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Old 18th Apr 2018, 17:08
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BARKINGMAD
 
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Blade Stroking.

How many of todays 73', e-jet and small 'bus drivers get into the cowling and stroke every one of the blades on each engine on the leading edge to check for new FOD nicks?

Maybe that's how I got my posting name and got laughed at by the rest of my colleagues but once the daily servicing has been signed off by base engineer, then flight crew are the only ones to supposedly check for potential crack initiators on subsequent sectors.

Oh, and before the flak starts flying, I ensured I didn't leave any little bits of FOD in the intake area.

But I am forgetting, it wasn't taught by the airline's training department, just a hangover from associating with those wonderful flight engineer chappies...

I must get out more often. Tin hat donned and await incoming......
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