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A bad day at the Fort Worth MRO taught me to double-check the manual every time
We were rushing a 737 autopilot test and skipped the step in the Collins manual about letting the IRS align for 10 minutes after power-up. The whole system threw faults and we lost half a day troubleshooting our own hurry. Now I physically put the book on the work stand before I touch anything. What's the one procedure you've learned to never shortcut?
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olivia_webb20d ago
Honestly, I've found the opposite works for me. Memorizing the key steps for common jobs has saved my skin more than once when a manual wasn't handy or was wrong. You build a feel for the right sequence. That IRS alignment is a perfect example, it's just part of the basic flow for any avionics power-up now. Relying only on the book can slow you down so much you create new problems from rushing later.
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lily39420d ago
Watched a buddy skip the torque sequence on a prop flange once. He swore he'd done it a hundred times, but the book had a quiet revision. Cost him a whole afternoon pulling it apart again. What shortcut bit you the hardest?
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