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This inspector at the Denver hangar told me my torque wrench calibration was 'close enough'
He signed off a 737's engine mount with that attitude, and I had to call the lead. Ever have to push back on another mechanic's call?
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val40627d ago
Close enough" is how people get dead.
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willowc608d agoTop Commenter
Forget the gear collapsing. Think about the chain reaction. A hard landing from that could snap a control cable or crack a firewall, turning a simple gear issue into a full on emergency real fast.
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spencer_ellis26d ago
Yeah, "close enough" is how people get dead. A buddy of mine had a similar thing with a landing gear pin. Another guy said it was fine, but my friend found a hairline crack during his own check. He shut it down and wrote it up. The other guy was pissed, called him a pain. That plane sat for two days waiting on a new part. Better than a gear collapsing on rollout.
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