Originally Posted by
Yeehaw22
Maxxer you contradict yourself. You lambast the maintenance staff for replacing the sensor or cleaning the connector on a 'brand new' aircraft, yet then ask why did they not suspect the 'brand new' wiring in the same paragraph?
The main issue in that case was the maintenance staff were hung out to dry by the diabolical pirep written up by the previous crew. Granted theres nothing been said about what was handed over verbally but with an issue so serious it should have been documented in much more detail, taking several pages of the techlog if required.
And talking of cleaning connectors. You'd be surprised just how often connectors can be contaminated by stray fluids and the like or have a pin that's bent or disengaged so it's always worth a look. Especially with more and more fibre optics in connectors where clean connections are paramount.
Sorry but i am an engineer and i am qualified to splice fiber optics, there is no fiber optics in the angle of attack sensors