Spoils of War: Quiz Answers
Created | Updated Aug 9, 2015
Mistakes in On the Line Picture
1. You on the left, buddy. That file looks big enough to whittle a horseshoe. It's pure folly to attempt to dress those threads that way. Return the cylinder head (from the propeller control unit) to the machine shop for rethreading.
2. Hey, you on the stand, there's a tool lying on the edge of your maintenance stand. The slightest shift of your foot and . . . konk . . . it's on your friend's head.
3. Nix on tightening that retaining nut with a screwdriver. To get the proper leverage and tension use the specified bar. Reference: T.O. 03-20A-I.
4. And look what you've done. Believe it or not, it does happen. The mech installed that prop by hoisting it right off the maintenance stand, locking the stand between the prop and the engine. Now the prop will have to be removed to get the stand free.
5. That maintenance stand must be our jinx this month. Another offense: It's rubbing against the spark plug terminals. T.O.'s give you essential information but you're expected to use common sense along with it.
6. And, Sergeant, the wheel locks haven't been tightened on the maintenance stand wheels. After all, it isn't a tea cart.
7. There's a rear cone on the floor in front of the stand. Could it be that the mech forgot to install it? Reference: T.O. 03-20CB-2. Besides, what's that rear cone doing on the floor anyway? The surface of the rear cone is machined and polished and shouldn't be exposed to scratching or other possible damage. Never leave it carelessly on the floor or allow other surfaces to nick its finish. (Incidentally, that bar resting on the rear cone is the tool that should be used to tighten
the retaining nut instead of a screwdriver.)
8. A torque blade beam shouldn't be wedged in the ladder. It might mean a broken ankle should the crew chief make a quick descent.
9. Now, you, on the right. Those water pump pliers are too large for tightening hose clamps. Hose clamps should be finger-tightened. Reference: T.O. 03-1-20.
10. And what's going on here? You're standing on a toolbox. It's unsafe and, besides, it might injure the box.
11. Are chocks being rationed? Or did the mechs just forget to put one under the right wheel? If the plane moves, the maintenance stand will cause the prop to lose her schoolgirl complexion. Reference: T.O. 0I-60FC-2.
