I think the older we become the more we look back, there was one time where the pilots had trouble with a indicator that one of the spill valves was not working "cabin pressure". I had a quick look and saw it was the outer sleeve of the cable moving, no problem with the spill valve just an indicator. I talked to the pilots and said it would take us about 20 minutes to change the unit, which would mean a delay. I gave them an option I could quickly tie some .032 thou lockwire around the outer cable to a nearby structure and see if that would hold till later on that day, when we could do the change during a stopover. I said its up to you guys if you want me to do a quick fix. They did agree, give it a go. But what stood out, was one of the guys from the hanger rolling his eyes at me doing this quick wire job
Anyway they took of with know problems, and later that day we changed the unit. The Ops people did not like delays, if it was a airworthy matter then the aircraft was grounded, no ifs and buts on that one, but still remember the rolling eyes, and that old saying comes to mind... held together with number 8 wire
It does not matter what job you do in life or age, you are never through learning.
When I went to Ansett we were all in the same learning curve, same as being sent to work at Air New Zealand for a week if they needed help and we were quiet, working on 737 or doing a cockpit underfloor inspection on a 767 that was head scratching
Anyway its been almost 10 years since the old cinema closed, boy does time pass, so thought I would post this little video I took, sort of anniversary of those times you might say.
Anyway they took of with know problems, and later that day we changed the unit. The Ops people did not like delays, if it was a airworthy matter then the aircraft was grounded, no ifs and buts on that one, but still remember the rolling eyes, and that old saying comes to mind... held together with number 8 wire
It does not matter what job you do in life or age, you are never through learning.
When I went to Ansett we were all in the same learning curve, same as being sent to work at Air New Zealand for a week if they needed help and we were quiet, working on 737 or doing a cockpit underfloor inspection on a 767 that was head scratching
Anyway its been almost 10 years since the old cinema closed, boy does time pass, so thought I would post this little video I took, sort of anniversary of those times you might say.
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