Have been trying to get this one sorted for a while now but have found that those older, wiser and with more stripes have said that the lads will have to RTFL or face the disciplinary consequences
Is this the open flight safety culture we want to promote or will lads now just not own up after making an honest mistake?
The shape of tin was never mandated on the previous contract or on the current one, it was just that the old manufacturer used round tins whilst the new one uses the standard square ones. Have also had a couple of a/c types pointed out to me by senior types that have
always had all fluids in square tins and have not had a problem with cross-contamination.
The principle issue is that hyds fluid has a lower flash point and lubricity than engine oil: bearings get hot due to reduced lubrication - fluid has a lower flashpoint........etc.
Personally I feel that we need to make engineering as fool proof as possible, everyone makes mistakes, especially on the long night shifts in far away places. However meeting with quite high level resistance at the moment. Will see what happens next but til then expect to see more IRs from across the different fleets.
