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The following article was published in today's Salt Lake Tribune. It
details an incident where a mistake by a mechanic caused over 6
million dollars in damage to an aircraft engine. A contribuiting
factor? A lack of proper documentation for removing landing gear pins
after performing maintenance on the planes.
Here is a quote from the article:
"Investigators concluded that, while Air Force guides correctly
instructed Raptor mechanics to install the landing gear pins before
performing maintenance on the airplanes, there were no similar
step-by-step instructions to ensure mechanics remember to take the
pins out prior to clearing the aircraft for use. "
Who says documentation isn't important? How many dollars have been
saved (and thus not counted) because of good documentation?
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Paul Pehrson
Midvale, UT
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