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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Apr 2024, 00:45
Replies: 704
Views: 195,662
Posted By Loose rivets

HISTORIC. (it's my new thing so that folk don't...

HISTORIC. (it's my new thing so that folk don't read 100 words before realising we've gone back in time.)

This mentions the 707 Toronto incident and flying past the gas station sign. Phew!
...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2024, 22:42
Replies: 95
Views: 31,239
Posted By Loose rivets

Tu Quietly failed? The vane was wildly...

Tu



Quietly failed? The vane was wildly out of alignment with the shaft it rotates. The result was chaos.

I too am an old guy with far too much time on my hands. I read every post, some many...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2024, 23:30
Replies: 95
Views: 31,239
Posted By Loose rivets

During the long threads about the accidents, I...

During the long threads about the accidents, I suggested that MCAS was a device - in the form of software - that operated when commanded. Such functions are incredibly common and often not presented...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Apr 2024, 23:44
Replies: 75
Views: 25,297
Posted By Loose rivets

It probably went supersonic and caused the right...

It probably went supersonic and caused the right landing gear to be pushed back into the wing structure. The decent was probably the most dramatic for a non fatal accident in the history of aviation.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Apr 2024, 23:12
Replies: 26
Views: 9,380
Posted By Loose rivets

Tug driver quoted as saying, 'It's a bad dream.'

Tug driver quoted as saying, 'It's a bad dream.'
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2024, 23:07
Replies: 16
Views: 7,696
Posted By Loose rivets

Given that the European Robin has a Head Up...

Given that the European Robin has a Head Up Display in its right eye, it remains to be seen. (see what I did there)

Really, angle of dip data is fed to its right eye.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Mar 2024, 23:28
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Random, or all in one direction? The being...

Random, or all in one direction? The being "able to see a gap" loosely implies the latter.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2024, 22:04
Replies: 35
Views: 15,047
Posted By Loose rivets

Please don't let this happen on top of an engine...

Please don't let this happen on top of an engine failure after V1. "one of three things to go wrong". Is there any hope that this can only happen after weight on wheels?
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Mar 2024, 14:24
Replies: 90
Views: 30,714
Posted By Loose rivets

As Alfred E Newman said, 'What, me worry?' Just...

As Alfred E Newman said, 'What, me worry?' Just curious. My taking of the ATP was for a specific job in Europe on an N registered 727. They wintered in the Caribbean. Sounded nice.

I'd got plenty...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Feb 2024, 23:26
Replies: 90
Views: 30,714
Posted By Loose rivets

I'm still curious about the requirement, or not,...

I'm still curious about the requirement, or not, for the Brits to take the ATP exam.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Feb 2024, 22:58
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

No, not really. I can just hear the dulcet...

No, not really. I can just hear the dulcet tones now. "Ere, just hold this down while I put a tie in. I've got to go and get some more @$^ing bolts."
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Feb 2024, 23:55
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

SRMman Yes, I recall. However, while I've done...

SRMman Yes, I recall. However, while I've done some 'just for fun' PAT tests involving Ideal Springs, your calculations and knowledge of the materials was well out of my pay scale. If it had been...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Feb 2024, 15:12
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

No, in fact I know so little about the residual...

No, in fact I know so little about the residual sprung up-force despite all the calculations, that I still don't know what the door would do without restraint(s) of some kind. We've seen a feeler...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Feb 2024, 22:29
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

I'm aware that among others I've locked horns...

I'm aware that among others I've locked horns with a good technician when I again become vociferous about that tie. It's not the strength but the angle of the loops. Has my brain finally failed or...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2024, 01:03
Replies: 704
Views: 195,662
Posted By Loose rivets

tdracer said, I can no longer argue...

tdracer said,



I can no longer argue assertively on points such as this, though it's only a few years since my memory was very, very sharp. Since the MAX posts I've started to lose that edge,...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2024, 23:36
Replies: 704
Views: 195,662
Posted By Loose rivets

The 'You fill it in and I'll sign it' FAA. That...

The 'You fill it in and I'll sign it' FAA. That one you mean?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Feb 2024, 21:58
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

SRMman, Indeed yes. I was going to post on...

SRMman,

Indeed yes. I was going to post on it, but already post too much of my 'lateral thinking'. :-(

Troubled by the woefully short roller pin, I wondered if the complex patterning of the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 00:18
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

No, Magnis, don't count me in on this proposal. I...

No, Magnis, don't count me in on this proposal. I fear that anyone assuming that tie's circumference wouldn't rotate well north before exerting any significant tug would be severely disappointed.

...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Jan 2024, 23:30
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

I've been guilty of obsessing about the minutia....

I've been guilty of obsessing about the minutia. I call it lateral thinking, though really, what's nagging me in this case is the big picture. I don't think, in fact I'm sure, that in the last 50...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2024, 23:24
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Here the a plug seems to be biased to the right....

Here the a plug seems to be biased to the right. The left roller pin seems woefully short. The picture I posted needs a lot of zooming in but if you look very carefully at the 2nd picture, it shows...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2024, 00:04
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

If I were fitting the top safety bolts, they...

If I were fitting the top safety bolts, they would be scarcely tight enough to damage the paint - and then backed off for the castelation. Those guide should not be crushed. The bottom one could...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 14:30
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

One reason for 'merely' opening the plug/door was...

One reason for 'merely' opening the plug/door was to replace a seal. Well, good luck with doing that with a gap you can just get your hands into. Really opening it raised a shed full of paperwork.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 12:43
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Firstly, is that from the exact same type? ...

Firstly, is that from the exact same type?

The shadow top left and down a bit is deceiving. I thought it was a smooth surface, but there must be an inset strip following the curvature of the hull....
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 00:22
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Frankly, I don't like my scenario. I did at...

Frankly, I don't like my scenario. I did at first, but almost deleted it before you posted. I like the concept of one item replacing 4 safety bolts but it still leaves the splitting issue which I...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2024, 00:01
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

No bolts scenario: Assuming the safety bolts were...

No bolts scenario: Assuming the safety bolts were never fitted, how did the plug stay in for all those flights?

I'm sill mulling over those splits between the outer skin of the plug and the plug...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Jan 2024, 02:11
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Except that it's a plug, not a door.

Except that it's a plug, not a door.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Jan 2024, 11:46
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

TryingToLearn Just a small nit-pick. MCAS...

TryingToLearn

Just a small nit-pick. MCAS didn't fail. At all times the software did exactly what it was written to do. The vane failures happened to parts that were at the time NOT...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Jan 2024, 22:55
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Using Oro-o's picture with red lines, I can't...

Using Oro-o's picture with red lines, I can't help but ponder the possibility of those separation cracks having been there for some time. Note the seal marks on the top of the door. Slight but...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Jan 2024, 00:07
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

I think the vital thing to notice is just how...

I think the vital thing to notice is just how slight the deformation of the out edge of the guide is. i.e., it really spells out just how short the roller/pin is compared to the available depth.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th Jan 2024, 23:54
Replies: 47
Views: 16,094
Posted By Loose rivets

I'd spent quite a while on the 42 when I got a...

I'd spent quite a while on the 42 when I got a message to appear in NCL for a stint on the 72. I felt more important on the 72 so thought it'd be fun.

STN to NCL I'd got top brass on board. In...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2024, 22:55
Replies: 35
Views: 10,523
Posted By Loose rivets

A quick snap of the day's ops returns - if they...

A quick snap of the day's ops returns - if they still exist - and files and backups kept at home.

Filling one's log book in used the be the law. I so wish I'd kept a diary and photos. I bought...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jan 2024, 16:54
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Something just doesn't seem right about that...

Something just doesn't seem right about that hinge assembly.

my bold.

That nylon type material has to slide over the black hinge pins, therefore the holes though them must be very nearly as...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jan 2024, 00:28
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

Test question. Where's the pin, split or cotter?...

Test question. Where's the pin, split or cotter?


EXDAC


If I were charged with the problem, I'd be outside on a hoist holding a big straight-edge against the hull. I'd phone my mate...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Jan 2024, 22:34
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

I suppose it's possible that during transit doors...

I suppose it's possible that during transit doors and plugs might well follow different rules. However, it's been stated that the plugs were removed to facilitate the loading of seats etc., so the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Jan 2024, 10:43
Replies: 1,950
Views: 928,294
Posted By Loose rivets

incompleteness. Interesting. However, this...

incompleteness. Interesting. However, this business of those washers with the two phosphor-bronze nuts.



If I was looking at that anew, I'd just say there is no chance those parts are...
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