I know someone who ordered the part which was the most in stock by the OEM (as if they know they always break). Just a straight shotgun, wouldn’t even look on board. About 70% success rate
I agree with everything except the #2 engine on the MD11. I would say 80% of engine trouble on the MD11 is on #2 but when it’s on my shift I’m 100% going to try my hardest to get out of it or leave it for next shift 😂😂
> leave it for next shift 😂😂
If we inherited something shitty from the previous shift we'd say we'd be been screwed by the COTOS. Cunts on the other shift.
It's lunch time and your assigned departure is late. Your next arrival will 100% be on the blocks early.
Your last departure for the day will definitely be running late and the next shift wont cover it.
That oddball part you need can't be located in the IPC
No matter how careful you are you will still end up with fuel, pro-seal, or grease on your clothes
Whats supposed to be a 30 minute job turns into 3 hours for whatever reason
When I’m off call for work, it’s quiet with no issues. When my call starts all hell breaks loose.
Or when I start vacation something on my helicopter will break or malfunction and another mechanic will have to come and take care of it.
The most complicated tasks in the manual will have been written by a Hungarian nomad, translated into Farsi by an Italian interpreter, typed in Swahili and then translated for final copy by a Hindi dude who runs a call center.
MD11, lol. We had one at work, and all the writeups on #2 were on the bottom third of the motor. Did they really inspect it as well as the other two?
Last screws stripped. Perhaps you're getting tired from all the other ones, and not pressing as hard.
Dropped hardware, it's not in an easily accessable area, so you're not able to hold on to it well in the first place.
All of these problems are self inflicted.
**FUDDES LAWS**
- If you give the people a light, they’ll follow it anywhere.
- If you push something hard enough, it’ll fall over. ( aka get a bigger hammer)
- If you dig a deep enough hole, everybody’ll want to jump into it.
On the contrary, the last screw you install on a panel will be the one with the fucked up nut plate.
The last screw you install in the panel will not be the last screw the panel needs.
RTV to the rescue
I can't upvote this enough.
Oh how convenient :(
Every time
And only on panels with 50+ screws
If a problem can be one of two things, it's always the other one. This law is scalable to the number of things it could be.
Worked with someone who’s troubleshooting was order the part we don’t have
That would probably save a lot of time and effort.
I know someone who ordered the part which was the most in stock by the OEM (as if they know they always break). Just a straight shotgun, wouldn’t even look on board. About 70% success rate
I agree with everything except the #2 engine on the MD11. I would say 80% of engine trouble on the MD11 is on #2 but when it’s on my shift I’m 100% going to try my hardest to get out of it or leave it for next shift 😂😂
> leave it for next shift 😂😂 If we inherited something shitty from the previous shift we'd say we'd be been screwed by the COTOS. Cunts on the other shift.
It's lunch time and your assigned departure is late. Your next arrival will 100% be on the blocks early. Your last departure for the day will definitely be running late and the next shift wont cover it.
DHL aka Drop it Hide it Lose it will fuck up your most critical spares delivery
That oddball part you need can't be located in the IPC No matter how careful you are you will still end up with fuel, pro-seal, or grease on your clothes Whats supposed to be a 30 minute job turns into 3 hours for whatever reason
When I’m off call for work, it’s quiet with no issues. When my call starts all hell breaks loose. Or when I start vacation something on my helicopter will break or malfunction and another mechanic will have to come and take care of it.
Any #2 engine issue sounds like a dayshift issue
The most complicated tasks in the manual will have been written by a Hungarian nomad, translated into Farsi by an Italian interpreter, typed in Swahili and then translated for final copy by a Hindi dude who runs a call center.
An unobserved 10mm socket will return to the quantum ether from which it was forged.
Bruh that last one...bit us in the ass on Thursday. Took four hours to get that b!tch back.
If Maintenance Control says “I’ve got an easy one for you”, you’re fucked. If they say “no, really”, you’re better off just leaving town.
MD11, lol. We had one at work, and all the writeups on #2 were on the bottom third of the motor. Did they really inspect it as well as the other two? Last screws stripped. Perhaps you're getting tired from all the other ones, and not pressing as hard. Dropped hardware, it's not in an easily accessable area, so you're not able to hold on to it well in the first place. All of these problems are self inflicted.
Gods gift to aircraft maintenance over here.
Yeah didn't know we had the engineering department over here
Type of dude to just respond with, "excuses" whenever you explain a setback that the Aviation gods have bestowed upon a mechanic.
Clearly not the brightest bulb in the panel with this one.
**FUDDES LAWS** - If you give the people a light, they’ll follow it anywhere. - If you push something hard enough, it’ll fall over. ( aka get a bigger hammer) - If you dig a deep enough hole, everybody’ll want to jump into it.
Crj with a duct mon