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Old 21st Apr 2021, 14:47
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aeromech3
 
Join Date: May 2011
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Early years borescoping a 22B #1 engine on an L1011 and informing management that there was a crack in a turbine blade, then, whilst they summoned the Development Engineer to confirm, going to the #3 and calling out, "you had better look at this one too"! the VPT was looking at me as if I had made the cracks.
Once the gold standard -524 single crystal turbine blades emerged, my job was almost over, except for the JT8D sulfidation corrosion inspections and later combustion chamber cracking post Manchester.
Really enjoyed the on-wing RB211 module runs, with all the dramas that ensued.
What comes around goes around, my last career position VPT but now well into retirement.
Most of my dreams, dare I say nightmares involve the aircraft maintenance world.
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