Valve cap missing
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No, it doesn't need sealing...it needs to be torqued about in a professional manner.......
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To avoid losing the little blighters, I have been accustomed to holding valve caps fastened to my tongue while using the valve; this is quite easy and done by creating a little suction. The method can be used for up to 4 caps simultaneously, perhaps more with a long and sinuous tongue.
Having read this thread thoroughly I am now concerned about several issues which are beyond my technical competence, and perhaps the wealth of professionals here could offer advice.
Firstly, if someone, perhaps a pilot, asks me a technically important question when I'm encumbered with the caps, the reply may not be very clear, and can sound like "uh oth". Now that we are introducing SMS, should this be considered a risk?
Secondly, is there a possibility of an adverse interaction between saliva, itself perhaps contaminated with a number of chemicals, and the gas in the wheel? If so, is that a risk, too?
Having read this thread thoroughly I am now concerned about several issues which are beyond my technical competence, and perhaps the wealth of professionals here could offer advice.
Firstly, if someone, perhaps a pilot, asks me a technically important question when I'm encumbered with the caps, the reply may not be very clear, and can sound like "uh oth". Now that we are introducing SMS, should this be considered a risk?
Secondly, is there a possibility of an adverse interaction between saliva, itself perhaps contaminated with a number of chemicals, and the gas in the wheel? If so, is that a risk, too?
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i have scrolled thru the whole thread, and I can't see anyone asking - what is the release number/batch number for the cap? If it doesn't have one (ie - traceability), can the cap that the engineer finds in his pocket/toolbox/off his car be put onto an aircraft?
are you going to ground an airliner for want of a valve cap without a release note?
this question asked by someone who has a nice array of valve caps in his pocket/toolbox/car/bikes
are you going to ground an airliner for want of a valve cap without a release note?
this question asked by someone who has a nice array of valve caps in his pocket/toolbox/car/bikes
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TLTF if you ask the powers that be, the textbook answer would be if it's not deferrable and you haven't got a correctly certified part then it stays put until you have. But as an engineer you know that don't you 
And yes I do know what happens in "the real world"
Oops sorry did I just bounce this thread? My bad
And yes I do know what happens in "the real world"
Oops sorry did I just bounce this thread? My bad
