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Worst Monday I've had in 7 years of turning wrenches
Last month I had a Cessna 172 come in for a simple oil change and ended up finding metal chunks in the filter. Spent the next 3 days pulling the engine apart to find a cracked piston ring on cylinder 3. The owner kept asking why it took so long and I had to explain every step to him each morning. Then on Friday I dropped a 10mm socket into the intake on a different plane and had to fish it out with a scope for an hour. Has anyone else had a week where everything just snowballed like that?
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logansullivan5h ago
Just saw a post from an A&P buddy saying the same kind of thing happens more than people realize. He told me about a time he found sealant chunks in a fuel line after someone else's quick job, and it turned a two hour fix into a full weekend. You're not wrong, those snowball weeks are brutal and usually start with something small.
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ericjackson5h agoMost Upvoted
At least you found it before takeoff, right? (Silver linings, man).
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