Will Honea

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com>
wrote:

>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.***.net ...
> > Eric Bailey wrote:
> > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know why.. it
> > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my sensors is
> only
> > > being held on by three screws.
> >
> > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless you
> have
> > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra holes
> > in the TB.
>
> Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was supposed to
> be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was to go
> to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even more
> displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday afternoon. My
> flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc - rather
> than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had broken off
> a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill & tap
> it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very angry &
> cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just go
> another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 &
> stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks. The
> next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up on top
> of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I jumped
> out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed out
> for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of a
> Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many brave
> men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that day - &
> I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a
> pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I may
> have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM)

Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when
I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it
became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along
when testing his fixes...

--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>

Carlo Jr.

yeah......& this was actually AFTER I learned how to be a "close tolerance
aircraft machinist" on the SR-71 for a year. This was at a time when + or -
..002" was really tight & the smallest finish cut we could take was.010" (or
the cutting tool would just flex) & we had to be + or - .0001
We live & we learn - yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we
realize how ignorant we are

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr@comcast.net
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-gbw0MdYZ27qc@anon.none.net...
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> > news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.***.net ...
> > > Eric Bailey wrote:
> > > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know why..
it
> > > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my sensors
is
> > only
> > > > being held on by three screws.
> > >
> > > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless
you
> > have
> > > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra
holes
> > > in the TB.
> >
> > Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was supposed
to
> > be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was to
go
> > to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even
more
> > displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday
afternoon. My
> > flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc -
rather
> > than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had broken
off
> > a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill &
tap
> > it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very angry
&
> > cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just go
> > another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 &
> > stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks.
The
> > next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up on
top
> > of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I
jumped
> > out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed
out
> > for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of a
> > Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many
brave
> > men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that
day - &
> > I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a
> > pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I may
> > have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM)
>
> Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when
> I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it
> became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along
> when testing his fixes...
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>

Eric Bailey

"yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we realize how ignorant we
are"

So true...

Eric


"Carlo Jr." <carlo.jr@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:dcbMa.613$3h3.353@rwcrnsc53...
> yeah......& this was actually AFTER I learned how to be a "close tolerance
> aircraft machinist" on the SR-71 for a year. This was at a time when +
or -
> .002" was really tight & the smallest finish cut we could take was.010"
(or
> the cutting tool would just flex) & we had to be + or - .0001
> We live & we learn - yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we
> realize how ignorant we are
>
> --
> Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
> carlo.jr@comcast.net
> '98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
> O|||||||O
> '92 Explorer '65 Mustang
>
>
> "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
> news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-gbw0MdYZ27qc@anon.none.net...
> > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> > > news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.***.net ...
> > > > Eric Bailey wrote:
> > > > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know
why..
> it
> > > > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my
sensors
> is
> > > only
> > > > > being held on by three screws.
> > > >
> > > > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless
> you
> > > have
> > > > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra
> holes
> > > > in the TB.
> > >
> > > Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was
supposed
> to
> > > be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was
to
> go
> > > to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even
> more
> > > displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday
> afternoon. My
> > > flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc -
> rather
> > > than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had
broken
> off
> > > a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill
&
> tap
> > > it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very
angry
> &
> > > cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just
go
> > > another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 &
> > > stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks.
> The
> > > next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up
on
> top
> > > of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I
> jumped
> > > out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed
> out
> > > for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of
a
> > > Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many
> brave
> > > men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that
> day - &
> > > I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a
> > > pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I
may
> > > have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM)
> >
> > Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when
> > I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it
> > became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along
> > when testing his fixes...
> >
> > --
> > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
>
>

Carlo Jr.

yeah......& this was actually AFTER I learned how to be a "close tolerance
aircraft machinist" on the SR-71 for a year. This was at a time when + or -
..002" was really tight & the smallest finish cut we could take was.010" (or
the cutting tool would just flex) & we had to be + or - .0001
We live & we learn - yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we
realize how ignorant we are

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr@comcast.net
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-gbw0MdYZ27qc@anon.none.net...
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> > news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.***.net ...
> > > Eric Bailey wrote:
> > > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know why..
it
> > > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my sensors
is
> > only
> > > > being held on by three screws.
> > >
> > > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless
you
> > have
> > > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra
holes
> > > in the TB.
> >
> > Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was supposed
to
> > be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was to
go
> > to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even
more
> > displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday
afternoon. My
> > flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc -
rather
> > than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had broken
off
> > a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill &
tap
> > it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very angry
&
> > cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just go
> > another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 &
> > stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks.
The
> > next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up on
top
> > of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I
jumped
> > out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed
out
> > for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of a
> > Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many
brave
> > men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that
day - &
> > I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a
> > pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I may
> > have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM)
>
> Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when
> I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it
> became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along
> when testing his fixes...
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>