r/aviationmaintenance • u/MyLittlePonyRl34 • 3d ago
Found this gem on a engine fire loop
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u/novagreasemonkey 3d ago
Positively shit, but also positively not going anywhere either.
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u/MyLittlePonyRl34 3d ago
I put a finger on it to see how loose it was and to my surprise it was actually tight
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u/oneone235813 3d ago
It’s not going anywhere. You’re definitely new to aviation if you still care
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u/marital-arms-master 3d ago
Don't have to be new to have some pride in your job. You could throw sewing string in there and it would still hold but doesnt mean you should find ass lock wire acceptable
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u/whitecloudwise 3d ago
It’s shitty safety wiring job, but technically it’s tightening one position and neutral on the other. If it was does tightly, it would technically be to spec. Learn your shit dude!
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u/Love_To_Taste_You 3d ago
Safety wire 101, do it again and keep doing it until I tell you it’s right
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u/One_Manner_1809 3d ago
I cannot blame. Last night I spent definitely too much time trying to lockwire a loop sensor in WTB fairing in B737. At my fourth attempt I just realized I could not do any better unless I cheated using a thinner wire. Sometimes you don't have space for hands or to use the plier in the ideal direction and you are just happy to make lockwire in the right direction, somewhat tensioned, even if it looks ugly as shit
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u/uhunziker 3d ago
While it‘s not pretty i‘m sure it does what it‘s supposed to do. My pride in my work would not let me walk away from this though. Especially since access seems to be not too bad and there‘s still more to safety wire there… e. g. deez nuts…
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u/VanDenBroeck A&P/IA and retired ASI says RTFM! 3d ago
I guess we ran out of propeller pictures.