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ryan_flores
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1d ago
Walked through the boneyard at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson and saw a panel held on with safety wire and hope
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skylerw87
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2d ago
Dropped $700 on a borescope I used twice, my $40 phone camera does the same job
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matthewgonzalez
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3d ago
Heard a new hire call a rag a "shop towel" and I felt 90 years old
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zaraharris
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6d ago
The cowling latch that popped loose on a Cessna 172 in Tulsa, and what my flashlight caught
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brian_kelly91
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6d ago
Saw a guy use a bore scope on a 60 year old Bonanza and it blew my mind
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riley_bell
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6d ago
Found out a 737 has around 30 miles of wire in it, and I had to sit down
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the_rowan
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6d ago
Update: I almost signed off a fuel pump job on a 737 in Spokane because the torque wrench clicked early
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harris.aaron
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7d ago
An old A&P at Van Nuys told me to quit chasing the manual on a fuel leak, and I still think about it
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harris.emma
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7d ago
A lead mechanic in Dallas told me I was over-torquing my safety wire, and my pliers have felt different ever since
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tessa_rivera
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9d ago
Why does nobody talk about tire pressure checks after a ramp incident at DFW
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butler.patricia
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10d ago
Realized I was torquing my own oil pan drain plug by feel for 6 months
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harris.aaron
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10d ago
An old lead on my crew told me my logbook entries were 'a joke to the next guy' and I've never written one the same way since
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skylerw87
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12d ago
Cost me 6 hours on a CRJ 200 because I trusted the torque wrench label instead of the cal cert
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brooke_walker23
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12d ago
A lead guy in Wichita told me my torque wrench 'click' habit was wrong and it took me 3 months to admit he was right
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andrew_sanchez94
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14d ago
PSA: Saw a kid at the Tulsa hangar last week torque a fuel line with no backup wrench, and it twisted the fitting
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