Career cock-ups
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Rolled up to the line office to check through the 700 when the BEngO showed me a fuel sample just drained from the ac. Looked very nasty - highly contaminated.
'Not to worry', says BEngO, 'I'll sign the Lim Log for one flight only whilst we send the sample for analysis'.
Eh? BEngO was invited to get flying kit, 'cause he was coming with us, and he could advise the flight deck what to do when the engines failed immediately after take-off!
Bless him, he was only trying to be helpful, getting the mission in rather than cancel...
Turned out to be additives that had come out of solution - it wasn't really contaminated.
'Not to worry', says BEngO, 'I'll sign the Lim Log for one flight only whilst we send the sample for analysis'.
Eh? BEngO was invited to get flying kit, 'cause he was coming with us, and he could advise the flight deck what to do when the engines failed immediately after take-off!
Bless him, he was only trying to be helpful, getting the mission in rather than cancel...
Turned out to be additives that had come out of solution - it wasn't really contaminated.
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Our new JENGO once arrived at Met brief with a 1 metre long copper stake and a roll of cable as visual aids for his first briefing to the aircrew. After main brief was complete, he took to the stage.
He explained that having read AP something or other, all aircraft must be bonded to earth, including when in the field. We would from now on be required to carry a copper stake and a roll of cable and earth the aircraft on every landing.
He then asked for questions. A certain QHI with a heavy Glaswegian accent said loudly: "Hey, JENGO! Does that stake come wi' a jar o' Vaseline"?
"Er, no, should it?" Replied our puzzled engineer.
"WELL, YE'D BETTER GO AN' GET YERSEL' ONE - COZ' I'M GONNA RAM THAT STAKE RIGHT UP YER A$$!"
Said the QHI, as politely as he could muster.
I don't ever recall taking an earthing stake flying with me.
He explained that having read AP something or other, all aircraft must be bonded to earth, including when in the field. We would from now on be required to carry a copper stake and a roll of cable and earth the aircraft on every landing.
He then asked for questions. A certain QHI with a heavy Glaswegian accent said loudly: "Hey, JENGO! Does that stake come wi' a jar o' Vaseline"?
"Er, no, should it?" Replied our puzzled engineer.
"WELL, YE'D BETTER GO AN' GET YERSEL' ONE - COZ' I'M GONNA RAM THAT STAKE RIGHT UP YER A$$!"
Said the QHI, as politely as he could muster.
I don't ever recall taking an earthing stake flying with me.
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Great thread !!
ORAC, good job you didn't do the Technical Instructional Techniques as well!
Jengo at Deci on det mid 90's, live bombed up GR1, engine electrical "runaway" on start, very quick chap in the pointed end stop cocks it in time. Sooty called, advises crew out for mandatory elect/prop checks. Jengo bounds over, takes control and orders the prop SNCO to tell the aircrew to have another go!! (anybody working the Tonka knows this is breaking a big rule) Slightly bemused and rightly miffed crew tell both of them to pi$$ off and get out. Quite vocal meeting then happens with Sengo, Jengo, WO & Prop TM.... didn't go that well for said Jengo I have to report......
HH2
ORAC, good job you didn't do the Technical Instructional Techniques as well!
Jengo at Deci on det mid 90's, live bombed up GR1, engine electrical "runaway" on start, very quick chap in the pointed end stop cocks it in time. Sooty called, advises crew out for mandatory elect/prop checks. Jengo bounds over, takes control and orders the prop SNCO to tell the aircrew to have another go!! (anybody working the Tonka knows this is breaking a big rule) Slightly bemused and rightly miffed crew tell both of them to pi$$ off and get out. Quite vocal meeting then happens with Sengo, Jengo, WO & Prop TM.... didn't go that well for said Jengo I have to report......
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Marham Field, early 70's, crew run through pre-start checks. "clear to start chief?", "yes sir", windy moany sound of Sapphires grinding into life, after start checks trundle on, chief a bit quiet. Look up to see speedy arrival of large, red painted truck covered in ladders and long tubes followed by another, very similar vehicle, burly men in funny suits jump out and rush about, "what's going on chief?", " Oh sorry sir, did I not tell you, your on fire". Crew out outs' very rapidly. Fortunately only a jet pipe fire but the end of that gentleman's career as a crew chief.
PJ,
Please tell me that was one we both currently know......
JG
Please tell me that was one we both currently know......
JG
