years
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alice_harris35
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8d ago
A lead in Dallas told me my torque checks were backwards and I argued with him for 20 minutes
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paul233
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10d ago
The old way of torqueing spark plugs was wrong for me
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paul233
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13d ago
Walked through the Delta hangar at ATL and nobody uses torque wrenches on APU mounts
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john430
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19d ago
Overheard a lead say torque wrenches are just suggestions, had to walk away
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rileyjones
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20d ago
That $180 torque wrench from a yard sale still haunts me
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dylanward
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20d ago
Borescope vs old school mirror on a PW100, night and day difference
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laura_ross
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23d ago
A perfect AOG day in Denver that had zero drama
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