Originally Posted by stevef
you're stuck in the middle of nowhere (say on a recovery) and you need a split pin before you can get airborne. You haven't got one of that size. However... there are commercial pins available from the mud hut automotive store or there is some .040" locking wire in your toolbox that would do the job.
What would you do in that situation?
Contact my engineering department and ask them to issue an Engineering Approval for the proposed deviation from approved data.
I guess the OP has the answer to his question........and indeed he did a couple of pages ago, some would stick to the Approved Data and some would evaluate the situation case-by-case.
It seems fair to say that those of us sticking to the "Follow approved data" line cannot understand those who deviate from it, while equally those in the "use common sense" camp see us as inflexible dinosaurs
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I guess we'll have to agree to differ
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On a serious note though, those of us in the "blindly follow approved data camp" might wonder just how far those in the other camp are prepared to deviate from the approved data ?
If you haven't got a torque wrench is F.T 'tight enough", if you haven't got a tyre pressure gauge is "round and black" good enough ?
How about a bit of honesty, "Apart from o-rings, when do you deviate from approved data ?"
ST